diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/layout/keyguard_status_area.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/layout/keyguard_status_area.xml
index db03ed20311ce..dfa4bf922c8f7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/layout/keyguard_status_area.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/layout/keyguard_status_area.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     android:clipToPadding="false"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_centerHorizontal="true">
-    <com.android.systemui.statusbar.AlphaOptimizedTextView
+    <view class="com.android.keyguard.KeyguardSliceView$TitleView"
               android:id="@+id/title"
               android:layout_width="match_parent"
               android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceView.java
index f066e3401752e..f5abd0631892a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceView.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.Dependency;
 import com.android.systemui.Interpolators;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.KeyguardSliceProvider;
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.AlphaOptimizedTextView;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ConfigurationController;
 import com.android.systemui.tuner.TunerService;
 import com.android.systemui.util.wakelock.KeepAwakeAnimationListener;
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ public class KeyguardSliceView extends LinearLayout implements View.OnClickListe
      * @param charSequence Original text.
      * @return Optimal string.
      */
-    private CharSequence findBestLineBreak(CharSequence charSequence) {
+    private static CharSequence findBestLineBreak(CharSequence charSequence) {
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(charSequence)) {
             return charSequence;
         }
@@ -370,27 +371,6 @@ public class KeyguardSliceView extends LinearLayout implements View.OnClickListe
         mIconSize = mContext.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.widget_icon_size);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
-        super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
-
-        // Find best ellipsis strategy for the title.
-        // Done on onMeasure since TextView#getLayout needs a measure pass to calculate its bounds.
-        Layout layout = mTitle.getLayout();
-        if (layout != null) {
-            final int lineCount = layout.getLineCount();
-            if (lineCount > 0) {
-                if (layout.getEllipsisCount(lineCount - 1) == 0) {
-                    CharSequence title = mTitle.getText();
-                    CharSequence bestLineBreak = findBestLineBreak(title);
-                    if (!TextUtils.equals(title, bestLineBreak)) {
-                        mTitle.setText(bestLineBreak);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     public void refresh() {
         Slice slice = SliceManager.getInstance(getContext()).bindSlice(mKeyguardSliceUri);
         onChanged(slice);
@@ -553,6 +533,46 @@ public class KeyguardSliceView extends LinearLayout implements View.OnClickListe
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A text view that will split its contents in 2 lines when possible.
+     */
+    static class TitleView extends AlphaOptimizedTextView {
+
+        public TitleView(Context context) {
+            super(context);
+        }
+
+        public TitleView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+            super(context, attrs);
+        }
+
+        public TitleView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
+            super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
+        }
+
+        public TitleView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr,
+                int defStyleRes) {
+            super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
+            super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
+
+            Layout layout = getLayout();
+            int lineCount = layout.getLineCount();
+            boolean ellipsizing = layout.getEllipsisCount(lineCount - 1) != 0;
+            if (lineCount > 0 && !ellipsizing) {
+                CharSequence title = getText();
+                CharSequence bestLineBreak = findBestLineBreak(title);
+                if (!TextUtils.equals(title, bestLineBreak)) {
+                    setText(bestLineBreak);
+                    super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private class SliceViewTransitionListener implements LayoutTransition.TransitionListener {
         @Override
         public void startTransition(LayoutTransition transition, ViewGroup container, View view,