diff --git a/res/values-land/dimens.xml b/res/values-land/dimens.xml
index 652a61ca0a..422240c939 100644
--- a/res/values-land/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values-land/dimens.xml
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@
     <dimen name="drop_target_button_drawable_vertical_padding">2dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="drop_target_top_margin">6dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="drop_target_bottom_margin">6dp</dimen>
+
+    <!-- Workspace grid visualization parameters -->
+    <dimen name="grid_visualization_horizontal_cell_spacing">24dp</dimen>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/values-sw600dp/dimens.xml b/res/values-sw600dp/dimens.xml
index 27b13d7694..602dd6d05e 100644
--- a/res/values-sw600dp/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values-sw600dp/dimens.xml
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@
     <dimen name="drop_target_button_drawable_horizontal_padding">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="drop_target_button_drawable_vertical_padding">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="dynamic_grid_drop_target_size">56dp</dimen>
+
+<!-- Workspace grid visualization parameters -->
+    <dimen name="grid_visualization_horizontal_cell_spacing">6dp</dimen>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index 9a410704a5..e5e2217e26 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -381,8 +381,9 @@
 
 
 <!-- Workspace grid visualization parameters -->
-    <dimen name="grid_visualization_rounding_radius">22dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="grid_visualization_cell_spacing">6dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="grid_visualization_rounding_radius">28dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="grid_visualization_horizontal_cell_spacing">6dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="grid_visualization_vertical_cell_spacing">6dp</dimen>
 
 <!-- Search results related parameters -->
     <dimen name="search_row_icon_size">48dp</dimen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index d235180314..f7133c49dd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
     private boolean mVisualizeDropLocation = true;
     private RectF mVisualizeGridRect = new RectF();
     private Paint mVisualizeGridPaint = new Paint();
-    private int mGridVisualizationPadding;
+    private int mGridVisualizationPaddingX;
+    private int mGridVisualizationPaddingY;
     private int mGridVisualizationRoundingRadius;
     private float mGridAlpha = 0f;
     private int mGridColor = 0;
@@ -260,8 +261,10 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
         mBackground.setAlpha(0);
 
         mGridColor = Themes.getAttrColor(getContext(), R.attr.workspaceAccentColor);
-        mGridVisualizationPadding =
-                res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.grid_visualization_cell_spacing);
+        mGridVisualizationPaddingX = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.grid_visualization_horizontal_cell_spacing);
+        mGridVisualizationPaddingY = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.grid_visualization_vertical_cell_spacing);
         mGridVisualizationRoundingRadius =
                 res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.grid_visualization_rounding_radius);
         mReorderPreviewAnimationMagnitude = (REORDER_PREVIEW_MAGNITUDE * deviceProfile.iconSizePx);
@@ -591,8 +594,8 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
 
     protected void visualizeGrid(Canvas canvas) {
         DeviceProfile dp = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
-        int paddingX = (int) Math.min((mCellWidth - dp.iconSizePx) / 2, mGridVisualizationPadding);
-        int paddingY = (int) Math.min((mCellHeight - dp.iconSizePx) / 2, mGridVisualizationPadding);
+        int paddingX = Math.min((mCellWidth - dp.iconSizePx) / 2, mGridVisualizationPaddingX);
+        int paddingY = Math.min((mCellHeight - dp.iconSizePx) / 2, mGridVisualizationPaddingY);
         mVisualizeGridRect.set(paddingX, paddingY,
                 mCellWidth - paddingX,
                 mCellHeight - paddingY);