diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/VideoItemListActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/VideoItemListActivity.java
index 48220582d..0405021be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/VideoItemListActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/VideoItemListActivity.java
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ public class VideoItemListActivity extends AppCompatActivity
             } catch(Exception e) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
             }
+            View bg = findViewById(R.id.mainBG);
+            bg.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -200,6 +202,9 @@ public class VideoItemListActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_videoitem_list);
         StreamingService streamingService = null;
 
+        View bg = findViewById(R.id.mainBG);
+        bg.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
         try {
             //------ todo: remove this line when multiservice support is implemented ------
             currentStreamingServiceId = ServiceList.getIdOfService("Youtube");