diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
index e48a24d18..e66fe4e13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.tasks.injection.InjectingPreferenceFragment
 import org.tasks.locale.Locale
 import org.tasks.preferences.DefaultFilterProvider
 import org.tasks.preferences.Preferences
-import org.tasks.widget.TasksWidget
 import org.tasks.widget.WidgetPreferences
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
@@ -60,7 +59,9 @@ class ScrollableWidget : InjectingPreferenceFragment() {
         appWidgetId = arguments!!.getInt(EXTRA_WIDGET_ID, AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID)
         widgetPreferences = WidgetPreferences(context, preferences, appWidgetId)
 
+        setupSlider(R.string.p_widget_header_opacity, 100)
         setupSlider(R.string.p_widget_opacity, 100)
+        setupSlider(R.string.p_widget_empty_space_opacity, 100)
         setupSlider(R.string.p_widget_font_size, 16)
         val showDueDate = setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_due_date)
         setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_due_date_underneath, false).dependency = showDueDate.key
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
index 0249f2563..832c5b714 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.graphics.Bitmap;
-import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
+import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.MainActivity;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.Filter;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao;
@@ -41,12 +40,6 @@ public class TasksWidget extends InjectingAppWidgetProvider {
   @Inject TaskDao taskDao;
   @Inject @ForApplication Context context;
 
-  private static Bitmap getSolidBackground(@ColorInt int bgColor) {
-    Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(2, 2, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888); // Create a Bitmap
-    new Canvas(bitmap).drawColor(bgColor); // Set the color
-    return bitmap;
-  }
-
   @Override
   protected void inject(BroadcastComponent component) {
     component.inject(this);
@@ -94,20 +87,24 @@ public class TasksWidget extends InjectingAppWidgetProvider {
     } else {
       remoteViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_header, View.GONE);
     }
-    int opacityPercentage = widgetPreferences.getOpacity();
-    int opacity = (int) ((opacityPercentage / 100.0) * 255.0);
-    remoteViews.setImageViewBitmap(
-        R.id.widget_background,
-        getSolidBackground(getBackgroundColor(widgetPreferences.getThemeIndex())));
-    remoteViews.setImageViewBitmap(
-        R.id.widget_header_background, getSolidBackground(color.getPrimaryColor()));
-    remoteViews.setInt(R.id.widget_background, "setAlpha", opacity);
-    remoteViews.setInt(R.id.widget_header_background, "setAlpha", opacity);
+
+    remoteViews.setInt(
+        R.id.widget_header,
+        "setBackgroundColor",
+        ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(color.getPrimaryColor(), widgetPreferences.getHeaderOpacity()));
+    int bgColor = getBackgroundColor(widgetPreferences.getThemeIndex());
+    remoteViews.setInt(
+        R.id.list_view,
+        "setBackgroundColor",
+        ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(bgColor, widgetPreferences.getRowOpacity()));
+    remoteViews.setInt(
+        R.id.empty_view,
+        "setBackgroundColor",
+        ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(bgColor, widgetPreferences.getEmptySpaceOpacity()));
 
     Filter filter = defaultFilterProvider.getFilterFromPreference(filterId);
     remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.widget_title, filter.listingTitle);
     remoteViews.setRemoteAdapter(R.id.list_view, rvIntent);
-    remoteViews.setEmptyView(R.id.list_view, R.id.empty_view);
     remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_title, getOpenListIntent(context, filter, id));
     remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_button, getNewTaskIntent(context, filter, id));
     remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_change_list, getChooseListIntent(context, filter, id));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
index cb9bc7c68..d080f8e50 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
@@ -86,8 +86,20 @@ public class WidgetPreferences {
     return color;
   }
 
-  public int getOpacity() {
-    return preferences.getInt(getKey(R.string.p_widget_opacity), 100);
+  int getHeaderOpacity() {
+    return getAlphaValue(R.string.p_widget_header_opacity);
+  }
+
+  int getRowOpacity() {
+    return getAlphaValue(R.string.p_widget_opacity);
+  }
+
+  int getEmptySpaceOpacity() {
+    return getAlphaValue(R.string.p_widget_empty_space_opacity);
+  }
+
+  private int getAlphaValue(int resId) {
+    return (int) ((preferences.getInt(getKey(resId), 100) / 100.0) * 255.0);
   }
 
   public void setColor(int color) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/scrollable_widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/scrollable_widget.xml
index 2846e120f..7cb831f9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/scrollable_widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/scrollable_widget.xml
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@
     android:layout_height="48dp"
     android:orientation="horizontal">
 
