diff --git a/res/layout/alarm_activity.xml b/res/layout/alarm_activity.xml
index 56521d674d0a39a0491d7e30e82d20f684be5ea4..f4dbdb83ecc716f5dc84bd90077034a83176349c 100644
--- a/res/layout/alarm_activity.xml
+++ b/res/layout/alarm_activity.xml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_gravity="center"
         android:orientation="vertical"
+        android:background="@color/default_background"
         android:visibility="gone">
 
         <TextView
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:gravity="center_horizontal"
             android:textAppearance="@style/alarm_lockscreen_thin"
+            android:background="@color/default_background"
             android:textColor="@color/color_default_primary_text" />
 
         <TextView
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@
             android:gravity="center_horizontal"
             android:textAppearance="@style/alarm_lockscreen_thin"
             android:textColor="@color/color_default_secondary_text"
+            android:background="@color/default_background"
             android:textStyle="bold"
             android:visibility="gone" />