diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/FooterView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/FooterView.java
index 0b6d7594ce504..7d035a78450a3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/FooterView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/FooterView.java
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ public class FooterView extends StackScrollerDecorView {
     private FooterViewButton mClearAllButton;
     private FooterViewButton mManageButton;
     private boolean mShowHistory;
+    // String cache, for performance reasons.
+    // Reading them from a Resources object can be quite slow sometimes.
+    private String mManageNotificationText;
+    private String mManageNotificationHistoryText;
 
     public FooterView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ public class FooterView extends StackScrollerDecorView {
         super.onFinishInflate();
         mClearAllButton = (FooterViewButton) findSecondaryView();
         mManageButton = findViewById(R.id.manage_text);
+        updateResources();
+        updateText();
     }
 
     public void setManageButtonClickListener(OnClickListener listener) {
@@ -86,15 +92,20 @@ public class FooterView extends StackScrollerDecorView {
     }
 
     public void showHistory(boolean showHistory) {
+        if (mShowHistory == showHistory) {
+            return;
+        }
         mShowHistory = showHistory;
+        updateText();
+    }
+
+    private void updateText() {
         if (mShowHistory) {
-            mManageButton.setText(R.string.manage_notifications_history_text);
-            mManageButton.setContentDescription(
-                    mContext.getString(R.string.manage_notifications_history_text));
+            mManageButton.setText(mManageNotificationHistoryText);
+            mManageButton.setContentDescription(mManageNotificationHistoryText);
         } else {
-            mManageButton.setText(R.string.manage_notifications_text);
-            mManageButton.setContentDescription(
-                    mContext.getString(R.string.manage_notifications_text));
+            mManageButton.setText(mManageNotificationText);
+            mManageButton.setContentDescription(mManageNotificationText);
         }
     }
 
@@ -109,7 +120,8 @@ public class FooterView extends StackScrollerDecorView {
         mClearAllButton.setText(R.string.clear_all_notifications_text);
         mClearAllButton.setContentDescription(
                 mContext.getString(R.string.accessibility_clear_all));
-        showHistory(mShowHistory);
+        updateResources();
+        updateText();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -124,6 +136,12 @@ public class FooterView extends StackScrollerDecorView {
         mManageButton.setTextColor(textColor);
     }
 
+    private void updateResources() {
+        mManageNotificationText = getContext().getString(R.string.manage_notifications_text);
+        mManageNotificationHistoryText = getContext()
+                .getString(R.string.manage_notifications_history_text);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ExpandableViewState createExpandableViewState() {
         return new FooterViewState();