diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/FloatingChildLayout.java b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/FloatingChildLayout.java
index 5358aca..f1a0fe1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/FloatingChildLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/FloatingChildLayout.java
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
         mChild.setDuplicateParentStateEnabled(true);
 
         // this will be expanded in showChild()
-        mChild.setScaleX(0.0f);
-        mChild.setScaleY(0.0f);
+        mChild.setScaleX(0.5f);
+        mChild.setScaleY(0.5f);
         mChild.setAlpha(0.0f);
     }