diff --git a/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-hdpi-v11/new_tablet_tab_new_dark.png b/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-hdpi-v11/new_tablet_tab_new_dark.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b29e972af98
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diff --git a/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-mdpi-v11/new_tablet_tab_new_dark.png b/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-mdpi-v11/new_tablet_tab_new_dark.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e674cd8553b
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diff --git a/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-v11/new_tablet_tab_strip_add_tab.xml b/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-v11/new_tablet_tab_strip_add_tab.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab50df40bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-v11/new_tablet_tab_strip_add_tab.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+   - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+   - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
+
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+          xmlns:gecko="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+
+    <item gecko:state_private="true"
+          android:drawable="@drawable/tab_new_pb"/>
+
+    <item gecko:state_light="true"
+          android:drawable="@drawable/new_tablet_tab_new_dark"/>
+
+    <item android:drawable="@drawable/tab_new"/>
+
+</selector>
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-xhdpi-v11/new_tablet_tab_new_dark.png b/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/drawable-large-xhdpi-v11/new_tablet_tab_new_dark.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7aa51e4875
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diff --git a/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/layout-large-v11/tab_strip.xml b/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/layout-large-v11/tab_strip.xml
index 09c8fa7fa27..d37a76b64ce 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/layout-large-v11/tab_strip.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/newtablet/res/layout-large-v11/tab_strip.xml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
     <!-- The right margin creates a "dead area" on the right side of the button
          which we compensate for with a touch delegate. See TabStrip -->
-    <ImageButton
+    <org.mozilla.gecko.widget.ThemedImageButton
         android:id="@+id/add_tab"
         style="@style/UrlBar.ImageButton"
         android:layout_width="@dimen/new_tablet_tab_strip_height"
-        android:src="@drawable/tab_new_level"
+        android:src="@drawable/new_tablet_tab_strip_add_tab"
         android:contentDescription="@string/new_tab"
         android:layout_marginRight="9dp"
         android:background="@drawable/new_tablet_tab_strip_button"/>
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tabs/TabStrip.java b/mobile/android/base/tabs/TabStrip.java
index 5faf13e9536..a58ec618785 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tabs/TabStrip.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tabs/TabStrip.java
@@ -14,21 +14,18 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.TouchDelegate;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
-import android.widget.ImageButton;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Tab;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Tabs;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.ThemedImageButton;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.ThemedLinearLayout;
 
 public class TabStrip extends ThemedLinearLayout {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoTabStrip";
 
-    private static final int IMAGE_LEVEL_NORMAL = 0;
-    private static final int IMAGE_LEVEL_PRIVATE = 1;
-
     private final TabStripView tabStripView;
-    private final ImageButton addTabButton;
+    private final ThemedImageButton addTabButton;
 
     private final TabsListener tabsListener;
 
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ public class TabStrip extends ThemedLinearLayout {
         LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.tab_strip, this);
         tabStripView = (TabStripView) findViewById(R.id.tab_strip);
 
-        addTabButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.add_tab);
+        addTabButton = (ThemedImageButton) findViewById(R.id.add_tab);
         addTabButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
             @Override
             public void onClick(View v) {
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ public class TabStrip extends ThemedLinearLayout {
     @Override
     public void setPrivateMode(boolean isPrivate) {
         super.setPrivateMode(isPrivate);
-        addTabButton.setImageLevel(isPrivate ? IMAGE_LEVEL_PRIVATE : IMAGE_LEVEL_NORMAL);
+        addTabButton.setPrivateMode(isPrivate);
     }
 
     private class TabsListener implements Tabs.OnTabsChangedListener {