diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/combined_qs_header.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/combined_qs_header.xml
index 665c6127e06de..f3a6bbeaaf0e0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/combined_qs_header.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/combined_qs_header.xml
@@ -121,10 +121,12 @@ frame when animating QS <-> QQS transition
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/shade_header_system_icons"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        app:layout_constraintHeight_min="@dimen/large_screen_shade_header_min_height"
-        android:layout_height="@dimen/large_screen_shade_header_min_height"
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/shade_header_system_icons_height"
         android:clickable="true"
         android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:paddingStart="@dimen/shade_header_system_icons_padding_start"
+        android:paddingEnd="@dimen/shade_header_system_icons_padding_end"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/privacy_container"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/clock">
@@ -132,13 +134,13 @@ frame when animating QS <-> QQS transition
         <com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusIconContainer
             android:id="@+id/statusIcons"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:paddingEnd="@dimen/signal_cluster_battery_padding" />
 
         <com.android.systemui.battery.BatteryMeterView
             android:id="@+id/batteryRemainingIcon"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             app:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.QS.Status" />
     </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw600dp/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw600dp/dimens.xml
index 65a08b9a3726e..2b1d9d6c2f10b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw600dp/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw600dp/dimens.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
     <dimen name="large_dialog_width">472dp</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="large_screen_shade_header_height">42dp</dimen>
+    <!-- start padding is smaller to account for status icon margins coming from drawable itself -->
+    <dimen name="shade_header_system_icons_padding_start">11dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="shade_header_system_icons_padding_end">12dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- Lockscreen shade transition values -->
     <dimen name="lockscreen_shade_transition_by_tap_distance">200dp</dimen>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw720dp/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw720dp/dimens.xml
index 28f98f4821fa0..de913ace8fda3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw720dp/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values-sw720dp/dimens.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 
     <dimen name="large_screen_shade_header_height">56dp</dimen>
 
+    <!-- it's a bit smaller on 720dp to account for status_bar_icon_horizontal_margin -->
+    <dimen name="shade_header_system_icons_padding_start">10dp</dimen>
+
     <!-- Biometric Auth pattern view size, better to align keyguard_security_width -->
     <dimen name="biometric_auth_pattern_view_size">348dp</dimen>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 1f9de7a5c4d49..9aef9edbe7b42 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@
     <dimen name="large_screen_shade_header_height">48dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="large_screen_shade_header_min_height">@dimen/qs_header_row_min_height</dimen>
     <dimen name="large_screen_shade_header_left_padding">@dimen/qs_horizontal_margin</dimen>
+    <dimen name="shade_header_system_icons_height">@dimen/large_screen_shade_header_min_height</dimen>
+    <dimen name="shade_header_system_icons_height_large_screen">32dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="shade_header_system_icons_padding_start">0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="shade_header_system_icons_padding_end">0dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- The top margin of the panel that holds the list of notifications.
          On phones it's always 0dp but it's overridden in Car UI
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/large_screen_shade_header.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/large_screen_shade_header.xml
index 39f4c81b6dbe2..cb2c3a19a6d5c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/large_screen_shade_header.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/large_screen_shade_header.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <Constraint android:id="@+id/shade_header_system_icons">
         <Layout
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/large_screen_shade_header_min_height"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/shade_header_system_icons_height_large_screen"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/privacy_container"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ShadeHeaderController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ShadeHeaderController.kt
index 8789a8b3b7f4d..4ac5cd8b18a7a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ShadeHeaderController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ShadeHeaderController.kt
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ constructor(
     private val date: TextView = header.findViewById(R.id.date)
     private val iconContainer: StatusIconContainer = header.findViewById(R.id.statusIcons)
     private val mShadeCarrierGroup: ShadeCarrierGroup = header.findViewById(R.id.carrier_group)
+    private val systemIcons: View = header.findViewById(R.id.shade_header_system_icons)
 
     private var roundedCorners = 0
     private var cutout: DisplayCutout? = null
@@ -254,6 +255,14 @@ constructor(
                     header.paddingRight,
                     header.paddingBottom
                 )
+                systemIcons.setPaddingRelative(
+                    resources.getDimensionPixelSize(
+                        R.dimen.shade_header_system_icons_padding_start
+                    ),
+                    systemIcons.paddingTop,
+                    resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.shade_header_system_icons_padding_end),
+                    systemIcons.paddingBottom
+                )
             }
 
             override fun onDensityOrFontScaleChanged() {