diff --git a/org.fox.ttrss/src/main/res/layout/article_fragment.xml b/org.fox.ttrss/src/main/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
index 14c84804..56d42d89 100644
--- a/org.fox.ttrss/src/main/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
+++ b/org.fox.ttrss/src/main/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
-    xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:id="@+id/article_fragment"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    card_view:cardElevation="2dp"
-    card_view:cardBackgroundColor="?articleBackground"
-    tools:ignore="HardcodedText" >
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="?articleBackground">
 
     <org.fox.ttrss.util.NoChildFocusScrollView
         android:id="@+id/article_scrollview"
@@ -105,4 +100,4 @@
     </org.fox.ttrss.util.NoChildFocusScrollView>
 
 
-</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
\ No newline at end of file
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.fox.ttrss/src/main/res/values/style.xml b/org.fox.ttrss/src/main/res/values/style.xml
index 9e1118e0..ab7f9b8f 100644
--- a/org.fox.ttrss/src/main/res/values/style.xml
+++ b/org.fox.ttrss/src/main/res/values/style.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 		<item name="unreadCounterColor">#ffffff</item>
 		<item name="headlinesBackground"><!--  #f0f0f0 -->@drawable/shadow_headlines</item>
 		<item name="headlinesBackgroundSolid">#f0f0f0</item>
-		<item name="articleBackground">@android:color/white</item>
+		<item name="articleBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
 		<item name="headlineSelectedBackground">#88b0f0</item>
 		<item name="headlineUnreadBackground">@android:color/white</item>
 		<item name="headlineNormalBackground">#f5f5f5</item>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		<item name="headlinesBackgroundSolid">@drawable/paper_sepia</item>
 		<item name="headlineSelectedBackground">#E5B0A0</item>
 		<item name="feedsSelectedBackground">#E5B0A0</item>
-		<item name="articleBackground">@android:color/white</item>
+		<item name="articleBackground">@drawable/paper_sepia</item>
 		<item name="unreadCounterBackground">@drawable/counter_background_sepia</item>
 		<item name="unreadSelectedCounterBackground">@drawable/counter_background_sepia</item>
 		<item name="feedlistTextColor">#35281C</item>