--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/TabMenuStripLayout.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/TabMenuStripLayout.java
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ class TabMenuStripLayout extends ThemedL
         tabContentStart = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.TabMenuStrip_tabsMarginLeft, 0);
         activeTextColor = a.getColor(R.styleable.TabMenuStrip_activeTextColor,
                                      ResourcesCompat.getColor(getResources(), R.color.text_and_tabs_tray_grey, null));
         inactiveTextColor = a.getColorStateList(R.styleable.TabMenuStrip_inactiveTextColor);
         stripColor = a.getColorStateList(R.styleable.TabMenuStrip_stripColor);
         a.recycle();
 
         if (stripResId != -1) {
-            strip = getResources().getDrawable(stripResId);
+            strip = ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), stripResId, null);
 
             if (stripColor != null) {
                 final int backgroundTintColor = stripColor.getColorForState(getDrawableState(), Color.TRANSPARENT);
                 DrawableCompat.setTint(strip, backgroundTintColor);
             }
         }
 
         setWillNotDraw(false);
@@ -292,16 +292,17 @@ class TabMenuStripLayout extends ThemedL
 
     @Override
     public void setPrivateMode(boolean isPrivate) {
         final boolean modeChanged = (isPrivateMode() != isPrivate);
 
         super.setPrivateMode(isPrivate);
 
         if (modeChanged && stripColor != null) {
+            strip = DrawableCompat.wrap(strip);
             final int backgroundTintColor = stripColor.getColorForState(getDrawableState(), Color.TRANSPARENT);
             DrawableCompat.setTint(strip, backgroundTintColor);
         }
     }
 
     private class ViewClickListener implements OnClickListener {
         private final int mIndex;