diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/layout/fragment_directory.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/layout/fragment_directory.xml
index f9bbccb578092..dd126ee626c80 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/layout/fragment_directory.xml
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/layout/fragment_directory.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <ProgressBar
         android:id="@+id/progressbar"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/progress_bar_height"
         android:indeterminate="true"
         style="@style/TrimmedHorizontalProgressBar"
         android:visibility="gone"/>
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 060871d526d07..8799785287fd0 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     <dimen name="root_icon_size">24dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="root_icon_margin">0dp</dimen>
 
+    <dimen name="progress_bar_height">4dp</dimen>
+
     <dimen name="grid_width">152dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="grid_height">176dp</dimen>