diff --git a/v7/recyclerview/src/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.java b/v7/recyclerview/src/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.java
index cd318e8..20f8ae7 100644
--- a/v7/recyclerview/src/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.java
+++ b/v7/recyclerview/src/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.java
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@
     private static final int[]  NESTED_SCROLLING_ATTRS
             = {16843830 /* android.R.attr.nestedScrollingEnabled */};
 
+    private static final int[] CLIP_TO_PADDING_ATTR = {android.R.attr.clipToPadding};
+
     /**
      * On Kitkat and JB MR2, there is a bug which prevents DisplayList from being invalidated if
      * a View is two levels deep(wrt to ViewHolder.itemView). DisplayList can be invalidated by
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@
      * Prior to L, there is no way to query this variable which is why we override the setter and
      * track it here.
      */
-    private boolean mClipToPadding = true;
+    private boolean mClipToPadding;
 
     /**
      * Note: this Runnable is only ever posted if:
@@ -479,6 +481,13 @@
 
     public RecyclerView(Context context, @Nullable AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyle);
+        if (attrs != null) {
+            TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, CLIP_TO_PADDING_ATTR, defStyle, 0);
+            mClipToPadding = a.getBoolean(0, true);
+            a.recycle();
+        } else {
+            mClipToPadding = true;
+        }
         setScrollContainer(true);
         setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
         final int version = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
diff --git a/v7/recyclerview/tests/res/layout/inflation_test.xml b/v7/recyclerview/tests/res/layout/inflation_test.xml
index 91d900f..b34a1a3 100644
--- a/v7/recyclerview/tests/res/layout/inflation_test.xml
+++ b/v7/recyclerview/tests/res/layout/inflation_test.xml
@@ -15,69 +15,92 @@
   -->
 
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
+              xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+              android:orientation="vertical"
+              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+              android:layout_height="fill_parent">
 
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp"
-        app:layoutManager="GridLayoutManager"
-        android:orientation="horizontal"
-        app:spanCount="3"
-        app:reverseLayout="true" />
+            android:id="@+id/clipToPaddingNo"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            app:layoutManager="LinearLayoutManager"
+            android:clipToPadding="false"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"/>
 
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/recyclerView2"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp"
-        app:layoutManager=".CustomLayoutManager"
-        android:orientation="vertical"
-        app:stackFromEnd="true" />
+            android:id="@+id/clipToPaddingUndefined"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            app:layoutManager="LinearLayoutManager"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"/>
 
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/recyclerView3"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp"
-        app:layoutManager=".CustomLayoutManager$LayoutManager" />
+            android:id="@+id/clipToPaddingYes"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            app:layoutManager="LinearLayoutManager"
+            android:clipToPadding="true"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"/>
+
+    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
+            android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"
+            app:layoutManager="GridLayoutManager"
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            app:spanCount="3"
+            app:reverseLayout="true"/>
+
+    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
+            android:id="@+id/recyclerView2"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"
+            app:layoutManager=".CustomLayoutManager"
+            android:orientation="vertical"
+            app:stackFromEnd="true"/>
+
+    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
+            android:id="@+id/recyclerView3"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"
+            app:layoutManager=".CustomLayoutManager$LayoutManager"/>
 
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
             android:id="@+id/recyclerView4"
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="100dp"
-            app:layoutManager=".PrivateLayoutManager" />
+            app:layoutManager=".PrivateLayoutManager"/>
 
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/recyclerView5"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp" />
+            android:id="@+id/recyclerView5"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"/>
 
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/recyclerView6"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp"
-        android:nestedScrollingEnabled="false" />
+            android:id="@+id/recyclerView6"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"
+            android:nestedScrollingEnabled="false"/>
 
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/focusability_undefined"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp"/>
+            android:id="@+id/focusability_undefined"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"/>
 
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/focusability_after"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp"
-        android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"/>
+            android:id="@+id/focusability_after"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"
+            android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"/>
+
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/focusability_before"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp"
-        android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants"/>
+            android:id="@+id/focusability_before"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"
+            android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants"/>
+
     <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/focusability_block"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="100dp"
-        android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"/>
+            android:id="@+id/focusability_block"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="100dp"
+            android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"/>
+
 </LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v7/recyclerview/tests/src/android/support/v7/widget/test/RecyclerViewTest.java b/v7/recyclerview/tests/src/android/support/v7/widget/test/RecyclerViewTest.java
index ee9e380..934936b 100644
--- a/v7/recyclerview/tests/src/android/support/v7/widget/test/RecyclerViewTest.java
+++ b/v7/recyclerview/tests/src/android/support/v7/widget/test/RecyclerViewTest.java
@@ -72,7 +72,15 @@
     public void inflation() throws Throwable {
         setContentView(R.layout.inflation_test);
         getInstrumentation().waitForIdleSync();
-        RecyclerView view = (RecyclerView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);
+        RecyclerView view;
+        view = (RecyclerView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.clipToPaddingUndefined);
+        assertTrue(view.getLayoutManager().getClipToPadding());
+        view = (RecyclerView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.clipToPaddingYes);
+        assertTrue(view.getLayoutManager().getClipToPadding());
+        view = (RecyclerView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.clipToPaddingNo);
+        assertFalse(view.getLayoutManager().getClipToPadding());
+
+        view = (RecyclerView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);
         RecyclerView.LayoutManager layoutManager = view.getLayoutManager();
         assertNotNull("LayoutManager not created.", layoutManager);
         assertEquals("Incorrect LayoutManager created",