diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitch.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitch.java
index 8f14cd858f1ef..f81f0b9ca2c34 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitch.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitch.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitch extends RelativeLayout {
     private int[] mColorPalette;
 
     private int mClockSwitchYAmount;
+    @VisibleForTesting boolean mChildrenAreLaidOut = false;
 
     public KeyguardClockSwitch(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
@@ -284,11 +286,31 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitch extends RelativeLayout {
         if (mDisplayedClockSize != null && clockSize == mDisplayedClockSize) {
             return false;
         }
-        animateClockChange(clockSize == LARGE);
-        mDisplayedClockSize = clockSize;
+
+        // let's make sure clock is changed only after all views were laid out so we can
+        // translate them properly
+        if (mChildrenAreLaidOut) {
+            animateClockChange(clockSize == LARGE);
+            mDisplayedClockSize = clockSize;
+        } else {
+            getViewTreeObserver().addOnPreDrawListener(new OnPreDrawListener() {
+                @Override
+                public boolean onPreDraw() {
+                    switchToClock(clockSize);
+                    getViewTreeObserver().removeOnPreDrawListener(this);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            });
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
+        super.onLayout(changed, l, t, r, b);
+        mChildrenAreLaidOut = true;
+    }
+
     public Paint getPaint() {
         return mClockView.getPaint();
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchTest.java
index ce02b83394225..e4336fe07dbb9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchTest.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         mLargeClockFrame = mKeyguardClockSwitch.findViewById(R.id.lockscreen_clock_view_large);
         mLargeClockView = mKeyguardClockSwitch.findViewById(R.id.animatable_clock_view_large);
         mBigClock = new TextClock(getContext());
+        mKeyguardClockSwitch.mChildrenAreLaidOut = true;
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
     }