diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/AnimatableClockController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/AnimatableClockController.java
index fc7bed208f777..3c4c1b6dc2d12 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/AnimatableClockController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/AnimatableClockController.java
@@ -169,6 +169,18 @@ public class AnimatableClockController extends ViewController<AnimatableClockVie
         mStatusBarStateController.removeCallback(mStatusBarStateListener);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the number of pixels below the baseline. For fonts that support languages such as
+     * Burmese, this space can be significant.
+     */
+    public float getBottom() {
+        if (mView.getPaint() != null && mView.getPaint().getFontMetrics() != null) {
+            return mView.getPaint().getFontMetrics().bottom;
+        }
+
+        return 0f;
+    }
+
     /** Animate the clock appearance */
     public void animateAppear() {
         if (!mIsDozing) mView.animateAppearOnLockscreen();
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
index d2541ae50d778..fcac6813ae7a9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
 
     private void updateClockLayout() {
         int largeClockTopMargin = getContext().getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
-                R.dimen.keyguard_large_clock_top_margin);
-
+                R.dimen.keyguard_large_clock_top_margin)
+                - (int) mLargeClockViewController.getBottom();
         RelativeLayout.LayoutParams lp = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT,
                 MATCH_PARENT);
         lp.topMargin = largeClockTopMargin;