diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw600dp-land/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw600dp-land/dimens.xml
index 23f138ba250fc..3cfe056380320 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw600dp-land/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw600dp-land/dimens.xml
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@
     <dimen name="keyguard_indication_margin_bottom">25dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="ambient_indication_margin_bottom">115dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="lock_icon_margin_bottom">60dp</dimen>
+
+    <!-- margin from keyguard status bar to clock. For split shade it should be
+         keyguard_split_shade_top_margin - status_bar_header_height_keyguard = 8dp -->
+    <dimen name="keyguard_clock_top_margin">8dp</dimen>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 58beb000539ce..7aa96fc4c2a24 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@
     <!-- Minimum distance the user has to drag down to go to the full shade. -->
     <dimen name="keyguard_drag_down_min_distance">100dp</dimen>
 
+    <!-- The margin from the top of the screen to notifications and keyguard status view in
+         split shade on keyguard-->
+    <dimen name="keyguard_split_shade_top_margin">68dp</dimen>
     <!-- The margin between the status view and the notifications on Keyguard.-->
     <dimen name="keyguard_status_view_bottom_margin">20dp</dimen>
     <!-- Minimum margin between clock and status bar -->
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
index 4f3bbdbff030b..7ca8652e1b3c5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
@@ -56,21 +56,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm {
      */
     private int mUserSwitchPreferredY;
 
-    /**
-     * Whether or not there is a custom clock face on keyguard.
-     */
-    private boolean mHasCustomClock;
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not the NSSL contains any visible notifications.
-     */
-    private boolean mHasVisibleNotifs;
-
-    /**
-     * Height of notification stack: Sum of height of each notification.
-     */
-    private int mNotificationStackHeight;
-
     /**
      * Minimum top margin to avoid overlap with status bar, lock icon, or multi-user switcher
      * avatar.
@@ -87,6 +72,16 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm {
      */
     private int mContainerTopPadding;
 
+    /**
+     * Top margin of notifications introduced by presence of split shade header / status bar
+     */
+    private int mSplitShadeTopNotificationsMargin;
+
+    /**
+     * Target margin for notifications and clock from the top of the screen in split shade
+     */
+    private int mSplitShadeTargetTopMargin;
+
     /**
      * @see NotificationPanelViewController#getExpandedFraction()
      */
@@ -152,6 +147,10 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm {
     public void loadDimens(Resources res) {
         mStatusViewBottomMargin = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.keyguard_status_view_bottom_margin);
+        mSplitShadeTopNotificationsMargin =
+                res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.split_shade_header_height);
+        mSplitShadeTargetTopMargin =
+                res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.keyguard_split_shade_top_margin);
 
         mContainerTopPadding =
                 res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.keyguard_clock_top_margin);
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm {
         if (mBypassEnabled) {
             return (int) (mUnlockedStackScrollerPadding + mOverStretchAmount);
         } else if (mIsSplitShade) {
-            return clockYPosition;
+            return Math.max(0, clockYPosition - mSplitShadeTopNotificationsMargin);
         } else {
             return clockYPosition + mKeyguardStatusHeight;
         }
@@ -224,14 +223,18 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm {
         if (mBypassEnabled) {
             return mUnlockedStackScrollerPadding;
         } else if (mIsSplitShade) {
-            return mMinTopMargin;
+            return Math.max(mSplitShadeTargetTopMargin, mMinTopMargin);
         } else {
             return mMinTopMargin + mKeyguardStatusHeight;
         }
     }
 
     private int getExpandedPreferredClockY() {
-        return mMinTopMargin + mUserSwitchHeight;
+        if (mIsSplitShade) {
+            return Math.max(mSplitShadeTargetTopMargin, mMinTopMargin);
+        } else {
+            return mMinTopMargin;
+        }
     }
 
     public int getLockscreenStatusViewHeight() {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithmTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithmTest.java
index 624bedc30be9b..11826954baee9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithmTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithmTest.java
@@ -262,6 +262,34 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithmTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertThat(mClockPosition.stackScrollerPadding).isEqualTo(0);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void clockPositionedDependingOnMarginInSplitShade() {
+        when(mResources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.keyguard_split_shade_top_margin))
+                .thenReturn(400);
+        mClockPositionAlgorithm.loadDimens(mResources);
+        givenLockScreen();
+        mIsSplitShade = true;
+        // WHEN the position algorithm is run
+        positionClock();
+
+        assertThat(mClockPosition.clockY).isEqualTo(400);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void notifPaddingMakesUpToFullMarginInSplitShade() {
+        when(mResources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.keyguard_split_shade_top_margin))
+                .thenReturn(100);
+        when(mResources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.split_shade_header_height))
+                .thenReturn(70);
+        mClockPositionAlgorithm.loadDimens(mResources);
+        givenLockScreen();
+        mIsSplitShade = true;
+        // WHEN the position algorithm is run
+        positionClock();
+        // THEN the notif padding makes up lacking margin (margin - header height = 30).
+        assertThat(mClockPosition.stackScrollerPadding).isEqualTo(30);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void notifPaddingExpandedAlignedWithClockInSplitShadeMode() {
         givenLockScreen();
@@ -271,7 +299,7 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithmTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         positionClock();
         // THEN the padding DOESN'T adjust for keyguard status height.
         assertThat(mClockPosition.stackScrollerPaddingExpanded)
-                .isEqualTo(mClockPosition.clockYFullyDozing);
+                .isEqualTo(mClockPosition.clockY);
     }
 
     @Test