diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFragmentHelper.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFragmentHelper.java
index 9c0ed1400..43ad8eef8 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFragmentHelper.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFragmentHelper.java
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 
 import com.commonsware.cwac.tlv.TouchListView.DropListener;
@@ -176,11 +179,29 @@ public class SubtasksFragmentHelper {
             return (ViewHolder)((View)v.getParent()).getTag();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public View newView(Context context, Cursor cursor, ViewGroup parent) {
+            View view = super.newView(context, cursor, parent);
+            view.getLayoutParams().height = Math.round(45 * metrics.density);
+
+            ViewHolder vh = (ViewHolder) view.getTag();
+
+            MarginLayoutParams rowParams = (MarginLayoutParams) vh.rowBody.getLayoutParams();
+            rowParams.topMargin = rowParams.bottomMargin = 0;
+
+            ViewGroup.LayoutParams pictureParams = vh.picture.getLayoutParams();
+            pictureParams.width = pictureParams.height = Math.round(38 * metrics.density);
+
+            pictureParams = vh.pictureBorder.getLayoutParams();
+            pictureParams.width = pictureParams.height = Math.round(38 * metrics.density);
+
+            return view;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public synchronized void setFieldContentsAndVisibility(View view) {
             super.setFieldContentsAndVisibility(view);
 
-            view.getLayoutParams().height = Math.round(45 * metrics.density);
             ViewHolder vh = (ViewHolder) view.getTag();
             int indent = vh.task.getValue(SubtasksMetadata.INDENT);
             vh.rowBody.setPadding(Math.round(indent * 20 * metrics.density), 0, 0, 0);