diff --git a/mobile/android/base/AndroidManifest.xml.in b/mobile/android/base/AndroidManifest.xml.in
index 52deba525bcf..99f11a9b4d39 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/AndroidManifest.xml.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/AndroidManifest.xml.in
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                   android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|orientation"
                   android:windowSoftInputMode="stateUnspecified|adjustResize"
                   android:launchMode="singleTask"
-                  android:theme="@style/Gecko">
+                  android:theme="@style/Gecko.App">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
         -->
 
         <activity android:name="org.mozilla.gecko.AwesomeBar"
-                  android:theme="@style/Gecko.Light"
+                  android:theme="@style/Gecko.Light.AwesomeBar"
                   android:configChanges="orientation"
                   android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysVisible|adjustResize"/>
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
                   android:launchMode="singleTask"/>
 
         <activity android:name="org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoPreferences"
-                  android:theme="@style/Gecko.TitleBar"
+                  android:theme="@style/Gecko.TitleBar.Preferences"
                   android:label="@string/settings_title"
                   android:excludeFromRecents="true"/>
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/AwesomeBar.java b/mobile/android/base/AwesomeBar.java
index 43641f26a92e..09fa8978bc61 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/AwesomeBar.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/AwesomeBar.java
@@ -108,14 +108,7 @@ public class AwesomeBar extends Activity implements GeckoEventListener {
         setContentView(R.layout.awesomebar);
 
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
-            RelativeLayout actionBarLayout = (RelativeLayout) getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.awesomebar_search, null);
-
-            GeckoActionBar.setDisplayOptions(this, ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_CUSTOM, ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_CUSTOM |
-                                                                                  ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_HOME |
-                                                                                  ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_TITLE |
-                                                                                  ActionBar.DISPLAY_USE_LOGO);
-            GeckoActionBar.setCustomView(this, actionBarLayout);
-
+            RelativeLayout actionBarLayout = (RelativeLayout) GeckoActionBar.getCustomView(this);
             mGoButton = (ImageButton) actionBarLayout.findViewById(R.id.awesomebar_button);
             mText = (AwesomeBarEditText) actionBarLayout.findViewById(R.id.awesomebar_text);
         } else {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/GeckoActionBar.java b/mobile/android/base/GeckoActionBar.java
index 826d588ba0d0..9f1db9b7e021 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoActionBar.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoActionBar.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.view.View;
 
 public class GeckoActionBar {
+
+    public static View getCustomView(Activity activity) {
+        return activity.getActionBar().getCustomView();
+    }
  
     public static void hide(Activity activity) {
         activity.getActionBar().hide();
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
index 875f554aee5a..3196bd1dac65 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
@@ -1668,12 +1668,12 @@ abstract public class GeckoApp
 
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
-        setContentView(R.layout.gecko_app);
-
         mOrientation = getResources().getConfiguration().orientation;
 
+        setContentView(R.layout.gecko_app);
+
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
-            refreshActionBar();
+            mBrowserToolbar = (BrowserToolbar) GeckoActionBar.getCustomView(this);
         } else {
             mBrowserToolbar = (BrowserToolbar) findViewById(R.id.browser_toolbar);
         }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/GeckoPreferences.java b/mobile/android/base/GeckoPreferences.java
index 685c3544e742..df03b88aaa07 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoPreferences.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoPreferences.java
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ public class GeckoPreferences
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11)
-            GeckoActionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(this, true);
-
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences);
         mPreferenceScreen = getPreferenceScreen();
         GeckoAppShell.registerGeckoEventListener("Preferences:Data", this);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/values-v11/styles.xml b/mobile/android/base/resources/values-v11/styles.xml
index 91df2a120ce8..d7003889ddd0 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/values-v11/styles.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/values-v11/styles.xml
@@ -26,5 +26,27 @@
         <item name="android:layout_height">fill_parent</item>
         <item name="android:layout_weight">1</item>
     </style>
+ 
+    <!-- ActionBar -->
+    <style name="ActionBar" parent="android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionBar" />
+
+    <!-- GeckoApp ActionBar -->
+    <style name="ActionBar.GeckoApp">
+         <item name="android:background">@drawable/gecko_actionbar_bg</item>
+         <item name="android:displayOptions">showCustom</item>
+         <item name="android:customNavigationLayout">@layout/browser_toolbar</item>
+    </style>
+ 
+    <!-- AwesomeBar ActionBar -->
+    <style name="ActionBar.AwesomeBar">
+         <item name="android:background">@android:color/transparent</item>
+         <item name="android:displayOptions">showCustom</item>
+         <item name="android:customNavigationLayout">@layout/awesomebar_search</item>
+    </style>
+ 
+    <!-- GeckoPreferences ActionBar -->
+    <style name="ActionBar.GeckoPreferences">
+         <item name="android:displayOptions">showHome|homeAsUp|showTitle</item>
+    </style>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/values-v11/themes.xml b/mobile/android/base/resources/values-v11/themes.xml
index 28d5a6ebb95d..5488793c8121 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/values-v11/themes.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/values-v11/themes.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <resources>
 
     <style name="Gecko" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo">
-        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/splash_background</item>
         <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
     </style>
     
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
     </style>
     
     <style name="Gecko.Light" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
-        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/splash_background</item>
         <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
     </style>
     
@@ -24,12 +22,23 @@
     <style name="Gecko.Light.NoActionBar" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
         <item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
-        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/splash_background</item>
     </style>
     
     <style name="Gecko.Translucent" parent="@android:style/Theme.Translucent">
         <item name="android:windowActionBar">true</item>
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">false</item>
     </style>
+
+    <style name="Gecko.App">
+        <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/ActionBar.GeckoApp</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="Gecko.Light.AwesomeBar">
+        <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/ActionBar.AwesomeBar</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="Gecko.TitleBar.Preferences">
+        <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/ActionBar.GeckoPreferences</item>
+    </style>
     
 </resources>
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/values/themes.xml b/mobile/android/base/resources/values/themes.xml
index e8481bc7e768..50b9501bef76 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/values/themes.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/values/themes.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
     <style name="Gecko" parent="@android:style/Theme">
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
-        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/splash_background</item>
         <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
     </style>
     
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
     
     <style name="Gecko.Light" parent="@android:style/Theme.Light">
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
-        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/splash_background</item>
         <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
     </style>
     
@@ -29,4 +27,10 @@
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="Gecko.App"/>
+    
+    <style name="Gecko.Light.AwesomeBar"/>
+    
+    <style name="Gecko.TitleBar.Preferences"/>
+
 </resources>