diff --git a/android/BOINC/res/layout/status_layout.xml b/android/BOINC/res/layout/status_layout.xml
index 93b040d37a..175cde9620 100644
--- a/android/BOINC/res/layout/status_layout.xml
+++ b/android/BOINC/res/layout/status_layout.xml
@@ -59,17 +59,13 @@
     
     </LinearLayout>
     
-    <LinearLayout 
+    <RelativeLayout 
         android:id="@+id/slideshow_wrapper"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="fill_parent"
         android:visibility="gone"
         android:padding="10dp"
     	android:orientation="vertical">
-	    <Gallery 
-	        android:id="@+id/gallery"
-        	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        	android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
             
         <ImageView
 	        android:id="@+id/image_view"
@@ -77,18 +73,26 @@
 	        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 	        android:contentDescription="@string/status_image_description"
 	        android:scaleType="fitCenter"
-	        android:padding="20dp"
-	        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
+	        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+	        android:paddingBottom="135dp"
 	        android:adjustViewBounds="true"/>
 	    
 	    <TextView 
             android:id="@+id/image_description"
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_above="@+id/gallery"
             android:gravity="center_horizontal"
-            android:layout_marginTop="10dp"/>  
+            android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
+	        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"/>  
+            
+	    <Gallery 
+	        android:id="@+id/gallery"
+        	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+        	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        	android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"/>
 
-    </LinearLayout>
+    </RelativeLayout>
     
 
 
diff --git a/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/StatusActivity.java b/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/StatusActivity.java
index 79f7209d78..085f8ae961 100644
--- a/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/StatusActivity.java
+++ b/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/StatusActivity.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class StatusActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{
 	private Integer suspendReason = -1;
 	
 	//slide show
-    private LinearLayout slideshowWrapper;
+    private RelativeLayout slideshowWrapper;
 
 	private BroadcastReceiver mClientStatusChangeRec = new BroadcastReceiver() {
 		@Override
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class StatusActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{
 				TextView statusHeader = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.status_header);
 				ImageView statusImage = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.status_image);
 				TextView statusDescriptor = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.status_long);
-				slideshowWrapper = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.slideshow_wrapper);
+				slideshowWrapper = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.slideshow_wrapper);
 				
 				// adapt to specific computing status
 				switch(status.computingStatus) {