diff --git a/res/values/attrs.xml b/res/values/attrs.xml
index 4d14cb2..1993c06 100644
--- a/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -227,6 +227,13 @@
         <!-- defaults to iconTextSize, if not specified -->
         <attr name="allAppsIconTextSize" format="float" />
 
+        <!-- defaults to borderSpaceDps, if not specified -->
+        <attr name="hotseatBorderSpace" format="float" />
+        <!-- defaults to hotseatBorderSpace, if not specified -->
+        <attr name="hotseatBorderSpaceTwoPanelLandscape" format="float" />
+        <!-- defaults to hotseatBorderSpace, if not specified -->
+        <attr name="hotseatBorderSpaceTwoPanelPortrait" format="float" />
+
         <attr name="iconImageSize" format="float" />
         <!-- defaults to iconImageSize, if not specified -->
         <attr name="iconSizeLandscape" format="float" />
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
index 4a7dbd8..d1d1d40 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
     public final int hotseatBarSidePaddingStartPx;
     public final int hotseatBarSidePaddingEndPx;
     public final int hotseatQsbHeight;
+    public final int hotseatBorderSpace;
 
     public final float qsbBottomMarginOriginalPx;
     public int qsbBottomMarginPx;
@@ -349,8 +350,9 @@
         hotseatBarSidePaddingStartPx = isVerticalBarLayout() ? workspacePageIndicatorHeight : 0;
         hotseatExtraVerticalSize =
                 res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dynamic_grid_hotseat_extra_vertical_size);
+        hotseatBorderSpace = pxFromDp(inv.hotseatBorderSpaces[mTypeIndex], mMetrics);
         updateHotseatIconSize(
-                pxFromDp(inv.iconSize[InvariantDeviceProfile.INDEX_DEFAULT], mMetrics, 1f));
+                pxFromDp(inv.iconSize[InvariantDeviceProfile.INDEX_DEFAULT], mMetrics));
 
         qsbBottomMarginOriginalPx = isScalableGrid
                 ? res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.scalable_grid_qsb_bottom_margin)
@@ -895,14 +897,10 @@
             int hotseatTopDiff = hotseatHeight - taskbarOffset;
 
             int endOffset = ApiWrapper.getHotseatEndOffset(context);
-            int requiredWidth = iconSizePx * numShownHotseatIcons;
+            int requiredWidth = iconSizePx * numShownHotseatIcons
+                    + hotseatBorderSpace * (numShownHotseatIcons - 1);
 
-            Resources res = context.getResources();
-            float taskbarIconSize = res.getDimension(R.dimen.taskbar_icon_size);
-            float taskbarIconSpacing = 2 * res.getDimension(R.dimen.taskbar_icon_spacing);
-            int maxSize = (int) (requiredWidth
-                    * (taskbarIconSize + taskbarIconSpacing) / taskbarIconSize);
-            int hotseatSize = Math.min(maxSize, availableWidthPx - endOffset);
+            int hotseatSize = Math.min(requiredWidth, availableWidthPx - endOffset);
             int sideSpacing = (availableWidthPx - hotseatSize) / 2;
             mHotseatPadding.set(sideSpacing, hotseatTopDiff, sideSpacing, taskbarOffset);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
index 41f050c..b675ed5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 
     public PointF[] borderSpaces;
     public float folderBorderSpace;
+    public float[] hotseatBorderSpaces;
 
     public float[] horizontalMargin;
 
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@
         numShownHotseatIcons = closestProfile.numHotseatIcons;
         numDatabaseHotseatIcons = deviceType == TYPE_MULTI_DISPLAY
                 ? closestProfile.numDatabaseHotseatIcons : closestProfile.numHotseatIcons;
+        hotseatBorderSpaces = displayOption.hotseatBorderSpaces;
 
         numAllAppsColumns = closestProfile.numAllAppsColumns;
         numDatabaseAllAppsColumns = deviceType == TYPE_MULTI_DISPLAY
@@ -756,6 +758,7 @@
         private float folderBorderSpace;
         private final PointF[] borderSpaces = new PointF[COUNT_SIZES];
         private final float[] horizontalMargin = new float[COUNT_SIZES];
+        private final float[] hotseatBorderSpaces = new float[COUNT_SIZES];
 
         private final float[] iconSizes = new float[COUNT_SIZES];
         private final float[] textSizes = new float[COUNT_SIZES];
@@ -864,6 +867,17 @@
                     R.styleable.ProfileDisplayOption_horizontalMarginTwoPanelPortrait,
                     horizontalMargin[INDEX_DEFAULT]);
 
+            hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_DEFAULT] = a.getFloat(
+                    R.styleable.ProfileDisplayOption_hotseatBorderSpace, borderSpace);
+            hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_LANDSCAPE] = hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_DEFAULT];
+            hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_ALL_APPS] = hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_DEFAULT];
+            hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_TWO_PANEL_LANDSCAPE] = a.getFloat(
+                    R.styleable.ProfileDisplayOption_hotseatBorderSpaceTwoPanelLandscape,
+                    hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_DEFAULT]);
+            hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_TWO_PANEL_PORTRAIT] = a.getFloat(
+                    R.styleable.ProfileDisplayOption_hotseatBorderSpaceTwoPanelPortrait,
+                    hotseatBorderSpaces[INDEX_DEFAULT]);
+
             a.recycle();
         }
 
@@ -893,6 +907,7 @@
                 minCellSize[i].x *= w;
                 minCellSize[i].y *= w;
                 horizontalMargin[i] *= w;
+                hotseatBorderSpaces[i] *= w;
             }
 
             folderBorderSpace *= w;
@@ -909,6 +924,7 @@
                 minCellSize[i].x += p.minCellSize[i].x;
                 minCellSize[i].y += p.minCellSize[i].y;
                 horizontalMargin[i] += p.horizontalMargin[i];
+                hotseatBorderSpaces[i] += p.hotseatBorderSpaces[i];
             }
 
             folderBorderSpace += p.folderBorderSpace;