diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/ticker_compat.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/ticker_compat.xml
index 79c754330c350..5703896e8104b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/ticker_compat.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/ticker_compat.xml
@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="horizontal"
-    android:background="#ff000000"
+    android:background="#ff1d1d1d"
     >
 
+    <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_width="64dp"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:scaleType="center"
+        />
+
     <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
         android:textAppearance="@*android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Ticker"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletTicker.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletTicker.java
index 051c208beb6e8..73dbdc38026ba 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletTicker.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletTicker.java
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.statusbar.tablet;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 import android.app.Notification;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.util.Slog;
@@ -31,11 +34,11 @@ import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import com.android.internal.statusbar.StatusBarIcon;
 import com.android.internal.statusbar.StatusBarNotification;
 
 import com.android.systemui.R;
-
-import java.util.Arrays;
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarIconView;
 
 public class TabletTicker extends Handler {
     private static final String TAG = "StatusBar.TabletTicker";
@@ -167,6 +170,10 @@ public class TabletTicker extends Handler {
             group.addView(expanded, lp);
         } else if (n.tickerText != null) {
             group = (ViewGroup)inflater.inflate(R.layout.ticker_compat, mParent, false);
+            final Drawable icon = StatusBarIconView.getIcon(mContext,
+                    new StatusBarIcon(notification.pkg, n.icon, n.iconLevel, 0));
+            ImageView iv = (ImageView)group.findViewById(R.id.icon);
+            iv.setImageDrawable(icon);
             TextView tv = (TextView)group.findViewById(R.id.text);
             tv.setText(n.tickerText);
         } else {