diff --git a/res/drawable/all_apps_search_hint.xml b/res/drawable/all_apps_search_hint.xml
index b2ff7a428e..36a0f03738 100644
--- a/res/drawable/all_apps_search_hint.xml
+++ b/res/drawable/all_apps_search_hint.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:color="@android:color/transparent" android:state_focused="true" />
+    <item android:color="#00FFFFFF" android:state_focused="true" />
     <item android:color="?android:attr/colorAccent"/>
 </selector>
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