diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index 954a871068160..c0c39d0f54e6e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
     <!-- Whether a software navigation bar should be shown. NOTE: in the future this may be
          autodetected from the Configuration. -->
-    <bool name="config_showNavigationBar">false</bool>
+    <bool name="config_showNavigationBar">true</bool>
 
 </resources>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarView.java
index 7d6c57bbf8991..7dafb8921059b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarView.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import com.android.internal.statusbar.IStatusBarService;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 
 public class NavigationBarView extends LinearLayout {
+    final static boolean NAVBAR_ALWAYS_AT_RIGHT = true;
+
     protected IStatusBarService mBarService;
     final Display mDisplay;
     View[] mRotatedViews = new View[4];
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ public class NavigationBarView extends LinearLayout {
 
         mRotatedViews[Surface.ROTATION_90] = findViewById(R.id.rot90);
         
-        mRotatedViews[Surface.ROTATION_270] = findViewById(R.id.rot270);
+        mRotatedViews[Surface.ROTATION_270] = NAVBAR_ALWAYS_AT_RIGHT
+                                                ? findViewById(R.id.rot90)
+                                                : findViewById(R.id.rot270);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
index e66a1a26ecd9b..00de9205bdac2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
@@ -360,7 +360,9 @@ public class PhoneStatusBar extends StatusBar {
                 break;
             case Surface.ROTATION_270:
                 // device has been turned 90deg clockwise
-                lp.gravity = Gravity.LEFT | Gravity.FILL_VERTICAL;
+                lp.gravity = (NavigationBarView.NAVBAR_ALWAYS_AT_RIGHT ? Gravity.RIGHT
+                                                                       : Gravity.LEFT) 
+                             | Gravity.FILL_VERTICAL;
                 break;
             default:
                 lp.gravity = Gravity.BOTTOM | Gravity.FILL_HORIZONTAL;