diff --git a/src/app/ui/overrides/adf-document-list.theme.scss b/src/app/ui/overrides/adf-document-list.theme.scss
index 2720766d2..8cce17fdc 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/overrides/adf-document-list.theme.scss
+++ b/src/app/ui/overrides/adf-document-list.theme.scss
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 @mixin adf-document-list-theme($theme) {
     $foreground: map-get($theme, foreground);
+    $background: map-get($theme, background);
     $primary: map-get($theme, primary);
 
     adf-document-list {
         @include flex-column;
+        background-color: mat-color($background, card);
     }
 
     adf-datatable {