diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
index 8f5c35ea74253..455885451fc53 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
@@ -520,6 +520,11 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
      */
     private int mLastPositionDistanceGuess;
 
+    /**
+     * Used for determining when to cancel out of overscroll.
+     */
+    private int mDirection = 0;
+
     /**
      * Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when the list or grid
      * has been scrolled.
@@ -2238,6 +2243,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
                             if (overscrollMode == OVERSCROLL_ALWAYS ||
                                     (overscrollMode == OVERSCROLL_IF_CONTENT_SCROLLS &&
                                             !contentFits())) {
+                                mDirection = 0; // Reset when entering overscroll.
                                 mTouchMode = TOUCH_MODE_OVERSCROLL;
                                 if (rawDeltaY > 0) {
                                     mEdgeGlowTop.onPull((float) overscroll / getHeight());
@@ -2261,9 +2267,13 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
 
                     final int oldScroll = mScrollY;
                     final int newScroll = oldScroll - incrementalDeltaY;
+                    int newDirection = y > mLastY ? 1 : -1;
 
-                    if ((oldScroll >= 0 && newScroll <= 0) ||
-                            (oldScroll <= 0 && newScroll >= 0)) {
+                    if (mDirection == 0) {
+                        mDirection = newDirection;
+                    }
+
+                    if (mDirection != newDirection) {
                         // Coming back to 'real' list scrolling
                         incrementalDeltaY = -newScroll;
                         mScrollY = 0;
@@ -2308,6 +2318,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
                         }
                     }
                     mLastY = y;
+                    mDirection = newDirection;
                 }
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/EdgeGlow.java b/core/java/android/widget/EdgeGlow.java
index e24f49543496d..1f7daabd426a1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/EdgeGlow.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/EdgeGlow.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class EdgeGlow {
 
     // How much dragging should effect the height of the glow image.
     // Number determined by user testing.
-    private static final int PULL_DISTANCE_GLOW_FACTOR = 10;
+    private static final int PULL_DISTANCE_GLOW_FACTOR = 5;
 
     private static final int VELOCITY_EDGE_FACTOR = 8;
     private static final int VELOCITY_GLOW_FACTOR = 16;