diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/navigation_bar.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/navigation_bar.xml
index bb80098c6cc35..8fbab74413307 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/navigation_bar.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/navigation_bar.xml
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@
                 />
         </LinearLayout>
 
-        <View android:id="@+id/deadzone"
+        <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DeadZone
+            android:id="@+id/deadzone"
             android:layout_height="@dimen/navigation_bar_deadzone_size"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_gravity="top"
-            android:clickable="true"
             />
     </FrameLayout>
 
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@
                 />
         </LinearLayout>
 
-        <View android:id="@+id/deadzone"
+        <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DeadZone
+            android:id="@+id/deadzone"
             android:layout_width="@dimen/navigation_bar_deadzone_size"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_gravity="left"
-            android:clickable="true"
             />
     </FrameLayout>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/DeadZone.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/DeadZone.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..19fbe9636c0d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/DeadZone.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.systemui.R;
+
+public class DeadZone extends View {
+    public DeadZone(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        this(context, attrs, 0);
+    }
+
+    public DeadZone(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
+        super(context, attrs);
+    }
+
+    // I made you a touch event
+    @Override
+    public boolean onTouchEvent (MotionEvent event) {
+        return true; // but I eated it
+    }
+}
+