diff --git a/core/res/res/values/dimens.xml b/core/res/res/values/dimens.xml
index a51a26d715798..d094bad5db2f1 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -74,4 +74,6 @@
     <!-- The width of the big icons in notifications. -->
     <dimen name="notification_large_icon_height">60dp</dimen>
 
+    <!-- Minimum width of the search view text entry area. -->
+    <dimen name="search_view_text_min_width">160dip</dimen>
 </resources>