diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 019ea3c463ed4..950a4aa0b6f44 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ package android {
     field public static final int listPreferredItemHeight = 16842829; // 0x101004d
     field public static final int listPreferredItemHeightLarge = 16843668; // 0x1010394
     field public static final int listPreferredItemHeightSmall = 16843669; // 0x1010395
+    field public static final int listPreferredItemPaddingLeft = 16843697; // 0x10103b1
+    field public static final int listPreferredItemPaddingRight = 16843698; // 0x10103b2
     field public static final int listSelector = 16843003; // 0x10100fb
     field public static final int listSeparatorTextViewStyle = 16843272; // 0x1010208
     field public static final int listViewStyle = 16842868; // 0x1010074
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/activity_list_item.xml b/core/res/res/layout/activity_list_item.xml
index 7022fe1858e3d..572caf0206043 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/activity_list_item.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/activity_list_item.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
-        android:paddingLeft="6dip" />
+        android:paddingLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft" />
 </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/activity_list_item_2.xml b/core/res/res/layout/activity_list_item_2.xml
index 3b84c733e4502..a58ebfce7810d 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/activity_list_item_2.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/activity_list_item_2.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
-    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
+    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:drawablePadding="14dip"
     android:paddingLeft="16dip"
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/resolve_list_item.xml b/core/res/res/layout/resolve_list_item.xml
index 66e3b8a62e249..c0404be5e003a 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/resolve_list_item.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/resolve_list_item.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
     android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:paddingLeft="10dip"
-    android:paddingRight="15dip">
+    android:paddingLeft="16dip"
+    android:paddingRight="16dip">
 
     <!-- Activity icon when presenting dialog -->
     <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon"
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
         <!-- Activity name -->
         <TextView android:id="@android:id/text1"
-            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
+            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:maxLines="2"
-            android:paddingLeft="10dip" />
+            android:paddingLeft="16dip" />
         <!-- Extended activity info to distinguish between duplicate activity names -->
         <TextView android:id="@android:id/text2"
-            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
+            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:maxLines="2"
-            android:paddingLeft="10dip" />
+            android:paddingLeft="16dip" />
     </LinearLayout>
 </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_1.xml b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_1.xml
index 252e006a307f9..c5e3efc7e80a2 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_1.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_1.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     android:id="@android:id/text1"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItem"
+    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
-    android:paddingLeft="8dip"
-    android:paddingRight="8dip"
-    android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
+    android:paddingLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft"
+    android:paddingRight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingRight"
+    android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeightSmall"
 />
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_2.xml b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_2.xml
index 9b6c62a707fed..936987687e38d 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_2.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_2.xml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 	<TextView android:id="@android:id/text1"
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="8dip"
-        android:layout_marginTop="8dip"
+    android:layout_marginLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft"
+    android:layout_marginTop="8dip"
 		android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItem"
 	/>
 		
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_below="@android:id/text1"
-        android:layout_alignLeft="@android:id/text1"
+    android:layout_alignLeft="@android:id/text1"
 		android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
 	/>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_activated_1.xml b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_activated_1.xml
index d60f93b46a86e..a5fb5d1f667a7 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_activated_1.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_activated_1.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
     android:id="@android:id/text1"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItem"
+    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
+    android:paddingLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft"
+    android:paddingRight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingRight"
     android:background="?android:attr/activatedBackgroundIndicator"
-    android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
+    android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeightSmall"
 />
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_activated_2.xml b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_activated_2.xml
index 5be5c92205473..8746f6f860396 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_activated_2.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_activated_2.xml
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
     <TextView android:id="@android:id/text1"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="8dip"
-        android:layout_marginTop="8dip"
-        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft"
+        android:layout_marginTop="6dip"
+        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItem"
     />
 
