diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index e60613f9a2..1bcd41297a 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-subdir-java-files)
 
 LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := Launcher2
 LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := platform
-LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := shared
+# LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := shared
 
 LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES := Launcher
 
diff --git a/res/drawable-hdpi/livewallpaper_placeholder.png b/res/drawable-hdpi/livewallpaper_placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3743489db9
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/drawable-hdpi/livewallpaper_placeholder.png differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-mdpi/livewallpaper_placeholder.png b/res/drawable-mdpi/livewallpaper_placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d3456c616
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/drawable-mdpi/livewallpaper_placeholder.png differ
diff --git a/res/layout/live_wallpaper_content.xml b/res/layout/live_wallpaper_content.xml
index ea3041e322..4dc6dbca81 100644
--- a/res/layout/live_wallpaper_content.xml
+++ b/res/layout/live_wallpaper_content.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <Gallery android:id="@+id/gallery"
         android:gravity="fill"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="160dip" />
+        android:layout_height="120dip" />
         
     <LinearLayout
         android:orientation="horizontal"
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/LiveWallpaperPickActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/LiveWallpaperPickActivity.java
index fc61af8402..b8d8d54515 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/LiveWallpaperPickActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/LiveWallpaperPickActivity.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ import android.service.wallpaper.WallpaperService;
 import android.service.wallpaper.WallpaperSettingsActivity;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -228,7 +231,15 @@ public class LiveWallpaperPickActivity
         int listSize = list.size();
         DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
         getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
+
+        Drawable galleryIcon = this.getResources().getDrawable(
+            R.drawable.livewallpaper_placeholder);
+        int galleryIconW = galleryIcon.getIntrinsicWidth();
+        int galleryIconH = galleryIcon.getIntrinsicHeight();
         
+        Paint pt = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG|Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
+        pt.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.CENTER);
+
         for (int i = 0; i < listSize; i++) {
             ResolveInfo resolveInfo = list.get(i);
             ComponentInfo ci = resolveInfo.serviceInfo;
@@ -252,25 +263,24 @@ public class LiveWallpaperPickActivity
 
             Drawable thumb = winfo.loadThumbnail(mPackageManager);
             if (null == thumb) {
-                // TODO dsandler: replace with pretty placeholder
+                final int thumbWidth = (int)(180 * metrics.density);
+                final int thumbHeight = (int)(160 * metrics.density);
                 Bitmap thumbBit = Bitmap.createBitmap(
-                    (int)(240 * metrics.density),
-                    (int)(240 * metrics.density),
+                    thumbWidth, thumbHeight, 
                     Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
-                android.graphics.Canvas can = new android.graphics.Canvas(thumbBit);
-                android.graphics.Paint pt = new android.graphics.Paint(android.graphics.Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG|android.graphics.Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
-                pt.setARGB(255, 0, 0, 255);
+                Canvas can = new Canvas(thumbBit);
+                pt.setARGB(204,102,102,102);
                 can.drawPaint(pt);
+
+                galleryIcon.setBounds(0,0,thumbWidth,thumbHeight);
+                ((BitmapDrawable)galleryIcon).setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+                galleryIcon.draw(can);
+
                 pt.setARGB(255, 255, 255, 255);
-                pt.setTextSize(12 * metrics.density);
-                can.drawText(className,
-                    (int)(12 * metrics.density), 
-                    (int)(thumbBit.getHeight()-12 * metrics.density),
-                    pt);
-                pt.setTextSize(100 * metrics.density);
-                can.drawText(String.format("#%d", i), 
-                    (int)(thumbBit.getWidth()*0.3),
-                    (int)(thumbBit.getHeight()*0.5),
+                pt.setTextSize(20 * metrics.density);
+                can.drawText(className.substring(className.lastIndexOf('.')+1),
+                    (int)(thumbWidth*0.5),
+                    (int)(thumbHeight-22*metrics.density),
                     pt);
                 thumb = new BitmapDrawable(thumbBit);
             }