diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/qs_paged_tile_layout.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/qs_paged_tile_layout.xml
index e44fbcfd122f5..887878631de77 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/qs_paged_tile_layout.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/qs_paged_tile_layout.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 <com.android.systemui.qs.PagedTileLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_height="0dp"
     android:layout_weight="1"
     android:clipChildren="true"
     android:paddingBottom="@dimen/qs_paged_tile_layout_padding_bottom">
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/PagedTileLayout.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/PagedTileLayout.java
index ebc3a6adaeee5..e22a21ad1fedf 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/PagedTileLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/PagedTileLayout.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public class PagedTileLayout extends ViewPager implements QSTileLayout {
     private int mLayoutDirection;
     private int mHorizontalClipBound;
     private final Rect mClippingRect;
+    private int mLastMaxHeight = -1;
 
     public PagedTileLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
@@ -303,8 +304,11 @@ public class PagedTileLayout extends ViewPager implements QSTileLayout {
     protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
 
         final int nTiles = mTiles.size();
-        if (MeasureSpec.getMode(heightMeasureSpec) == MeasureSpec.AT_MOST) {
+        // If we have no reason to recalculate the number of rows, skip this step. In particular,
+        // if the height passed by its parent is the same as the last time, we try not to remeasure.
+        if (mDistributeTiles || mLastMaxHeight != MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec)) {
 
+            mLastMaxHeight = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec);
             // Only change the pages if the number of rows or columns (from updateResources) has
             // changed or the tiles have changed
             if (mPages.get(0).updateMaxRows(heightMeasureSpec, nTiles) || mDistributeTiles) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSContainerImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSContainerImpl.java
index dbd3042336017..f0413cd6651bd 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSContainerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSContainerImpl.java
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ public class QSContainerImpl extends FrameLayout {
         if (navBelow) {
             maxQs -= getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.navigation_bar_height);
         }
-        mQSPanel.measure(widthMeasureSpec, MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(maxQs, MeasureSpec.AT_MOST));
+        // Measure with EXACTLY. That way, PagedTileLayout will only use excess height and will be
+        // measured last, after other views and padding is accounted for.
+        mQSPanel.measure(widthMeasureSpec, MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(maxQs, MeasureSpec.EXACTLY));
         int width = mQSPanel.getMeasuredWidth();
         int height = layoutParams.topMargin + layoutParams.bottomMargin
                 + mQSPanel.getMeasuredHeight() + getPaddingBottom();
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
index d6e03060c7f7e..ddefdf6461599 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
@@ -128,6 +128,24 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable, Callback, Brightne
         addView(mDivider);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
+        // We want all the logic of LinearLayout#onMeasure, and for it to assign the excess space
+        // not used by the other children to PagedTileLayout. However, in this case, LinearLayout
+        // assumes that PagedTileLayout would use all the excess space. This is not the case as
+        // PagedTileLayout height is quantized (because it shows a certain number of rows).
+        // Therefore, after everything is measured, we need to make sure that we add up the correct
+        // total height
+        super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
+        int height = getPaddingBottom() + getPaddingTop();
+        int numChildren = getChildCount();
+        for (int i = 0; i < numChildren; i++) {
+            View child = getChildAt(i);
+            if (child.getVisibility() != View.GONE) height += child.getMeasuredHeight();
+        }
+        setMeasuredDimension(getMeasuredWidth(), height);
+    }
+
     public View getDivider() {
         return mDivider;
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/TileLayout.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/TileLayout.java
index 1dd729d0624c0..8aacd725ceb49 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/TileLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/TileLayout.java
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ public class TileLayout extends ViewGroup implements QSTileLayout {
      * @param tilesCount Upper limit on the number of tiles to show. to prevent empty rows.
      */
     public boolean updateMaxRows(int heightMeasureSpec, int tilesCount) {
-        final int availableHeight = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec) - mCellMarginTop;
+        final int availableHeight = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec) - mCellMarginTop
+                + mCellMarginVertical;
         final int previousRows = mRows;
         mRows = availableHeight / (mCellHeight + mCellMarginVertical);
         if (mRows >= mMaxAllowedRows) {