diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/list/home/recent/RecentRoomCarouselController.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/list/home/recent/RecentRoomCarouselController.kt
index ebec912779..0c5d9a3533 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/list/home/recent/RecentRoomCarouselController.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/list/home/recent/RecentRoomCarouselController.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import com.airbnb.epoxy.CarouselModelBuilder
 import com.airbnb.epoxy.EpoxyController
 import com.airbnb.epoxy.EpoxyModel
 import com.airbnb.epoxy.carousel
+import com.google.android.material.color.MaterialColors
+import im.vector.app.R
 import im.vector.app.features.home.AvatarRenderer
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.list.RoomListListener
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.RoomSummary
@@ -43,6 +45,12 @@ class RecentRoomCarouselController @Inject constructor(
             resources.displayMetrics
     ).toInt()
 
+    private val topPadding = TypedValue.applyDimension(
+            TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,
+            12f,
+            resources.displayMetrics
+    ).toInt()
+
     private val itemSpacing = TypedValue.applyDimension(
             TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,
             24f,
@@ -61,11 +69,15 @@ class RecentRoomCarouselController @Inject constructor(
                 id("recents_carousel")
                 padding(Carousel.Padding(
                         host.hPadding,
-                        0,
+                        host.topPadding,
                         host.hPadding,
                         0,
                         host.itemSpacing)
                 )
+                onBind { _, view, _ ->
+                    val colorSurface = MaterialColors.getColor(view, R.attr.vctr_toolbar_background)
+                    view.setBackgroundColor(colorSurface)
+                }
                 withModelsFrom(data) { roomSummary ->
                     val onClick = host.listener?.let { it::onRoomClicked }
                     val onLongClick = host.listener?.let { it::onRoomLongClicked }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/item_invites_count.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/item_invites_count.xml
index 8a5c2b1222..8ec4eb0279 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/layout/item_invites_count.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/item_invites_count.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         android:layout_height="1dp"
         android:layout_marginStart="22dp"
         android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
-        android:background="?vctr_list_separator_system"
+        android:background="?vctr_list_separator"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/item_recent_room.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/item_recent_room.xml
index 3e10d90e4e..2cd8ff49c5 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/layout/item_recent_room.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/item_recent_room.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     android:id="@+id/recentRoot"
     android:layout_width="60dp"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:background="?android:colorBackground"
+    android:background="?vctr_toolbar_background"
     android:clickable="true"
     android:focusable="true"
     android:foreground="?attr/selectableItemBackground"