Re-land:

chrome/browser/ui/views/frame/contents_container.cc

 // Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "chrome/browser/ui/views/frame/contents_container.h"
 
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkColor.h"
 #include "ui/base/animation/slide_animation.h"
 #include "views/background.h"
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   if (preview_)
     preview_->SetBounds(0, 0, width(), height());
 
   // Need to invoke views::View in case any views whose bounds didn't change
   // still need a layout.
   views::View::Layout();
 }
 
 void ContentsContainer::CreateOverlay(int initial_opacity) {
   DCHECK(!active_overlay_);
-  active_overlay_ = views::Widget::CreateWidget();
-  active_overlay_->SetOpacity(initial_opacity);
   gfx::Point screen_origin;
   views::View::ConvertPointToScreen(active_, &screen_origin);
   gfx::Rect overlay_bounds(screen_origin, active_->size());
   views::Widget::InitParams params(views::Widget::InitParams::TYPE_POPUP);
   params.transparent = true;
   params.accept_events = false;
   params.parent = active_->GetWidget()->GetNativeView();
   params.bounds = overlay_bounds;
+  active_overlay_ = new views::Widget;
   active_overlay_->Init(params);
   overlay_view_ = new OverlayContentView(this);
   overlay_view_->set_background(
       views::Background::CreateSolidBackground(SK_ColorWHITE));
   active_overlay_->SetContentsView(overlay_view_);
+  active_overlay_->SetOpacity(initial_opacity);
   active_overlay_->Show();
   active_overlay_->MoveAboveWidget(active_->GetWidget());
 }
 
 void ContentsContainer::OverlayViewDestroyed() {
   active_overlay_ = NULL;
   overlay_view_ = NULL;
 }