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 9cd7ba53f..5117b39de 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ 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
@@ -212,28 +210,9 @@ 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?) {
@@ -459,8 +438,6 @@ 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()
     }
 
@@ -796,11 +773,6 @@ 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 6a46448ef..6d6908464 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">@android:color/transparent</item>
+        <item name="bottomBarBackground">@drawable/private_home_bottom_bar_background_gradient</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>