diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 3dd62dfc5..5eb0b291a 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -1621,6 +1621,11 @@ var AppFolderDialog = GObject.registerClass({
             opacity: 0,
         });
 
+        this.ease({
+            background_color: Clutter.Color.from_pixel(0x000000cc),
+            duration: FOLDER_DIALOG_ANIMATION_TIME,
+            mode: Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD,
+        });
         this.child.ease({
             translation_x: 0,
             translation_y: 0,
@@ -1653,6 +1658,12 @@ var AppFolderDialog = GObject.registerClass({
         let [dialogX, dialogY] =
             this.child.get_transformed_position();
 
+        this.ease({
+            background_color: Clutter.Color.from_pixel(0x00000000),
+            duration: FOLDER_DIALOG_ANIMATION_TIME,
+            mode: Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD,
+        });
+
         this.child.ease({
             translation_x: sourceX - dialogX,
             translation_y: sourceY - dialogY,