diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/dream_overlay_container.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/dream_overlay_container.xml
index 8e83b4abe0dcc..ae0a9374fd2c4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/dream_overlay_container.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/dream_overlay_container.xml
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
         android:id="@+id/dream_overlay_content"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="0dp"
-        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/dream_overlay_container_margin_top"
-        android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/dream_overlay_container_margin_end"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/dream_overlay_container_margin_bottom"
-        android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/dream_overlay_container_margin_start"
-
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/dream_overlay_container_padding_top"
+        android:paddingEnd="@dimen/dream_overlay_container_padding_end"
+        android:paddingBottom="@dimen/dream_overlay_container_padding_bottom"
+        android:paddingStart="@dimen/dream_overlay_container_padding_start"
+        android:clipToPadding="false"
+        android:clipChildren="false"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/dream_overlay_status_bar"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
         />
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index c4f152657efe9..a52a2b7863bcb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -1670,11 +1670,11 @@
         .2
     </item>
 
-    <!-- The margins applied to the dream overlay container -->
-    <dimen name="dream_overlay_container_margin_start">0dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="dream_overlay_container_margin_end">0dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="dream_overlay_container_margin_top">0dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="dream_overlay_container_margin_bottom">0dp</dimen>
+    <!-- The padding applied to the dream overlay container -->
+    <dimen name="dream_overlay_container_padding_start">0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="dream_overlay_container_padding_end">0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="dream_overlay_container_padding_top">0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="dream_overlay_container_padding_bottom">0dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- The margin applied between complications -->
     <dimen name="dream_overlay_complication_margin">0dp</dimen>