     <TextView android:id="@android:id/text2"
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_checked.xml b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_checked.xml
index 79d3a18464e1e..c9153f850c2b3 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_checked.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_checked.xml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 <CheckedTextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:id="@android:id/text1"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
-    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItem"
+    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeightSmall"
+    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:checkMark="?android:attr/textCheckMark"
-    android:paddingLeft="8dip"
-    android:paddingRight="8dip"
+    android:paddingLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft"
+    android:paddingRight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingRight"
 />
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_single_choice.xml b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_single_choice.xml
index ac4a4a8cfa350..4a6cefadd1b07 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_single_choice.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/simple_list_item_single_choice.xml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 <CheckedTextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:id="@android:id/text1"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
-    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItem"
+    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeightSmall"
+    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:checkMark="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorSingle"
-    android:paddingLeft="8dip"
-    android:paddingRight="8dip"
+    android:paddingLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft"
+    android:paddingRight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingRight"
 />
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/simple_spinner_item.xml b/core/res/res/layout/simple_spinner_item.xml
index 77929eee8f9bf..61dc02527f69d 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/simple_spinner_item.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/simple_spinner_item.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 -->
 <TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" 
     android:id="@android:id/text1"
-	style="?android:attr/spinnerItemStyle"
+    style="?android:attr/spinnerItemStyle"
     android:singleLine="true"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index bc14adebbed00..525b03ae9ac30 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@
         <!-- The list item height for search results. @hide -->
         <attr name="searchResultListItemHeight" format="dimension" />
 
+        <!-- The preferred padding along the left edge of list items. -->
+        <attr name="listPreferredItemPaddingLeft" format="dimension" />
+        <!-- The preferred padding along the right edge of list items. -->
+        <attr name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight" format="dimension" />
+
         <!-- The preferred TextAppearance for the primary text of list items. -->
         <attr name="textAppearanceListItem" format="reference" />
         <!-- The preferred TextAppearance for the primary text of small list items. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index bc2b907c89cf8..50dee12eeb40f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -1798,6 +1798,14 @@
   <public type="attr" name="textAppearanceListItem" />
   <public type="attr" name="textAppearanceListItemSmall" />
 
+  <public type="attr" name="targetDescriptions" />
+  <public type="attr" name="directionDescriptions" />
+
+  <public type="attr" name="overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype" />
+
+  <public type="attr" name="listPreferredItemPaddingLeft" />
+  <public type="attr" name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight" />
+
   <public type="style" name="TextAppearance.SuggestionHighlight" />
 
   <public type="style" name="Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar" />
@@ -2007,8 +2015,4 @@
   <public type="color" name="holo_purple" />
   <public type="color" name="holo_blue_bright" />
 
-  <public type="attr" name="targetDescriptions" />
-  <public type="attr" name="directionDescriptions" />
-
-  <public type="attr" name="overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype" />
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/themes.xml b/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
index cc7900610e343..dae808ae3469b 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ please see themes_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="dropdownListPreferredItemHeight">?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight</item>
         <item name="textAppearanceListItem">?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge</item>
         <item name="textAppearanceListItemSmall">?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge</item>
+        <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingLeft">6dip</item>
+        <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight">6dip</item>
 
         <!-- @hide -->
         <item name="searchResultListItemHeight">58dip</item>
@@ -924,6 +926,8 @@ please see themes_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="listPreferredItemHeightLarge">80dip</item>
         <item name="dropdownListPreferredItemHeight">?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeightSmall</item>
         <item name="textAppearanceListItemSmall">?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium</item>
+        <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingLeft">8dip</item>
+        <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight">8dip</item>
 
         <!-- @hide -->
         <item name="searchResultListItemHeight">58dip</item>
@@ -1229,6 +1233,8 @@ please see themes_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="listPreferredItemHeightLarge">80dip</item>
         <item name="dropdownListPreferredItemHeight">?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeightSmall</item>
         <item name="textAppearanceListItemSmall">?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium</item>
+        <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingLeft">8dip</item>
+        <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight">8dip</item>
 
         <!-- @hide -->
         <item name="searchResultListItemHeight">58dip</item>