--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/layout/tab_history_item_row.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/layout/tab_history_item_row.xml
@@ -35,21 +35,24 @@
         <ImageView android:id="@+id/tab_history_timeline_bottom"
                    android:layout_width="@dimen/tab_history_timeline_width"
                    android:layout_height="@dimen/tab_history_timeline_height"
                    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
                    android:background="@color/tab_history_timeline_separator" />
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
+    <!-- HACK: Widget.TwoLinePageRow overrides the background attr but really shouldn't
+         (bug 1271797). So we override the override and set the background equal to null. -->
     <org.mozilla.gecko.widget.FadedSingleColorTextView
             android:id="@+id/tab_history_title"
             style="@style/Widget.TwoLinePageRow.Title"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:background="@null"
             android:paddingRight="@dimen/tab_history_title_margin_right"
             android:text="@+id/tab_history_title"
             android:textSize="@dimen/tab_history_title_text_size"
             android:textColor="@color/text_and_tabs_tray_grey"
             gecko:fadeWidth="@dimen/tab_history_title_fading_width"/>
 
 </LinearLayout>