diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedbackPanelFill.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedbackPanelFill.qml
index ae39ad8f..26e6866a 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedbackPanelFill.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedbackPanelFill.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Rectangle {
     property int screen
     property var maximizedTracker
 
+    readonly property bool isShowing: height > 0
+
     // Smooth animation for colored rectangle
     NumberAnimation on height {
         id: heightAnim
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
         function onShowingWindowChanged() {
             root.color = 'transparent';
+            root.height = 0;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/containments/panel/qml/StatusBarWrapper.qml b/containments/panel/qml/StatusBarWrapper.qml
index f32f71f2..4488f55f 100644
--- a/containments/panel/qml/StatusBarWrapper.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/qml/StatusBarWrapper.qml
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ Item {
     // Whether the background should be transparent, with content using a complementary theme on top.
     required property bool transparentBackground
 
+    // Whether the content should be forced to be white with a drop shadow
+    required property bool forcedComplementary
+
     // Request the panel itself to reapply settings (ex. for updating touch area).
     signal updatePanelPropertiesRequested()
 
-
-    Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: transparentBackground ? Kirigami.Theme.Complementary : Kirigami.Theme.Header
+    Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: forcedComplementary ? Kirigami.Theme.Complementary : Kirigami.Theme.Header
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
     property real offset: 0
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ Item {
         showSecondRow: false
         showTime: !MobileShellState.LockscreenDBusClient.lockscreenActive // Don't show time on the lockscreen, since we already have a massive clock
 
-        showDropShadow: root.transparentBackground
+        showDropShadow: root.forcedComplementary
         backgroundColor: root.transparentBackground ? "transparent" : Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor
 
         transform: [
diff --git a/containments/panel/qml/StatusPanel.qml b/containments/panel/qml/StatusPanel.qml
index 42a250c6..b1565e67 100644
--- a/containments/panel/qml/StatusPanel.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/qml/StatusPanel.qml
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ Item {
 
             return !containmentItem.showingApp && !containmentItem.fullscreen;
         }
+        forcedComplementary: {
+            if (MobileShellState.LockscreenDBusClient.lockscreenActive) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Force complementary colors (white) unless the startup feedback is showing
+            return transparentBackground && !startupFeedbackColorAnimation.isShowing
+        }
 
         state: {
             // If we are on the lockscreen, always show the status panel.
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/qml/NavigationPanelComponent.qml b/containments/taskpanel/qml/NavigationPanelComponent.qml
index 2dd16f3e..76346045 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/qml/NavigationPanelComponent.qml
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/qml/NavigationPanelComponent.qml
@@ -20,15 +20,20 @@ import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 
 MobileShell.NavigationPanel {
     id: root
+
+    // Whether the bar background should be opaque
     required property bool opaqueBar
 
+    // Whether the content should be forced to be white
+    required property bool forcedComplementary
+
     // background is:
     // - opaque if an app is shown or vkbd is shown
     // - translucent if the task switcher is open
     // - transparent if on the homescreen
     backgroundColor: opaqueBar ? Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor : "transparent"
-    foregroundColorGroup: opaqueBar ? Kirigami.Theme.Window : Kirigami.Theme.Complementary
-    shadow: !opaqueBar
+    foregroundColorGroup: forcedComplementary ? Kirigami.Theme.Complementary : Kirigami.Theme.Window
+    shadow: forcedComplementary
 
     MobileShellState.PanelSettingsDBusClient {
         id: panelSettings
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/qml/main.qml b/containments/taskpanel/qml/main.qml
index ecaa9115..43a7c555 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/qml/main.qml
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/qml/main.qml
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ ContainmentItem {
         // load appropriate system navigation component
         NavigationPanelComponent {
             anchors.fill: parent
-            opaqueBar: root.opaqueBar
+
             isVertical: root.inLandscape
+            opaqueBar: root.opaqueBar
+            forcedComplementary: !opaqueBar && !startupFeedbackColorAnimation.isShowing
 
             transform: [
                 Translate {