-    <ImageView
-      android:id="@+id/widget_header_background"
-      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-      android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-      android:scaleType="fitXY"
-      tools:ignore="ContentDescription" />
-
     <ImageButton
       android:id="@+id/widget_change_list"
       android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -70,26 +63,18 @@
 
   </RelativeLayout>
 
-  <ImageView
-    android:id="@+id/widget_background"
-    android:layout_below="@id/widget_header"
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    android:scaleType="fitXY"
-    tools:ignore="ContentDescription" />
-
   <ListView
     android:id="@+id/list_view"
     android:layout_below="@id/widget_header"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent"
     android:divider="@null"
     android:dividerHeight="0dp"/>
 
   <TextView
     android:id="@+id/empty_view"
-    android:layout_below="@id/widget_header"
+    android:layout_below="@id/list_view"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
     android:gravity="center"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
index b581e208f..356795d37 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@
   <string name="p_widget_show_settings">widget-show-settings-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_menu">widget-show-menu-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_due_date_underneath">widget-due-date-underneath-</string>
+  <string name="p_widget_header_opacity">widget-header-opacity-</string>
+  <string name="p_widget_empty_space_opacity">widget-empty-space-opacity-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_spacing">widget-spacing-</string>
   <string name="p_dashclock_filter">dashclock_filter</string>
   <string name="p_default_remote_list">default_remote_list</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ee6c222cd..6c6f155d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ File %1$s contained %2$s.\n\n
   <string name="widget_show_due_date">Show due dates</string>
   <string name="widget_show_checkboxes">Show checkboxes</string>
   <string name="widget_due_date_underneath">Due date below title</string>
+  <string name="widget_hide_background">Hide background</string>
   <string name="widget_show_header">Show header</string>
   <string name="widget_show_settings">Show settings</string>
   <string name="widget_show_menu">Show menu</string>
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ File %1$s contained %2$s.\n\n
   <string name="widget_settings">Widget settings</string>
   <string name="widget_header_settings">Header settings</string>
   <string name="widget_row_settings">Row settings</string>
+  <string name="widget_empty_space">Empty space</string>
   <string name="clear_completed_tasks_confirmation">Clear completed tasks?</string>
   <string name="copy_multiple_tasks_confirmation">%s copied</string>
   <string name="delete_multiple_tasks_confirmation">%s deleted</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
index 8b892f514..c6ce44f06 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@
     android:key="@string/p_widget_theme"
     android:title="@string/theme" />
 
-  <SeekBarPreference
-    android:defaultValue="100"
-    android:key="@string/p_widget_opacity"
-    android:max="100"
-    android:title="@string/opacity"
-    app:min="0"
-    app:seekBarIncrement="5"
-    app:showSeekBarValue="true" />
-
   <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/widget_header_settings">
 
     <SwitchPreferenceCompat
@@ -29,6 +20,15 @@
       android:key="@string/p_widget_color_v2"
       android:title="@string/color" />
 
+    <SeekBarPreference
+      android:defaultValue="100"
+      android:key="@string/p_widget_header_opacity"
+      android:max="100"
+      android:title="@string/opacity"
+      app:min="0"
+      app:seekBarIncrement="5"
+      app:showSeekBarValue="true" />
+
     <SwitchPreferenceCompat
       android:key="@string/p_widget_show_menu"
       android:title="@string/widget_show_menu" />
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
 
   <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/widget_row_settings">
 
+    <SeekBarPreference
+      android:defaultValue="100"
+      android:key="@string/p_widget_opacity"
+      android:max="100"
+      android:title="@string/opacity"
+      app:min="0"
+      app:seekBarIncrement="5"
+      app:showSeekBarValue="true" />
+
     <SeekBarPreference
       android:defaultValue="16"
       android:key="@string/p_widget_font_size"
@@ -87,4 +96,17 @@
 
   </PreferenceCategory>
 
+  <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/widget_empty_space">
+
+    <SeekBarPreference
+      android:defaultValue="100"
+      android:key="@string/p_widget_empty_space_opacity"
+      android:max="100"
+      android:title="@string/opacity"
+      app:min="0"
+      app:seekBarIncrement="5"
+      app:showSeekBarValue="true" />
+
+  </PreferenceCategory>
+
 </PreferenceScreen>
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