diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index f60bdd14b856d..a192f37237ca4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
     <!-- The amount to scale each of the status bar icons by. A value of 1 means no scaling. -->
     <item name="status_bar_icon_scale_factor" format="float" type="dimen">1.0</item>
 
+    <!-- max height of a notification such that the content can still fade out when closing -->
+    <dimen name="max_notification_fadeout_height">100dp</dimen>
+
     <!-- Height of a small notification in the status bar-->
     <dimen name="notification_min_height">92dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
index da3fcf7f2a7ff..d3ab392d56447 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
     private boolean mExpandingFromHeadsUp;
     private boolean mCollapsedOnDown;
     private int mPositionMinSideMargin;
+    private int mMaxFadeoutHeight;
     private int mLastOrientation = -1;
     private boolean mClosingWithAlphaFadeOut;
     private boolean mHeadsUpAnimatingAway;
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
                 R.dimen.qs_falsing_threshold);
         mPositionMinSideMargin = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.notification_panel_min_side_margin);
+        mMaxFadeoutHeight = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.max_notification_fadeout_height);
     }
 
     public void updateResources() {
@@ -552,7 +555,9 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
     protected void flingToHeight(float vel, boolean expand, float target,
             float collapseSpeedUpFactor, boolean expandBecauseOfFalsing) {
         mHeadsUpTouchHelper.notifyFling(!expand);
-        setClosingWithAlphaFadeout(!expand && getFadeoutAlpha() == 1.0f);
+        setClosingWithAlphaFadeout(!expand
+                && mNotificationStackScroller.getFirstChildIntrinsicHeight() <= mMaxFadeoutHeight
+                && getFadeoutAlpha() == 1.0f);
         super.flingToHeight(vel, expand, target, collapseSpeedUpFactor, expandBecauseOfFalsing);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
index 20ec0de6c2b33..bb0a5dcbdcbf8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
      */
     private float getExpandTranslationStart() {
         int startPosition = mTrackingHeadsUp || mHeadsUpManager.hasPinnedHeadsUp()
-                ? 0 : -getFirstChildMinHeight();
+                ? 0 : -getFirstChildIntrinsicHeight();
         return startPosition - mTopPadding;
     }
 
@@ -2140,17 +2140,17 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
     }
 
     public int getLayoutMinHeight() {
-        int firstChildMinHeight = getFirstChildMinHeight();
+        int firstChildMinHeight = getFirstChildIntrinsicHeight();
         return Math.min(firstChildMinHeight + mBottomStackPeekSize + mBottomStackSlowDownHeight,
                 mMaxLayoutHeight - mTopPadding);
     }
 
-    private int getFirstChildMinHeight() {
+    public int getFirstChildIntrinsicHeight() {
         final ExpandableView firstChild = getFirstChildNotGone();
         int firstChildMinHeight = firstChild != null
                 ? firstChild.getIntrinsicHeight()
                 : mEmptyShadeView != null
-                        ? mEmptyShadeView.getMinHeight()
+                        ? mEmptyShadeView.getIntrinsicHeight()
                         : mCollapsedSize;
         if (mOwnScrollY > 0) {
             firstChildMinHeight = Math.max(firstChildMinHeight - mOwnScrollY, mCollapsedSize);