diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ThumbnailView.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ThumbnailView.java
index 6f502b19fb..d1bb3580bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ThumbnailView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ThumbnailView.java
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ public class ThumbnailView extends FrameLayout {
 
     GlideRequest request = glideRequests.load(model)
                                         .diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.NONE)
+                                        .placeholder(model.getPlaceholder())
                                         .transition(withCrossFade());
 
     if (width > 0 && height > 0) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StoryTextPostModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StoryTextPostModel.kt
index 0ceb9b1f78..28a0949515 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StoryTextPostModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StoryTextPostModel.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
 import android.view.View
 import androidx.core.graphics.scale
 import androidx.core.view.drawToBitmap
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ import com.bumptech.glide.load.Options
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.Resource
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.SimpleResource
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.colors.ChatColors
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MessageRecord
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MmsMessageRecord
@@ -36,6 +40,14 @@ data class StoryTextPostModel(
 
   val text: String = storyTextPost.body
 
+  fun getPlaceholder(): Drawable {
+    return if (storyTextPost.hasBackground()) {
+      ChatColors.forChatColor(ChatColors.Id.NotSet, storyTextPost.background).chatBubbleMask
+    } else {
+      ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT)
+    }
+  }
+
   companion object {
 
     fun parseFrom(messageRecord: MessageRecord): StoryTextPostModel {