diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/quick_settings.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/quick_settings.xml
index da4b1332178f3..c1bcdfe0a4348 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/quick_settings.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/quick_settings.xml
@@ -24,27 +24,21 @@
     <!-- TODO: Put into ScrollView -->
     <ScrollView
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-      <com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.QuickSettingsContainerView
-          android:id="@+id/quick_settings_container"
-          android:layout_width="match_parent"
-          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-          android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
-          android:columnCount="@integer/quick_settings_num_columns"
-          />
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap"
+        >
+        <com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.QuickSettingsContainerView
+            android:id="@+id/quick_settings_container"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
+            android:columnCount="@integer/quick_settings_num_columns"
+            />
     </ScrollView>
-    <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/handle"
+
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/handle"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="@dimen/close_handle_height"
-        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
-        android:orientation="vertical"
-        >
-        <ImageView
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/close_handle_height"
-            android:layout_gravity="bottom"
-            android:scaleType="fitXY"
-            android:src="@drawable/status_bar_close"
-            />
-    </LinearLayout>
+        />
 </com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.SettingsPanelView >
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
index 6436a7fdef3e6..ffcead0c0cad8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
@@ -76,10 +76,9 @@
         </ScrollView>
     </LinearLayout>
 
-    <View android:id="@+id/handle"
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/handle"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="@dimen/close_handle_height"
-        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
         />
-
 </com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.NotificationPanelView><!-- end of sliding panel -->
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 46c39037d4565..5b158442c993c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@
     <dimen name="navbar_search_panel_height">230dip</dimen>
 
     <!-- Height of the draggable handle at the bottom of the phone notification panel -->
-    <dimen name="close_handle_height">32dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="close_handle_height">36dp</dimen>
 
-    <!-- Amount of close_handle that will not overlap the notification list -->
-    <dimen name="close_handle_underlap">18dp</dimen>
+    <!-- Amount of close_handle that will NOT overlap the notification list -->
+    <dimen name="close_handle_underlap">32dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- Height of the notification panel header bar -->
     <dimen name="notification_panel_header_height">48dp</dimen>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CloseDragHandle.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CloseDragHandle.java
index ba642822a73c2..ee01489961320 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CloseDragHandle.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CloseDragHandle.java
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ public class CloseDragHandle extends LinearLayout {
      */
     @Override
     public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
-        if (event.getAction() != MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+        if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+            setPressed(true);
+        } else {
             mService.interceptTouchEvent(event);
         }
         return true;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
index 9c978d5029841..c9ec481b53ec4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
@@ -21,19 +21,28 @@ import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.View;
+
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 
 public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView {
 
     Drawable mHandleBar;
     float mHandleBarHeight;
+    View mHandleView;
 
     public NotificationPanelView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
+    }
 
-        Resources resources = context.getResources();
+    @Override
+    protected void onFinishInflate() {
+        super.onFinishInflate();
+
+        Resources resources = getContext().getResources();
         mHandleBar = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.status_bar_close);
         mHandleBarHeight = resources.getDimension(R.dimen.close_handle_height);
+        mHandleView = findViewById(R.id.handle);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -44,19 +53,24 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView {
         super.fling(vel, always);
     }
 
+    // We draw the handle ourselves so that it's always glued to the bottom of the window.
     @Override
     protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
         super.onLayout(changed, left, top, right, bottom);
         if (changed) {
-            mHandleBar.setBounds(0, 0, getWidth(), (int) mHandleBarHeight);
+            final int pl = getPaddingLeft();
+            final int pr = getPaddingRight();
+            mHandleBar.setBounds(pl, 0, getWidth() - pr, (int) mHandleBarHeight);
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
         super.draw(canvas);
-        canvas.translate(0, getHeight() - mHandleBarHeight);
+        final int off = (int) (getHeight() - mHandleBarHeight - getPaddingBottom());
+        canvas.translate(0, off);
+        mHandleBar.setState(mHandleView.getDrawableState());
         mHandleBar.draw(canvas);
-        canvas.translate(0, -getHeight() + mHandleBarHeight);
+        canvas.translate(0, -off);
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PanelView.java
index 45a107d8cc35b..d94dbe44abd54 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PanelView.java
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ public class PanelView extends FrameLayout {
                     switch (event.getAction()) {
                         case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
                             mTracking = true;
+                            mHandleView.setPressed(true);
                             mInitialTouchY = y;
                             mVelocityTracker = VelocityTracker.obtain();
                             trackMovement(event);
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ public class PanelView extends FrameLayout {
                         case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
                             mFinalTouchY = y;
                             mTracking = false;
+                            mHandleView.setPressed(false);
                             mBar.onTrackingStopped(PanelView.this);
                             trackMovement(event);
                             mVelocityTracker.computeCurrentVelocity(1000);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/SettingsPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/SettingsPanelView.java
index 2ed450dd876a8..f9d9dac01047d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/SettingsPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/SettingsPanelView.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import android.animation.LayoutTransition;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@ public class SettingsPanelView extends PanelView {
     private QuickSettings mQS;
     private QuickSettingsContainerView mQSContainer;
 
+    Drawable mHandleBar;
+    float mHandleBarHeight;
+    View mHandleView;
+
     public SettingsPanelView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
     }
@@ -47,6 +53,11 @@ public class SettingsPanelView extends PanelView {
 
         mQSContainer = (QuickSettingsContainerView) findViewById(R.id.quick_settings_container);
         mQS = new QuickSettings(getContext(), mQSContainer);
+
+        Resources resources = getContext().getResources();
+        mHandleBar = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.status_bar_close);
+        mHandleBarHeight = resources.getDimension(R.dimen.close_handle_height);
+        mHandleView = findViewById(R.id.handle);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -95,4 +106,25 @@ public class SettingsPanelView extends PanelView {
             mQS.setService(phoneStatusBar);
         }
     }
+
+    // We draw the handle ourselves so that it's always glued to the bottom of the window.
+    @Override
+    protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
+        super.onLayout(changed, left, top, right, bottom);
+        if (changed) {
+            final int pl = getPaddingLeft();
+            final int pr = getPaddingRight();
+            mHandleBar.setBounds(pl, 0, getWidth() - pr, (int) mHandleBarHeight);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
+        super.draw(canvas);
+        final int off = (int) (getHeight() - mHandleBarHeight - getPaddingBottom());
+        canvas.translate(0, off);
+        mHandleBar.setState(mHandleView.getDrawableState());
+        mHandleBar.draw(canvas);
+        canvas.translate(0, -off);
+    }
 }