diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/story_gradient_bottom.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/story_gradient_bottom.xml
index 5ca58cdd44..845cc50e80 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/story_gradient_bottom.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/story_gradient_bottom.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
     <gradient android:type="linear"
         android:angle="90"
-        android:startColor="@color/transparent_black_25" />
+        android:startColor="@color/story_caption_gradient_start" />
 
 </shape>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 7cbb413671..204e3f23e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
     <color name="effectively_transparent_black">#01000000</color>
 
+    <color name="story_caption_gradient_start">#8F121212</color>
+
     <color name="transparent_black_05">#0D000000</color>
     <color name="transparent_black_08">#14000000</color>
     <color name="transparent_black_10">#18000000</color>