diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml
index 0ab921f4d555f..5132e57e2786f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
                 android:id="@+id/status_bar_start_side_content"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|start"
                 android:clipChildren="false">
 
                 <include layout="@layout/heads_up_status_bar_layout" />
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@
                     <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock
                         android:id="@+id/clock"
                         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                        android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_system_icons_height"
+                        android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
                         android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock"
                         android:singleLine="true"
                         android:paddingStart="@dimen/status_bar_left_clock_starting_padding"
@@ -146,7 +148,10 @@
                     android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/status_bar_user_chip_end_margin"
                     layout="@layout/status_bar_user_chip_container" />
 
-                <include layout="@layout/system_icons" />
+                <include layout="@layout/system_icons"
+                     android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                     android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_system_icons_height" />
             </com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout>
         </FrameLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index de8287e5e8cbf..3d4e8cd567f54 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@
     <dimen name="navigation_edge_cancelled_arrow_height">0dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="navigation_edge_cancelled_edge_corners">6dp</dimen>
 
+    <!-- Height of the system icons container view in the status bar -->
+    <dimen name="status_bar_system_icons_height">@dimen/status_bar_icon_size_sp</dimen>
+
     <!-- New sp height of notification icons in the status bar -->
     <dimen name="status_bar_icon_size_sp">@*android:dimen/status_bar_icon_size_sp</dimen>
     <!-- Original dp height of notification icons in the status bar -->
@@ -343,8 +346,8 @@
     <dimen name="status_bar_icons_padding_start">11dp</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="status_bar_icons_padding_end">0dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="status_bar_icons_padding_bottom">8dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="status_bar_icons_padding_top">8dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="status_bar_icons_padding_bottom">0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="status_bar_icons_padding_top">0dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- gap on either side of status bar notification icons -->
     <dimen name="status_bar_icon_horizontal_margin">0sp</dimen>