diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_messages.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_messages.xml
index b0685e1439..4b514129a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_messages.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_messages.xml
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
                 style="@style/Base.Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:alpha="0.4"
                 android:indeterminate="true"
                 app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/rvMessage"
                 app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/rvMessage"