diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/NotificationPeekPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/NotificationPeekPanel.java
index 744f6675b92c0..8b682403fb297 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/NotificationPeekPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/NotificationPeekPanel.java
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ package com.android.systemui.statusbar.tablet;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Slog;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 
 public class NotificationPeekPanel extends RelativeLayout implements StatusBarPanel {
+    TabletStatusBar mBar;
+
     public NotificationPeekPanel(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         this(context, attrs, 0);
     }
@@ -39,5 +43,16 @@ public class NotificationPeekPanel extends RelativeLayout implements StatusBarPa
         return x >= l && x < r && y >= t && y < b;
     }
 
+    public void setBar(TabletStatusBar bar) {
+        mBar = bar;
+    }
+
+    // We don't really want to intercept the touch event, but we *do* want to reset the fade timer
+    // in case the user is interacting with some custom controls or something.
+    @Override
+    public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        mBar.resetNotificationPeekFadeTimer();
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
index 45571055f8152..58c4d5a92bdc4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ public class TabletStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
         // Notification preview window
         mNotificationPeekWindow = (NotificationPeekPanel) View.inflate(context,
                 R.layout.status_bar_notification_peek, null);
+        mNotificationPeekWindow.setBar(this);
+
         mNotificationPeekRow = (ViewGroup) mNotificationPeekWindow.findViewById(R.id.content);
         mNotificationPeekWindow.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         mNotificationPeekWindow.setOnTouchListener(
@@ -1211,10 +1213,20 @@ public class TabletStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
         }
     }
 
-    private class NotificationIconTouchListener implements View.OnTouchListener {
-        final static int NOTIFICATION_PEEK_HOLD_THRESH = 200; // ms
-        final static int NOTIFICATION_PEEK_FADE_DELAY = 5000; // ms
+    final static int NOTIFICATION_PEEK_HOLD_THRESH = 200; // ms
+    final static int NOTIFICATION_PEEK_FADE_DELAY = 3000; // ms
 
+    public void resetNotificationPeekFadeTimer() {
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Slog.d(TAG, "setting peek fade timer for " + NOTIFICATION_PEEK_FADE_DELAY
+                + "ms from now");
+        }
+        mHandler.removeMessages(MSG_CLOSE_NOTIFICATION_PEEK);
+        mHandler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(MSG_CLOSE_NOTIFICATION_PEEK,
+                NOTIFICATION_PEEK_FADE_DELAY);
+    }
+
+    private class NotificationIconTouchListener implements View.OnTouchListener {
         VelocityTracker mVT;
         int mPeekIndex;
         float mInitialTouchX, mInitialTouchY;
@@ -1303,8 +1315,7 @@ public class TabletStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
                     }
 
                     if (peeking) {
-                        mHandler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(MSG_CLOSE_NOTIFICATION_PEEK,
-                                NOTIFICATION_PEEK_FADE_DELAY);
+                        resetNotificationPeekFadeTimer();
                     }
 
                     mVT.recycle();