diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/TextViewTransformState.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/TextViewTransformState.java
index 20dbc4a31b8ae..6fe5756ea9f8f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/TextViewTransformState.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/TextViewTransformState.java
@@ -47,12 +47,16 @@ public class TextViewTransformState extends TransformState {
                 int ownEllipsized = getEllipsisCount();
                 int otherEllipsized = otherTvs.getEllipsisCount();
                 return ownEllipsized == otherEllipsized
-                        && mText.getHeight() == otherTvs.mText.getHeight();
+                        && getInnerHeight(mText) == getInnerHeight(otherTvs.mText);
             }
         }
         return super.sameAs(otherState);
     }
 
+    private int getInnerHeight(TextView text) {
+        return text.getHeight() - text.getPaddingTop() - text.getPaddingBottom();
+    }
+
     private int getEllipsisCount() {
         Layout l = mText.getLayout();
         if (l != null) {