diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_big_text.xml b/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_big_text.xml
index d0549cf44db2c..77a5f11e293d1 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_big_text.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_big_text.xml
@@ -43,14 +43,16 @@
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:minHeight="@dimen/notification_large_icon_height"
             android:orientation="vertical"
-           >
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            >
             <LinearLayout
                 android:id="@+id/line1"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:orientation="horizontal"
+                android:layout_gravity="top"
+                android:layout_weight="0"
                 >
                 <TextView android:id="@+id/title"
                     android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Title"
@@ -87,24 +89,29 @@
                 android:singleLine="true"
                 android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
                 android:ellipsize="marquee"
+                android:layout_weight="0"
                 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:layout_height="0dp"
                 android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="2dp"
                 android:singleLine="false"
                 android:visibility="gone"
+                android:maxLines="8"
+                android:ellipsize="end"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
                 />
         </LinearLayout>
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/actions"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:orientation="vertical"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
                 >
                 <!-- actions will be added here -->
         </LinearLayout>
@@ -116,13 +123,14 @@
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
             android:visibility="gone"
-            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
             />
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/line3"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
             >
             <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
                 android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
@@ -160,6 +168,7 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
             style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
             />
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_inbox.xml b/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_inbox.xml
index 7b63ac54f4f3d..05ec1d8f6a5b8 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_inbox.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/notification_template_inbox.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
             >
             <TextView android:id="@+id/title"
                 android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Title"
@@ -84,62 +85,69 @@
             android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
             />
         <TextView android:id="@+id/inbox_text0"
             android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="end"
             android:paddingTop="4dp"
             android:paddingBottom="4dp"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
             />
         <TextView android:id="@+id/inbox_text1"
             android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="end"
             android:paddingTop="4dp"
             android:paddingBottom="4dp"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
             />
         <TextView android:id="@+id/inbox_text2"
             android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="end"
             android:paddingTop="4dp"
             android:paddingBottom="4dp"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
             />
         <TextView android:id="@+id/inbox_text3"
             android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="end"
             android:paddingTop="4dp"
             android:paddingBottom="4dp"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
             />
         <TextView android:id="@+id/inbox_text4"
             android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="end"
             android:paddingTop="4dp"
             android:paddingBottom="4dp"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
             />
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/actions"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:orientation="vertical"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
             android:visibility="gone"
            >
           <!-- actions will be added here -->
@@ -152,13 +160,14 @@
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
             android:visibility="gone"
-            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
             />
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/line3"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
             >
             <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
                 android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
@@ -196,6 +205,7 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
             style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
             />
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 2ff0e00cf8fe2..21e5fd7529edb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@
     <!-- Height of a small notification in the status bar plus glow, padding, etc -->
     <dimen name="notification_min_height">72dp</dimen>
 
-    <!-- Height of a small notification in the status bar -->
-    <!-- TODO: change this back to 256dp once we deal with actions. -->
-    <dimen name="notification_max_height">320dp</dimen>
+    <!-- Height of a large notification in the status bar -->
+    <dimen name="notification_max_height">256dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- size at which Notification icons will be drawn in the status bar -->
     <dimen name="status_bar_icon_drawing_size">18dip</dimen>