diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 76de3459b2c7a..d28be7b8f76c1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -4874,8 +4874,10 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasOverlappingRendering() {
+        // horizontal fading edge causes SaveLayerAlpha, which doesn't support alpha modulation
         return ((getBackground() != null && getBackground().getCurrent() != null)
-                || mText instanceof Spannable || hasSelection());
+                || mText instanceof Spannable || hasSelection()
+                || isHorizontalFadingEdgeEnabled());
     }
 
     /**