diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/navigation_drawer.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/navigation_drawer.dart
index 8a16764cb0c..6b8545c3781 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/navigation_drawer.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/navigation_drawer.dart
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class _NavigationDestinationBuilder extends StatelessWidget {
       child: _NavigationDestinationSemantics(
         child: SizedBox(
           height: navigationDrawerTheme.tileHeight ?? defaults.tileHeight,
-          child: inkWell,
+          child: Material(type: MaterialType.transparency, child: inkWell),
         ),
       ),
     );