diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/CustomNavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/CustomNavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
index 5f3726d0015..15e972334bb 100644
--- a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/CustomNavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/CustomNavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout;
 import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout.LayoutParams;
 import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout.SimpleDrawerListener;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public void onDrawerClosed(@NonNull View drawerView) {
             unregisterBackCallback();
           }
         });
+    drawerLayout.setScrimColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.mtrl_scrim_color));
 
     View endDrawer = view.findViewById(R.id.custom_drawer_end);
     view.findViewById(R.id.show_end_drawer_gravity)
diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/NavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/NavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
index e1cb1e0626a..a610085ef7b 100644
--- a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/NavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/NavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedCallback;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 import androidx.core.view.GravityCompat;
 import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout;
 import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout.SimpleDrawerListener;
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ public void onDrawerClosed(@NonNull View drawerView) {
             drawerOnBackPressedCallback.setEnabled(false);
           }
         });
+    drawerLayout.setScrimColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.mtrl_scrim_color));
 
     NavigationView navigationViewStart = view.findViewById(R.id.navigation_view_start);
     initNavigationView(navigationViewStart);