diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/signal/core/ui/WindowExtensions.kt b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/signal/core/ui/WindowExtensions.kt
index 291fc57934..49a3de73b2 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/signal/core/ui/WindowExtensions.kt
+++ b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/signal/core/ui/WindowExtensions.kt
@@ -34,16 +34,17 @@ fun Window.initializeScreenshotSecurity() {
  *
  * Bar icon appearance (`windowLightStatusBar` / `windowLightNavigationBar`) is left to the window's theme,
  * which stays honored under edge-to-edge.
+ *
+ * The bar colors are cleared on every API level, including 35+. The platform only forces them transparent
+ * for windows it treats as edge-to-edge enforced, and that is not reliable for dialog windows, which
+ * otherwise keep the theme's `android:statusBarColor` (`?attr/colorPrimaryDark`) and paint a colored bar over
+ * our content. androidx.activity's own API 35 path clears both for the same reason; where the platform really
+ * does enforce edge-to-edge the setters are simply no-ops.
  */
 @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
 fun Window.enableEdgeToEdge() {
   WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(this, false)
 
-  if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 35) {
-    // Edge-to-edge is enforced, which forces the bars transparent and makes both setters no-ops.
-    return
-  }
-
   statusBarColor = Color.TRANSPARENT
   navigationBarColor = when {
     Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 29 -> Color.TRANSPARENT