diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 77fed6fe3..9cd7ba53f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.view.Window
+import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.widget.Button
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
 import android.widget.PopupWindow
@@ -210,9 +212,28 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
 
         activity.themeManager.applyStatusBarTheme(activity)
 
+        setFragmentFullScreen(this.activity?.window, view.homeLayout)
+
         return view
     }
 
+    private fun setFragmentFullScreen(window: Window?, homeScreen: View) {
+
+        window?.decorView?.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener { _, insets ->
+
+            homeScreen.setPadding(
+                homeScreen.paddingLeft,
+                homeScreen.paddingTop + insets.stableInsetTop,
+                homeScreen.paddingRight,
+                homeScreen.paddingBottom + insets.stableInsetBottom
+            )
+
+            window.decorView.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(null)
+
+            insets.consumeSystemWindowInsets()
+        }
+    }
+
     @ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
     @SuppressWarnings("LongMethod")
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
@@ -249,7 +270,7 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
                 if (menu == null) {
                     menu = homeMenu?.menuBuilder?.build(requireContext())?.show(
                         anchor = it,
-                        orientation = BrowserMenu.Orientation.DOWN,
+                        orientation = BrowserMenu.Orientation.UP,
                         onDismiss = { menu = null }
                     )
                 } else {
@@ -438,6 +459,8 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
 
     override fun onResume() {
         super.onResume()
+        this.activity?.window?.setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS,
+            WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS)
         hideToolbar()
     }
 
@@ -773,6 +796,11 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onPause() {
+        this.activity?.window?.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS)
+        super.onPause()
+    }
+
     companion object {
         private const val NON_TAB_ITEM_NUM = 3
         private const val ANIM_SCROLL_DELAY = 100L
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index ade49adf8..c67722961 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         <!-- Drawables -->
         <item name="fenixLogo">@drawable/ic_logo_wordmark_private</item>
         <item name="homeBackground">@drawable/private_home_background_gradient</item>
-        <item name="bottomBarBackground">@drawable/private_home_bottom_bar_background_gradient</item>
+        <item name="bottomBarBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
         <item name="privateBrowsingButtonBackground">@color/primary_text_private_theme</item>
         <item name="privateBrowsingButtonAccent">@color/above_private_theme</item>
         <item name="shieldLottieFile">@raw/shield_json_dark</item>