diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/priority_alert_enter.xml b/core/res/res/anim/priority_alert_enter.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c8ce23c6b66a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/priority_alert_enter.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        >
+    <scale
+        android:interpolator="@android:anim/overshoot_interpolator"
+        android:fromXScale="0.7" android:toXScale="1.0"
+        android:fromYScale="0.7" android:toYScale="1.0"
+        android:pivotX="50%" android:pivotY="50%"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime" />
+    <alpha 
+        android:interpolator="@android:anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+        android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime" />
+</set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/priority_alert_exit.xml b/core/res/res/anim/priority_alert_exit.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b538cb28b5c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/priority_alert_exit.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        >
+    <scale
+        android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
+        android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="0.7"
+        android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="0.7"
+        android:pivotX="50%" android:pivotY="50%"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime" />
+    <alpha 
+        android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
+        android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.0"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime" />
+</set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/styles.xml b/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
index af04117db6c71..02a601a491ba8 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@
         <item name="windowExitAnimation">@anim/status_bar_exit</item>
     </style>
 
+    <!-- {@hide} -->
+    <style name="Animation.StatusBar.IntruderAlert"
+        parent="@android:style/Animation.StatusBar">
+        <item name="android:windowEnterAnimation">@anim/priority_alert_enter</item>
+        <item name="android:windowExitAnimation">@anim/priority_alert_exit</item>
+    </style>
+
     <!-- Standard animations for a translucent window or activity.  This
          style is <em>not<em> used by default for the translucent theme
          (since translucent activities are a special case that have no
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background.9.png b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 7000eee842e61..0000000000000
Binary files a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background.9.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background_normal.9.png b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background_normal.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bc127bde4ad1e
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background_normal.9.png differ
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background_pressed.9.png b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background_pressed.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..59af8043f0734
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/alert_bar_background_pressed.9.png differ
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/alert_bar_background.9.png b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/alert_bar_background_normal.9.png
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/alert_bar_background.9.png
rename to packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/alert_bar_background_normal.9.png
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/alert_bar_background_pressed.9.png b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/alert_bar_background_pressed.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..258de13c14266
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/alert_bar_background_pressed.9.png differ
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/alert_bar_background.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/alert_bar_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..24b6aa3260964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/alert_bar_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 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.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:state_pressed="true" 
+        android:drawable="@drawable/alert_bar_background_pressed" />
+    <item
+         android:drawable="@drawable/alert_bar_background_normal" />
+</selector>
+
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/intruder_alert.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/intruder_alert.xml
index 58dc333c5de8e..24eb960da7455 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/intruder_alert.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/intruder_alert.xml
@@ -21,29 +21,35 @@
 <!--    android:background="@drawable/status_bar_closed_default_background" -->
 <FrameLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:background="@drawable/alert_bar_background"
-    android:orientation="horizontal"
-    android:focusable="true"
-    android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
+    android:layout_height="32dip"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:paddingLeft="8dip"
+    android:paddingRight="8dip"
     >
         
     <LinearLayout 
+        android:id="@+id/intruder_alert_content"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:paddingLeft="6dip"
+        android:gravity="center"
         android:animationCache="false"
         android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:background="@drawable/alert_bar_background"
+        android:clickable="true"
+        android:focusable="true"
+        android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
         >
 
         <ImageView
             android:id="@+id/alertIcon"
             android:layout_width="25dip"
             android:layout_height="25dip"
+            android:paddingLeft="6dip"
             android:layout_marginRight="8dip"
             />
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/alertText"
-            android:textAppearance="@*android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.IntruderAlert"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:singleLine="true"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
index 10fa9309b5a75..816f34a418a90 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <item name="android:textColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
     </style>
 
-
-
+    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.IntruderAlert"
+        parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar">
+    </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarService.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarService.java
index 7eef0e9ee09b8..4029ad1516bf5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarService.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarService.java
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public class StatusBarService extends Service implements CommandQueue.Callbacks
 
         lp = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
                 ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-                height,
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                 WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_STATUS_BAR_PANEL,
                 WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_IN_SCREEN
                     | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ public class StatusBarService extends Service implements CommandQueue.Callbacks
                     | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM,
                 PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
         lp.gravity = Gravity.TOP | Gravity.FILL_HORIZONTAL;
-        lp.y += height * 1.5; // for now
+        lp.y += height * 1.5; // FIXME
         lp.setTitle("IntruderAlert");
-        lp.windowAnimations = android.R.style.Animation_Dialog;
+        lp.windowAnimations = com.android.internal.R.style.Animation_StatusBar_IntruderAlert;
 
         WindowManagerImpl.getDefault().addView(mIntruderAlertView, lp);
     }
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ public class StatusBarService extends Service implements CommandQueue.Callbacks
                     iconView.getStatusBarIcon()));
                 alertText.setText(notification.notification.tickerText);
 
-                mIntruderAlertView.setOnClickListener(
+                View button = mIntruderAlertView.findViewById(R.id.intruder_alert_content);
+                button.setOnClickListener(
                     new Launcher(notification.notification.contentIntent,
                         notification.pkg, notification.tag, notification.id));