diff --git a/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/AndroidManifest.xml b/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/AndroidManifest.xml
index a1ed5eb..55eea5d 100644
--- a/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         android:label="@string/main_activity_label"
         android:launchMode="singleTask"
         android:resizeableActivity="true"
-        android:theme="@style/MainActivityTheme"
+        android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
         android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden|adjustNothing">
 
       <intent-filter>
diff --git a/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/MainActivity.java b/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/MainActivity.java
index 1129609..f539bdc 100644
--- a/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/MainActivity.java
+++ b/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/MainActivity.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import com.android.dialer.interactions.PhoneNumberInteraction.InteractionErrorListener;
 import com.android.dialer.main.MainActivityPeer;
 import com.android.dialer.main.impl.bottomnav.BottomNavBar.TabIndex;
+import com.android.dialer.R;
 import com.android.dialer.util.TransactionSafeActivity;
 
 /** This is the main activity for dialer. It hosts favorites, call log, search, dialpad, etc... */
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
 
   @Override
   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+    setTheme(R.style.MainActivityTheme);
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     LogUtil.enterBlock("MainActivity.onCreate");
     // If peer was set by the super, don't reset it.
diff --git a/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/res/values/styles.xml b/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/res/values/styles.xml
index 25f247e..7723d62 100644
--- a/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/java/com/android/dialer/main/impl/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
   -->
 <resources>
 
+  <style name="LaunchTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.DarkActionBar">
+    <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/dialer_theme_color</item>
+    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/dialer_theme_color</item>
+  </style>
+
   <!-- Activities should use this theme as their style -->
   <style name="MainActivityTheme" parent="MainActivityThemeBase"/>