diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconView.java
index 25ae5c2..db9afd6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconView.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import android.graphics.ColorMatrixColorFilter;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
@@ -83,8 +84,15 @@
     public static final int STATE_DOT = 1;
     public static final int STATE_HIDDEN = 2;
 
-    /** Maximum allowed width or height for an icon drawable */
-    private static final int MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = 500;
+    /**
+     * Maximum allowed byte count for an icon bitmap
+     * @see android.graphics.RecordingCanvas.MAX_BITMAP_SIZE
+     */
+    private static final int MAX_BITMAP_SIZE = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100 MB
+    /**
+     * Maximum allowed width or height for an icon drawable, if we can't get byte count
+     */
+    private static final int MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = 5000;
 
     private static final String TAG = "StatusBarIconView";
     private static final Property<StatusBarIconView, Float> ICON_APPEAR_AMOUNT
@@ -382,9 +390,18 @@
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (drawable.getIntrinsicWidth() > MAX_IMAGE_SIZE
+        if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable && ((BitmapDrawable) drawable).getBitmap() != null) {
+            // If it's a bitmap we can check the size directly
+            int byteCount = ((BitmapDrawable) drawable).getBitmap().getByteCount();
+            if (byteCount > MAX_BITMAP_SIZE) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Drawable is too large (" + byteCount + " bytes) " + mIcon);
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else if (drawable.getIntrinsicWidth() > MAX_IMAGE_SIZE
                 || drawable.getIntrinsicHeight() > MAX_IMAGE_SIZE) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Drawable is too large " + mIcon);
+            // Otherwise, check dimensions
+            Log.w(TAG, "Drawable is too large (" + drawable.getIntrinsicWidth() + "x"
+                    + drawable.getIntrinsicHeight() + ") " + mIcon);
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconViewTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconViewTest.java
index daa805a..edafa65 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconViewTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconViewTest.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testGiantImageNotAllowed() {
-        Bitmap largeBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(1000, 1000, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+        Bitmap largeBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(6000, 6000, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
         Icon icon = Icon.createWithBitmap(largeBitmap);
         StatusBarIcon largeIcon = new StatusBarIcon(UserHandle.ALL, "mockPackage",
                 icon, 0, 0, "");