diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index 716b40dfb..6d18bf140 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -2201,7 +2201,8 @@ StButton.popup-menu-item:insensitive {
 /* Screen shield */
 
 #screenShieldGroup {
-    background-color: #333333;
+    background: #2e3436 url(noise-texture.png);
+    background-repeat: repeat;
 }
 
 #screenShieldGroup .arrow {
diff --git a/data/theme/noise-texture.png b/data/theme/noise-texture.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b70a2d40
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/theme/noise-texture.png differ