diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/preference_child.xml b/core/res/res/layout/preference_child.xml
index 8975ed60349e7..d6f11824c48f5 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/preference_child.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/preference_child.xml
@@ -21,21 +21,25 @@
     android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:paddingRight="?android:attr/scrollbarSize">
-    
+
+    <View
+        android:layout_width="@dimen/preference_widget_width"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+
     <RelativeLayout
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="20dip"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="16dip"
         android:layout_marginRight="6dip"
         android:layout_marginTop="6dip"
         android:layout_marginBottom="6dip"
         android:layout_weight="1">
-    
+
         <TextView android:id="@+android:id/title"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:singleLine="true"
-            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
+            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:fadingEdge="horizontal" />
             
@@ -45,11 +49,11 @@
             android:layout_below="@android:id/title"
             android:layout_alignLeft="@android:id/title"
             android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
-            android:maxLines="2"
-            android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary" />
+            android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
+            android:maxLines="4" />
 
     </RelativeLayout>
-    
+
     <!-- Preference should place its actual preference widget here. -->
     <LinearLayout android:id="@+android:id/widget_frame"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"