diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 6a96c6bb95377..6c40461f10acc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <dimen name="status_bar_icon_drawing_size">18dip</dimen>
 
     <!-- opacity at which Notification icons will be drawn in the status bar -->
-    <item type="dimen" name="status_bar_icon_drawing_alpha">55%</item>
+    <item type="dimen" name="status_bar_icon_drawing_alpha">65%</item>
 
     <!-- gap on either side of status bar notification icons -->
     <dimen name="status_bar_icon_padding">0dp</dimen>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/KeyButtonView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/KeyButtonView.java
index bb0ce165b9188..82d6a990928c4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/KeyButtonView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/KeyButtonView.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class KeyButtonView extends ImageView {
     private static final String TAG = "StatusBar.KeyButtonView";
 
     final float GLOW_MAX_SCALE_FACTOR = 1.8f;
-    final float BUTTON_QUIESCENT_ALPHA = 0.6f;
+    final float BUTTON_QUIESCENT_ALPHA = 0.70f;
 
     long mDownTime;
     int mCode;