diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/contacts/ContactsActivityCompose.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/contacts/ContactsActivityCompose.kt
index c1b22e6b0..93639d530 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/contacts/ContactsActivityCompose.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/contacts/ContactsActivityCompose.kt
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ class ContactsActivityCompose : BaseActivity() {
                         )
                     },
                     content = {
-                        Column(Modifier.padding(it)) {
+                        Column(
+                            Modifier.padding(it)
+                                .background(colorResource(id = R.color.bg_default))
+                        ) {
                             ConversationCreationOptions(context = context, contactsViewModel = contactsViewModel)
                             ContactsList(
                                 contactsUiState = uiState.value,