diff --git a/res/layout/activity_sflphone_home.xml b/res/layout/activity_sflphone_home.xml
index 35b606546bcadc9245347e3c4816bc9ad6ba537b..9f004e412a38b0cbabf289b4d4c770fb5ff8f19a 100644
--- a/res/layout/activity_sflphone_home.xml
+++ b/res/layout/activity_sflphone_home.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ as that of the covered work.
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/org.sflphone"
     android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent" >
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="@color/sfl_dark_blue" >
 
     <RelativeLayout
         xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
diff --git a/res/layout/contact_drawer.xml b/res/layout/contact_drawer.xml
index f3c1de488f2b46bcf569ea4280929ce4e6e7c148..d435548809a4c58af9fd428e80f55c93cd97d2bf 100644
--- a/res/layout/contact_drawer.xml
+++ b/res/layout/contact_drawer.xml
@@ -44,23 +44,23 @@ as that of the covered work.
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="72dp" >
 
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/menu_top_shadow_left"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="4dp"
-            android:layout_above="@+id/coucou"
-            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-            android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/hello"
-            android:src="@drawable/defaultshadowtop" />
+<!--         <ImageView -->
+<!--             android:id="@+id/menu_top_shadow_left" -->
+<!--             android:layout_width="0dp" -->
+<!--             android:layout_height="4dp" -->
+<!--             android:layout_above="@+id/coucou" -->
+<!--             android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" -->
+<!--             android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/hello" -->
+<!--             android:src="@drawable/defaultshadowtop" /> -->
 
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/menu_top_shadow_right"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="4dp"
-            android:layout_above="@+id/coucou"
-            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/hello"
-            android:src="@drawable/defaultshadowtop" />
+<!--         <ImageView -->
+<!--             android:id="@+id/menu_top_shadow_right" -->
+<!--             android:layout_width="0dp" -->
+<!--             android:layout_height="4dp" -->
+<!--             android:layout_above="@+id/coucou" -->
+<!--             android:layout_alignParentRight="true" -->
+<!--             android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/hello" -->
+<!--             android:src="@drawable/defaultshadowtop" /> -->
 
         <RelativeLayout
             android:id="@+id/coucou"
diff --git a/src/org/sflphone/client/HomeActivity.java b/src/org/sflphone/client/HomeActivity.java
index 1f812b9a0e66537c41ff8f3bbf34bdd9a53b7696..9782a49a96e403a26bbf4d6a47a5da4a011c77c6 100644
--- a/src/org/sflphone/client/HomeActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/sflphone/client/HomeActivity.java
@@ -164,17 +164,12 @@ public class HomeActivity extends Activity implements DialingFragment.Callbacks,
 
             @Override
             public void onScrollEnded() {
-                if (!mContactDrawer.isOpened()) {
-                    mShadow.setAlpha(0f);
-                }
+
             }
 
             @Override
             public void onScroll(int offset) {
 
-                float relativeOffset = offset + getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.contact_drawer_handle_height);
-                float alpha = 1 - (((float) relativeOffset) / ((float) getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels));
-                mShadow.setAlpha(alpha);
                 if (offset < 400) {
                     getActionBar().hide();
                     // mNavigationDrawer.setDrawerLockMode(DrawerLayout.LOCK_MODE_LOCKED_CLOSED);