diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/status_bar_ticker_tile.png b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/status_bar_ticker_tile.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..85394fa7d6f34
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/status_bar_ticker_tile.png differ
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/status_bar_ticker_background.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/status_bar_ticker_background.xml
index c230358e077fb..83524a6581340 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/status_bar_ticker_background.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/status_bar_ticker_background.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
 
      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,14 +14,8 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-<layer-list
+<bitmap
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:opacity="translucent"
-    >
-    <item
-        android:drawable="@drawable/ticker_background_color"
-        android:top="12dp"
-        />
-</layer-list>
-
-
+    android:tileMode="repeat"
+    android:src="@drawable/status_bar_ticker_tile"
+    />
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_ticker_compat.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_ticker_compat.xml
index 6de76977aea06..d963de163f513 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_ticker_compat.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_ticker_compat.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 <LinearLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="@*android:dimen/status_bar_height"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="horizontal"
-    android:background="@drawable/status_bar_ticker_background"
+    android:gravity="bottom"
     >
 
     <ImageView
@@ -30,29 +30,38 @@
         android:scaleType="center"
         android:visibility="gone"
         />
-    
-    <ImageView android:id="@+id/left_icon"
-        android:layout_width="64dp"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:scaleType="center"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        />
 
-    <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
-        android:textAppearance="@*android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Ticker"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="12dp"
-        android:gravity="center_vertical"
-        android:maxLines="2"
-        />
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="@*android:dimen/status_bar_height"
+        android:layout_weight="1"
+        android:background="@drawable/status_bar_ticker_background"
+        >
+        
+        <ImageView android:id="@+id/left_icon"
+            android:layout_width="64dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:scaleType="center"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            />
 
-    <ImageView android:id="@+id/right_icon"
-        android:layout_width="64dp"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:scaleType="center"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        />
+        <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
+            android:textAppearance="@*android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Ticker"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:layout_marginLeft="12dp"
+            android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:maxLines="2"
+            />
+
+        <ImageView android:id="@+id/right_icon"
+            android:layout_width="64dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:scaleType="center"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            />
+
+    </LinearLayout>
 
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_ticker_panel.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_ticker_panel.xml
index d570acec10c60..6cd8899b3415d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_ticker_panel.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-xlarge/status_bar_ticker_panel.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,10 @@
 <LinearLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="horizontal"
-    android:background="@drawable/status_bar_ticker_background"
     android:gravity="bottom"
     >
-    <!--
-    android:background="@drawable/ticker_background"
-    -->
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/large_icon"
@@ -34,6 +30,12 @@
         android:scaleType="center"
         android:visibility="gone"
         />
-        <!-- TODO: scaleType should be top-left but ImageView doesn't support that. -->
 
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:id="@+id/ticker_expanded"
+        android:layout_weight="1"
+        android:layout_height="@*android:dimen/status_bar_height"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:background="@drawable/status_bar_ticker_background"
+        />
 </LinearLayout>
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 440d68081fd05..51844625d70d0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletTicker.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletTicker.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.view.WindowManagerImpl;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
-import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import com.android.internal.statusbar.StatusBarIcon;
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ public class TabletTicker
                     mWindow = makeWindow();
                     WindowManagerImpl.getDefault().addView(mWindow, mWindow.getLayoutParams());
                 }
+
                 mWindow.addView(mCurrentView);
                 sendEmptyMessageDelayed(MSG_ADVANCE, ADVANCE_DELAY);
                 break;
@@ -259,10 +260,11 @@ public class TabletTicker
         }
         if (n.tickerView != null) {
             group = (ViewGroup)inflater.inflate(R.layout.status_bar_ticker_panel, null, false);
+            ViewGroup content = (FrameLayout) group.findViewById(R.id.ticker_expanded);
             View expanded = null;
             Exception exception = null;
             try {
-                expanded = n.tickerView.apply(mContext, group);
+                expanded = n.tickerView.apply(mContext, content);
             }
             catch (RuntimeException e) {
                 exception = e;
@@ -273,12 +275,10 @@ public class TabletTicker
                 Slog.e(TAG, "couldn't inflate view for notification " + ident, exception);
                 return null;
             }
-            final int statusBarHeight = mContext.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
-                    com.android.internal.R.dimen.status_bar_height);
-            LinearLayout.LayoutParams lp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
-                    ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, statusBarHeight, 1.0f);
-            lp.gravity = Gravity.BOTTOM;
-            group.addView(expanded, lp);
+            FrameLayout.LayoutParams lp = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                    ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 
+                    ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
+            content.addView(expanded, lp);
         } else if (n.tickerText != null) {
             group = (ViewGroup)inflater.inflate(R.layout.status_bar_ticker_compat, mWindow, false);
             final Drawable icon = StatusBarIconView.getIcon(mContext,