diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index ce958ab3f7394..bb7b6630cb193 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -591,6 +591,8 @@
     <dimen name="keyguard_clock_notifications_margin">30dp</dimen>
     <!-- Minimum margin between clock and status bar -->
     <dimen name="keyguard_clock_top_margin">36dp</dimen>
+    <!-- The margin between top of clock and bottom of lock icon. -->
+    <dimen name="keyguard_clock_lock_margin">16dp</dimen>
 
     <item name="scrim_behind_alpha" format="float" type="dimen">0.62</item>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
index 1b866935250ae..bc2d00f531867 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
@@ -117,8 +117,13 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm {
     public void loadDimens(Resources res) {
         mClockNotificationsMargin = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.keyguard_clock_notifications_margin);
-        mContainerTopPadding = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
-                R.dimen.keyguard_clock_top_margin);
+        // Consider the lock icon when determining the minimum top padding between the status bar
+        // and top of the clock.
+        mContainerTopPadding = Math.max(res.getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.keyguard_clock_top_margin),
+                res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.keyguard_lock_height)
+                        + res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.keyguard_lock_padding)
+                        + res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.keyguard_clock_lock_margin));
         mBurnInPreventionOffsetX = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.burn_in_prevention_offset_x);
         mBurnInPreventionOffsetY = res.getDimensionPixelSize(