diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/BackdropFrameRenderer.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/BackdropFrameRenderer.java
index 1b44ff3ec3fb9..de54d96df78bc 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/BackdropFrameRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/BackdropFrameRenderer.java
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public class BackdropFrameRenderer extends Thread implements Choreographer.Frame
         mResizingBackgroundDrawable = resizingBackgroundDrawable;
         mCaptionBackgroundDrawable = captionBackgroundDrawableDrawable;
         mUserCaptionBackgroundDrawable = userCaptionBackgroundDrawable;
+        if (mCaptionBackgroundDrawable == null) {
+            mCaptionBackgroundDrawable = mResizingBackgroundDrawable;
+        }
         if (statusBarColor != 0) {
             mStatusBarColor = new ColorDrawable(statusBarColor);
             addSystemBarNodeIfNeeded();
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/DecorView.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/DecorView.java
index cc2f7142f8930..cea9867b8d88d 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/DecorView.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/DecorView.java
@@ -1616,14 +1616,8 @@ public class DecorView extends FrameLayout implements RootViewSurfaceTaker, Wind
     void onResourcesLoaded(LayoutInflater inflater, int layoutResource) {
         mStackId = getStackId();
 
-        mResizingBackgroundDrawable = getResizingBackgroundDrawable(
-                mWindow.mBackgroundResource, mWindow.mBackgroundFallbackResource);
-        if (mCaptionBackgroundDrawable == null) {
-            mCaptionBackgroundDrawable = getContext().getDrawable(
-                    R.drawable.decor_caption_title_focused);
-        }
-
         if (mBackdropFrameRenderer != null) {
+            loadBackgroundDrawablesIfNeeded();
             mBackdropFrameRenderer.onResourcesLoaded(
                     this, mResizingBackgroundDrawable, mCaptionBackgroundDrawable,
                     mUserCaptionBackgroundDrawable, getCurrentColor(mStatusColorViewState));
@@ -1645,6 +1639,17 @@ public class DecorView extends FrameLayout implements RootViewSurfaceTaker, Wind
         initializeElevation();
     }
 
+    private void loadBackgroundDrawablesIfNeeded() {
+        if (mResizingBackgroundDrawable == null) {
+            mResizingBackgroundDrawable = getResizingBackgroundDrawable(
+                    mWindow.mBackgroundResource, mWindow.mBackgroundFallbackResource);
+        }
+        if (mCaptionBackgroundDrawable == null) {
+            mCaptionBackgroundDrawable = getContext().getDrawable(
+                    R.drawable.decor_caption_title_focused);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Free floating overlapping windows require a caption.
     private DecorCaptionView createDecorCaptionView(LayoutInflater inflater) {
         DecorCaptionView decorCaptionView = null;
@@ -1815,6 +1820,7 @@ public class DecorView extends FrameLayout implements RootViewSurfaceTaker, Wind
         }
         final ThreadedRenderer renderer = getHardwareRenderer();
         if (renderer != null) {
+            loadBackgroundDrawablesIfNeeded();
             mBackdropFrameRenderer = new BackdropFrameRenderer(this, renderer,
                     initialBounds, mResizingBackgroundDrawable, mCaptionBackgroundDrawable,
                     mUserCaptionBackgroundDrawable, getCurrentColor(mStatusColorViewState));