diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge/main.xml b/res/layout-xlarge/main.xml
index 615232a4..9df4e048 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge/main.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge/main.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         android:id="@+id/loading_container"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:background="?loadingBackground"
         android:gravity="center"
         android:orientation="vertical" >
 
diff --git a/res/values-v14/style.xml b/res/values-v14/style.xml
index c1039f9c..5378328f 100644
--- a/res/values-v14/style.xml
+++ b/res/values-v14/style.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     	<item name="headlineExcerptTextColor">@android:color/secondary_text_light</item>
     	<item name="headlineSelectedExcerptTextColor">@android:color/secondary_text_light</item>
     	<item name="linkColor">#30B0E0</item>
+    	<item name="loadingBackground">@android:color/white</item>
 	</style>
 
 	<style name="DarkTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo">
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
         <item name="headlineExcerptTextColor">@android:color/secondary_text_dark</item>
         <item name="headlineSelectedExcerptTextColor">@android:color/black</item>
         <item name="linkColor">@color/ics_cyan</item>
+        <item name="loadingBackground">@android:color/black</item>
 	</style>
 
 </resources>
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diff --git a/res/values/attrs.xml b/res/values/attrs.xml
index 2fcfc738..78ff45b4 100644
--- a/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@
     <attr name="headlineExcerptTextColor" format="reference|color" />
     <attr name="headlineSelectedExcerptTextColor" format="reference|color" />
     <attr name="linkColor" format="reference|color" />
+    <attr name="loadingBackground" format="reference|color" />
 </resources>
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diff --git a/res/values/style.xml b/res/values/style.xml
index 3dc02436..8099573d 100644
--- a/res/values/style.xml
+++ b/res/values/style.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         <item name="headlineExcerptTextColor">@android:color/secondary_text_light</item>
         <item name="headlineSelectedExcerptTextColor">@android:color/secondary_text_light</item>
         <item name="linkColor">#5858F8</item>
+        <item name="loadingBackground">@android:color/white</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="DarkTheme" parent="android:Theme.Black.NoTitleBar">
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
         <item name="headlineExcerptTextColor">@android:color/secondary_text_dark</item>
         <item name="headlineSelectedExcerptTextColor">@android:color/black</item>
         <item name="linkColor">#5858F8</item>
+        <item name="loadingBackground">@android:color/black</item>
     </style>
 
 </resources>
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