diff --git a/android-design-system/design-system/src/main/res/drawable/duck_ai_suggested_prompts_background.xml b/android-design-system/design-system/src/main/res/drawable/duck_ai_suggested_prompts_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c692d7e24804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android-design-system/design-system/src/main/res/drawable/duck_ai_suggested_prompts_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (c) 2026 DuckDuckGo
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <solid android:color="?attr/daxColorSurface" />
+    <stroke
+        android:width="1dp"
+        android:color="?attr/daxColorContainer" />
+    <corners android:radius="20dp" />
+</shape>
diff --git a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/contextual/suggestions/ContextualSuggestionsView.kt b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/contextual/suggestions/ContextualSuggestionsView.kt
index 7378735fb9d7..b2f2fac68c33 100644
--- a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/contextual/suggestions/ContextualSuggestionsView.kt
+++ b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/contextual/suggestions/ContextualSuggestionsView.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
 import androidx.annotation.DrawableRes
+import androidx.core.content.res.use
 import androidx.core.view.doOnAttach
 import androidx.core.view.isNotEmpty
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import dagger.android.support.AndroidSupportInjection
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import javax.inject.Inject
+import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.R as CommonR
 
 @InjectWith(ViewScope::class)
 class ContextualSuggestionsView @JvmOverloads constructor(
@@ -65,8 +67,14 @@ class ContextualSuggestionsView @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
     private val viewStateJob = ConflatedJob()
 
+    @DrawableRes
+    private val suggestionBackgroundRes: Int = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.ContextualSuggestionsView).use {
+        it.getResourceId(R.styleable.ContextualSuggestionsView_suggestionBackground, CommonR.drawable.duck_ai_prompt_background)
+    }
+
     init {
         orientation = VERTICAL
+        loadingView.setBackgroundResource(suggestionBackgroundRes)
         addView(
             loadingView,
             LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT).apply { bottomMargin = LOADING_MARGIN_BOTTOM_DP.toPx() },
@@ -128,6 +136,7 @@ class ContextualSuggestionsView @JvmOverloads constructor(
             val inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context)
             viewState.suggestions.forEach { suggestion ->
                 val itemBinding = ItemContextualSuggestionBinding.inflate(inflater, cardsContainer, false)
+                itemBinding.suggestionLabel.setBackgroundResource(suggestionBackgroundRes)
                 itemBinding.suggestionLabel.text = suggestion.label
                 itemBinding.suggestionLabel.setCompoundDrawablesRelativeWithIntrinsicBounds(iconResFor(suggestion.icon), 0, 0, 0)
                 itemBinding.root.setOnClickListener {
diff --git a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/layout/dialog_contextual_duck_ai_entry.xml b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/layout/dialog_contextual_duck_ai_entry.xml
index 773f2d284b40..01f022118319 100644
--- a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/layout/dialog_contextual_duck_ai_entry.xml
+++ b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/layout/dialog_contextual_duck_ai_entry.xml
@@ -44,17 +44,19 @@
             <com.duckduckgo.duckchat.impl.contextual.suggestions.ContextualSuggestionsView
                 android:id="@+id/entrySuggestionsView"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                app:suggestionBackground="@drawable/duck_ai_suggested_prompts_background" />
 
             <com.duckduckgo.common.ui.view.text.DaxTextView
                 android:id="@+id/entryPromptQuickAction"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/keyline_2"
-                android:background="@drawable/background_large_rounded_surface"
+                android:background="@drawable/duck_ai_suggested_prompts_background"
                 android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_summarize_16"
                 android:drawablePadding="@dimen/keyline_2"
-                android:padding="@dimen/keyline_2"
+                android:paddingVertical="@dimen/keyline_2"
+                android:paddingHorizontal="@dimen/keyline_3"
                 android:text="@string/duckAIContextualPromptSummarize"
                 android:visibility="gone"
                 app:typography="body2_bold" />
diff --git a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/layout/item_contextual_suggestion.xml b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/layout/item_contextual_suggestion.xml
index 14f65d9b2935..7ba3f408bf2a 100644
--- a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/layout/item_contextual_suggestion.xml
+++ b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/layout/item_contextual_suggestion.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/keyline_2"
     android:background="@drawable/duck_ai_prompt_background"
     android:drawablePadding="@dimen/keyline_2"
-    android:padding="@dimen/keyline_2"
+    android:paddingVertical="@dimen/keyline_2"
+    android:paddingHorizontal="@dimen/keyline_3"
     app:typography="body2_bold"
     tools:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_summarize_16"
     tools:text="Summarize this page" />
diff --git a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/values/attrs-contextual-suggestions-view.xml b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/values/attrs-contextual-suggestions-view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5f52f02dd5c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/res/values/attrs-contextual-suggestions-view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
+  ~ Copyright (c) 2026 DuckDuckGo
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<resources>
+    <declare-styleable name="ContextualSuggestionsView">
+        <attr name="suggestionBackground" format="reference" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+</resources>