diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index d34a8b5946f4a..aac2d1f372b06 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -345,4 +345,15 @@
      have been scrolled off-screen. -->
     <bool name="config_showNotificationShelf">true</bool>
 
+    <!-- Whether or not the notifications should always fade as they are dismissed. -->
+    <bool name="config_fadeNotificationsOnDismiss">false</bool>
+
+    <!-- Whether or not the parent of the notification row itself is being translated when swiped or
+         its children views. If true, then the contents are translated and vice versa. -->
+    <bool name="config_translateNotificationContentsOnSwipe">true</bool>
+
+    <!-- Whether or not the fade on the notification is based on the amount that it has been swiped
+         off-screen. -->
+    <bool name="config_fadeDependingOnAmountSwiped">false</bool>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index cdb5af92c0c8d..d031fe84c591d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
     <!-- Height of a small notification in the status bar-->
     <dimen name="notification_min_height">92dp</dimen>
 
+    <!-- Width of each individual notification in the notification panel. MATCH_PARENT in this
+         case means the notifications will be measured with its parent's MeasureSpec. -->
+    <dimen name="notification_child_width">@dimen/match_parent</dimen>
+
     <!-- Increased height of a small notification in the status bar -->
     <dimen name="notification_min_height_increased">132dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SwipeHelper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SwipeHelper.java
index 8c4159abf0610..36c38f372b46c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SwipeHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SwipeHelper.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -30,9 +31,7 @@ import android.view.VelocityTracker;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
-
 import com.android.systemui.classifier.FalsingManager;
-import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.NotificationMenuRowPlugin;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.NotificationMenuRowPlugin.MenuItem;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.ExpandableNotificationRow;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.FlingAnimationUtils;
@@ -88,6 +87,7 @@ public class SwipeHelper implements Gefingerpoken {
     private int mFalsingThreshold;
     private boolean mTouchAboveFalsingThreshold;
     private boolean mDisableHwLayers;
+    private boolean mFadeDependingOnAmountSwiped;
     private Context mContext;
 
     private HashMap<View, Animator> mDismissPendingMap = new HashMap<>();
@@ -98,12 +98,15 @@ public class SwipeHelper implements Gefingerpoken {
         mHandler = new Handler();
         mSwipeDirection = swipeDirection;
         mVelocityTracker = VelocityTracker.obtain();
-        mDensityScale =  context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
         mPagingTouchSlop = ViewConfiguration.get(context).getScaledPagingTouchSlop();
 
-        mLongPressTimeout = (long) (ViewConfiguration.getLongPressTimeout() * 1.5f); // extra long-press!
-        mFalsingThreshold = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
-                R.dimen.swipe_helper_falsing_threshold);
+        // Extra long-press!
+        mLongPressTimeout = (long) (ViewConfiguration.getLongPressTimeout() * 1.5f);
+
+        Resources res = context.getResources();
+        mDensityScale =  res.getDisplayMetrics().density;
+        mFalsingThreshold = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.swipe_helper_falsing_threshold);
+        mFadeDependingOnAmountSwiped = res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_fadeDependingOnAmountSwiped);
         mFalsingManager = FalsingManager.getInstance(context);
         mFlingAnimationUtils = new FlingAnimationUtils(context, getMaxEscapeAnimDuration() / 1000f);
     }
@@ -173,8 +176,7 @@ public class SwipeHelper implements Gefingerpoken {
     }
 
     protected float getSize(View v) {
-        return mSwipeDirection == X ? v.getMeasuredWidth() :
-                v.getMeasuredHeight();
+        return mSwipeDirection == X ? v.getMeasuredWidth() : v.getMeasuredHeight();
     }
 
     public void setMinSwipeProgress(float minSwipeProgress) {
@@ -192,6 +194,11 @@ public class SwipeHelper implements Gefingerpoken {
     }
 
     private float getSwipeAlpha(float progress) {
+        if (mFadeDependingOnAmountSwiped) {
+            // The more progress has been fade, the lower the alpha value so that the view fades.
+            return Math.max(1 - progress, 0);
+        }
+
         return Math.min(0, Math.max(1, progress / SWIPE_PROGRESS_FADE_END));
     }
 
