diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/Toast.java b/core/java/android/widget/Toast.java
index aaa1adaa7e639..4b71e36db2a00 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/Toast.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/Toast.java
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ public class Toast {
         mTN = new TN();
         mTN.mY = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 com.android.internal.R.dimen.toast_y_offset);
+        mTN.mGravity = context.getResources().getInteger(
+                com.android.internal.R.integer.config_toastDefaultGravity);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -382,12 +384,12 @@ public class Toast {
         private final WindowManager.LayoutParams mParams = new WindowManager.LayoutParams();
         final Handler mHandler = new Handler();    
 
-        int mGravity = Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | Gravity.BOTTOM;
+        int mGravity;
         int mX, mY;
         float mHorizontalMargin;
         float mVerticalMargin;
 
-       
+
         View mView;
         View mNextView;
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 0908f36ffb654..4a472fc83626d 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -1200,4 +1200,7 @@
          from an emulated display within the physical display. -->
     <bool name="config_forceDefaultOrientation">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Default Gravity setting for the system Toast view. Equivalent to: Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | Gravity.BOTTOM -->
+    <integer name="config_toastDefaultGravity">0x00000051</integer>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 04cdac9552dab..2e05663207345 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_ntpRetry" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_ntpThreshold" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_ntpTimeout" />
+  <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_toastDefaultGravity" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_wifi_framework_scan_interval" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_wifi_supplicant_scan_interval" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_wifi_scan_interval_p2p_connected" />