diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index c96c2a7b9a..f77308e144 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ package com.android.launcher3;
 
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
+import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
@@ -267,6 +269,8 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
     private boolean mHasFocus = false;
     private boolean mAttached = false;
 
+    private ObjectAnimator mScrimAnimator;
+
     private PopupDataProvider mPopupDataProvider;
 
     private View.OnTouchListener mHapticFeedbackTouchListener;
@@ -920,6 +924,24 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
         if (!isWorkspaceLoading()) {
             NotificationListener.setNotificationsChangedListener(mPopupDataProvider);
         }
+
+        if (mIsResumeFromActionScreenOff && mDragLayer.getBackground() != null) {
+            if (mScrimAnimator != null) {
+                mScrimAnimator.cancel();
+            }
+            mDragLayer.getBackground().setAlpha(0);
+            mScrimAnimator = ObjectAnimator.ofInt(mDragLayer.getBackground(),
+                    LauncherAnimUtils.DRAWABLE_ALPHA, 0, 255);
+            mScrimAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+                    mScrimAnimator = null;
+                }
+            });
+            mScrimAnimator.setDuration(600);
+            mScrimAnimator.setStartDelay(getWindow().getTransitionBackgroundFadeDuration());
+            mScrimAnimator.start();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAnimUtils.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAnimUtils.java
index 2be2021f1c..cfb9b570b0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAnimUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAnimUtils.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.PropertyValuesHolder;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.Property;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
@@ -128,4 +129,16 @@ public class LauncherAnimUtils {
         return anim;
     }
 
+    public static final Property<Drawable, Integer> DRAWABLE_ALPHA =
+            new Property<Drawable, Integer>(Integer.TYPE, "drawableAlpha") {
+                @Override
+                public Integer get(Drawable drawable) {
+                    return drawable.getAlpha();
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void set(Drawable drawable, Integer alpha) {
+                    drawable.setAlpha(alpha);
+                }
+            };
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsBackgroundDrawable.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsBackgroundDrawable.java
index c71bc3166b..54c5bd0b21 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsBackgroundDrawable.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsBackgroundDrawable.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 
 /**
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ public class AllAppsBackgroundDrawable extends Drawable {
         int finalAlphaI = (int) (finalAlpha * 255f);
         if (getAlpha() != finalAlphaI) {
             mBackgroundAnim = cancelAnimator(mBackgroundAnim);
-            mBackgroundAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, "alpha", finalAlphaI);
+            mBackgroundAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, LauncherAnimUtils.DRAWABLE_ALPHA,
+                    finalAlphaI);
             mBackgroundAnim.setDuration(duration);
             mBackgroundAnim.start();
         }