@@ -204,9 +211,8 @@ public class SwipeHelper implements Gefingerpoken {
         float swipeProgress = getSwipeProgressForOffset(animView, translation);
         if (!mCallback.updateSwipeProgress(animView, dismissable, swipeProgress)) {
             if (FADE_OUT_DURING_SWIPE && dismissable) {
-                float alpha = swipeProgress;
                 if (!mDisableHwLayers) {
-                    if (alpha != 0f && alpha != 1f) {
+                    if (swipeProgress != 0f && swipeProgress != 1f) {
                         animView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
                     } else {
                         animView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_NONE, null);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ExpandableNotificationRow.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ExpandableNotificationRow.java
index dff09bda88442..7277ff90a771f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ExpandableNotificationRow.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ExpandableNotificationRow.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.drawable.AnimatedVectorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.AnimationDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
@@ -1143,9 +1144,10 @@ public class ExpandableNotificationRow extends ActivatableNotificationView
         mMaxHeadsUpHeight = getFontScaledHeight(R.dimen.notification_max_heads_up_height);
         mMaxHeadsUpHeightIncreased = getFontScaledHeight(
                 R.dimen.notification_max_heads_up_height_increased);
-        mIncreasedPaddingBetweenElements = getResources()
-                .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.notification_divider_height_increased);
-        mIconTransformContentShiftNoIcon = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
+        Resources res = getResources();
+        mIncreasedPaddingBetweenElements = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.notification_divider_height_increased);
+        mIconTransformContentShiftNoIcon = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.notification_icon_transform_content_shift);
     }
 
@@ -1199,30 +1201,39 @@ public class ExpandableNotificationRow extends ActivatableNotificationView
                 mChildrenContainer.setIsLowPriority(mIsLowPriority);
                 mChildrenContainer.setContainingNotification(ExpandableNotificationRow.this);
                 mChildrenContainer.onNotificationUpdated();
-                mTranslateableViews.add(mChildrenContainer);
+
+                if (mShouldTranslateContents) {
+                    mTranslateableViews.add(mChildrenContainer);
+                }
             }
         });
 
-        // Add the views that we translate to reveal the menu
-        mTranslateableViews = new ArrayList<View>();
-        for (int i = 0; i < getChildCount(); i++) {
-            mTranslateableViews.add(getChildAt(i));
+        if (mShouldTranslateContents) {
+            // Add the views that we translate to reveal the menu
+            mTranslateableViews = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < getChildCount(); i++) {
+                mTranslateableViews.add(getChildAt(i));
+            }
+            // Remove views that don't translate
+            mTranslateableViews.remove(mChildrenContainerStub);
+            mTranslateableViews.remove(mGutsStub);
         }
-        // Remove views that don't translate
-        mTranslateableViews.remove(mChildrenContainerStub);
-        mTranslateableViews.remove(mGutsStub);
     }
 
     public void resetTranslation() {
         if (mTranslateAnim != null) {
             mTranslateAnim.cancel();
         }
-        if (mTranslateableViews != null) {
+
+        if (!mShouldTranslateContents) {
+            setTranslationX(0);
+        } else if (mTranslateableViews != null) {
             for (int i = 0; i < mTranslateableViews.size(); i++) {
                 mTranslateableViews.get(i).setTranslationX(0);
             }
+            invalidateOutline();
         }
-        invalidateOutline();
+
         mMenuRow.resetMenu();
     }
 
@@ -1242,13 +1253,17 @@ public class ExpandableNotificationRow extends ActivatableNotificationView
             // Don't translate if guts are showing.
             return;
         }
-        // Translate the group of views
-        for (int i = 0; i < mTranslateableViews.size(); i++) {
-            if (mTranslateableViews.get(i) != null) {
-                mTranslateableViews.get(i).setTranslationX(translationX);
+        if (!mShouldTranslateContents) {
+            setTranslationX(translationX);
+        } else if (mTranslateableViews != null) {
+            // Translate the group of views
+            for (int i = 0; i < mTranslateableViews.size(); i++) {
+                if (mTranslateableViews.get(i) != null) {
+                    mTranslateableViews.get(i).setTranslationX(translationX);
+                }
             }
+            invalidateOutline();
         }
-        invalidateOutline();
         if (mMenuRow.getMenuView() != null) {
             mMenuRow.onTranslationUpdate(translationX);
         }
@@ -1256,10 +1271,15 @@ public class ExpandableNotificationRow extends ActivatableNotificationView
 
