diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index b581f99eef754..0a996dfaec9b0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
         private RemoteViews makeBigContentView() {
             if (mActions.size() == 0) return null;
 
-            return applyStandardTemplateWithActions(R.layout.notification_template_base);
+            return applyStandardTemplateWithActions(R.layout.notification_template_big_base);
         }
 
         private RemoteViews generateActionButton(Action action) {
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_big_base.xml b/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_big_base.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5de584df624db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_big_base.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:internal="http://schemas.android.com/apk/prv/res/android"
+    android:background="@android:drawable/notification_bg"
+    android:id="@+id/status_bar_latest_event_content"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    internal:layout_minHeight="65dp"
+    internal:layout_maxHeight="unbounded"
+    >
+    <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_width="@dimen/notification_large_icon_width"
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/notification_large_icon_height"
+        android:background="@android:drawable/notify_panel_notification_icon_bg_tile"
+        android:scaleType="center"
+        />
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="fill_vertical"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_large_icon_width"
+        android:minHeight="@dimen/notification_large_icon_height"
+        android:orientation="vertical"
+        android:paddingLeft="12dp"
+        android:paddingRight="12dp"
+        android:paddingTop="4dp"
+        android:paddingBottom="4dp"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        >
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:id="@+id/line1"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            >
+            <TextView android:id="@+id/title"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Title"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:singleLine="true"
+                android:ellipsize="marquee"
+                android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                />
+            <ViewStub android:id="@+id/time"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:layout_weight="0"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                android:layout="@layout/notification_template_part_time"
+                />
+            <ViewStub android:id="@+id/chronometer"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:layout_weight="0"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                android:layout="@layout/notification_template_part_chronometer"
+                />
+        </LinearLayout>
+        <TextView android:id="@+id/text2"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Line2"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="-2dp"
+            android:layout_marginBottom="-2dp"
+            android:singleLine="true"
+            android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
+            android:ellipsize="marquee"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            />
+        <TextView android:id="@+id/big_text"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:singleLine="false"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            />
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:id="@+id/line3"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            >
+            <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:singleLine="true"
+                android:ellipsize="marquee"
+                android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
+                />
+            <TextView android:id="@+id/info"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Info"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:layout_weight="0"
+                android:singleLine="true"
+                android:gravity="center"
+                android:paddingLeft="8dp"
+                />
+            <ImageView android:id="@+id/right_icon"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:layout_weight="0"
+                android:scaleType="center"
+                android:paddingLeft="8dp"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                android:drawableAlpha="180"
+                />
+        </LinearLayout>
+        <ProgressBar
+            android:id="@android:id/progress"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
+            />
+        <LinearLayout
+        	android:id="@+id/actions"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+	        >
+	        <!-- actions will be added here -->
+        </LinearLayout>
+    </LinearLayout>
+</FrameLayout>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 05150fd528b4a..1a631efb0ff21 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_action" />
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_intruder_content" />
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_template_base" />
+  <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_template_big_base" />
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_template_big_picture" />
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_template_big_text" />
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_template_part_time" />