diff --git a/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/ToolbarActivity.java b/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/ToolbarActivity.java
index e9554a9df6b0..23a2ea7c2b36 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/ToolbarActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/ToolbarActivity.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 public abstract class ToolbarActivity extends BaseActivity {
     private ProgressBar mProgressBar;
     private ImageView mPreviewImage;
+    private FrameLayout mPreviewImageContainer;
     private LinearLayout mInfoBox;
     private TextView mInfoBoxMessage;
 
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ protected void setupToolbar(boolean useBackgroundImage) {
         mInfoBoxMessage = findViewById(R.id.info_box_message);
 
         mPreviewImage = findViewById(R.id.preview_image);
+        mPreviewImageContainer = findViewById(R.id.preview_image_frame);
 
         ThemeUtils.colorStatusBar(this, primaryColor);
 
@@ -191,8 +194,8 @@ public void setProgressBarVisibility(int visibility) {
      * @param visibility visibility of the preview image
      */
     public void setPreviewImageVisibility(int visibility) {
-        if (mPreviewImage != null) {
-            mPreviewImage.setVisibility(visibility);
+        if (mPreviewImage != null && mPreviewImageContainer != null) {
+            mPreviewImageContainer.setVisibility(visibility);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/res/drawable/preview_image_gradient_shape.xml b/src/main/res/drawable/preview_image_gradient_shape.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f15d034d7c60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/res/drawable/preview_image_gradient_shape.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:shape="rectangle">
+
+    <gradient
+        android:angle="270"
+        android:endColor="#00000000"
+        android:startColor="#00000000"
+        android:centerColor="#00000000" />
+
+    <corners android:radius="0dp" />
+
+</shape>
diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/toolbar_standard.xml b/src/main/res/layout/toolbar_standard.xml
index 88cccee9c787..ce95ce7a3944 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/toolbar_standard.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/toolbar_standard.xml
@@ -32,13 +32,24 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/preview_image"
+        <FrameLayout
+            android:id="@+id/preview_image_frame"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="@dimen/nav_drawer_header_height"
-            android:contentDescription="@string/preview_image_description"
-            android:scaleType="centerCrop"
-            android:visibility="gone" />
+            android:visibility="gone">
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/preview_image"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="@dimen/nav_drawer_header_height"
+                android:contentDescription="@string/preview_image_description"
+                android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
+
+            <View
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="@dimen/nav_drawer_header_height"
+                android:background="@drawable/preview_image_gradient_shape" />
+        </FrameLayout>
 
         <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
             android:id="@id/toolbar"