     @Override
     public float getTranslation() {
+        if (mShouldTranslateContents) {
+            return getTranslationX();
+        }
+
         if (mTranslateableViews != null && mTranslateableViews.size() > 0) {
             // All of the views in the list should have same translation, just use first one.
             return mTranslateableViews.get(0).getTranslationX();
         }
+
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ExpandableOutlineView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ExpandableOutlineView.java
index 91abc8779274c..553c478959815 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ExpandableOutlineView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ExpandableOutlineView.java
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 package com.android.systemui.statusbar;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Outline;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewOutlineProvider;
+import com.android.systemui.R;
 
 /**
  * Like {@link ExpandableView}, but setting an outline for the height and clipping.
@@ -33,10 +35,16 @@ public abstract class ExpandableOutlineView extends ExpandableView {
     private boolean mCustomOutline;
     private float mOutlineAlpha = -1f;
 
-    ViewOutlineProvider mProvider = new ViewOutlineProvider() {
+    /**
+     * {@code true} if the children views of the {@link ExpandableOutlineView} are translated when
+     * it is moved. Otherwise, the translation is set on the {@code ExpandableOutlineView} itself.
+     */
+    protected boolean mShouldTranslateContents;
+
+    private final ViewOutlineProvider mProvider = new ViewOutlineProvider() {
         @Override
         public void getOutline(View view, Outline outline) {
-            int translation = (int) getTranslation();
+            int translation = mShouldTranslateContents ? 0 : (int) getTranslation();
             if (!mCustomOutline) {
                 outline.setRect(translation,
                         mClipTopAmount,
@@ -52,6 +60,9 @@ public abstract class ExpandableOutlineView extends ExpandableView {
     public ExpandableOutlineView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
         setOutlineProvider(mProvider);
+        Resources res = getResources();
+        mShouldTranslateContents =
+                res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_translateNotificationContentsOnSwipe);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationMediaTemplateViewWrapper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationMediaTemplateViewWrapper.java
index ef5a25ca52620..a2f488c7d7ed7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationMediaTemplateViewWrapper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationMediaTemplateViewWrapper.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.service.notification.StatusBarNotification;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.ExpandableNotificationRow;
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 391d96b487e48..771e02a4c428c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
     private int mTopPadding;
     private int mBottomInset = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * The width of each child View in this layout. A value of -1 or
+     * {@link android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams#MATCH_PARENT} will make it so that the children
+     * match this View's width.
+     */
+    private int mChildWidth;
+
     /**
      * The algorithm which calculates the properties for our children
      */
@@ -205,6 +212,7 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
     protected DismissView mDismissView;
     protected EmptyShadeView mEmptyShadeView;
     private boolean mDismissAllInProgress;
+    private boolean mFadeNotificationsOnDismiss;
 
     /**
      * Was the scroller scrolled to the top when the down motion was observed?
@@ -391,6 +399,7 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
         mBgColor = context.getColor(R.color.notification_shade_background_color);
         int minHeight = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.notification_min_height);
         int maxHeight = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.notification_max_height);
+        mChildWidth = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.notification_child_width);
         mExpandHelper = new ExpandHelper(getContext(), this,
                 minHeight, maxHeight);
         mExpandHelper.setEventSource(this);
@@ -402,6 +411,8 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
         mFalsingManager = FalsingManager.getInstance(context);
         mShouldDrawNotificationBackground =
                 res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_drawNotificationBackground);
+        mFadeNotificationsOnDismiss =
+                res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_fadeNotificationsOnDismiss);
 
         updateWillNotDraw();
         if (DEBUG) {
@@ -536,11 +547,18 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
     @Override
     protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
         super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
+
+        // If the children want to match the parent's width, then simply pass this View's width
+        // MeasureSpec. It should contain the width to measure at.
+        int childWidthSpec = mChildWidth == LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
+                ? widthMeasureSpec
+                : MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(mChildWidth, MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);
+
         // We need to measure all children even the GONE ones, such that the heights are calculated
         // correctly as they are used to calculate how many we can fit on the screen.
         final int size = getChildCount();
         for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-            measureChild(getChildAt(i), widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
+            measureChild(getChildAt(i), childWidthSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
         }
     }
 
@@ -964,7 +982,8 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
             mScrimController.setTopHeadsUpDragAmount(animView,
                     Math.min(Math.abs(swipeProgress / 2f - 1.0f), 1.0f));
         }
-        return true; // Don't fade out the notification
+        // Returning true prevents alpha fading.
+        return !mFadeNotificationsOnDismiss;
     }
 
     @Override