diff --git a/samples/Support7Demos/res/layout/activity_card_view.xml b/samples/Support7Demos/res/layout/activity_card_view.xml
index f88daf7f4..cfd307142 100644
--- a/samples/Support7Demos/res/layout/activity_card_view.xml
+++ b/samples/Support7Demos/res/layout/activity_card_view.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         <TextView
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                 android:id="@+id/radius_label"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
                 android:text="@string/card_view_radius"/>
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                 android:id="@+id/width_label"
                 android:text="@string/card_view_width"
                 android:layout_below="@id/radius_label"
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                 android:id="@+id/height_label"
                 android:text="@string/card_view_height"
                 android:layout_below="@id/width_label"
@@ -69,16 +72,98 @@
                 android:layout_toRightOf="@id/height_label"
                 android:layout_alignTop="@id/height_label"/>
 
-    </RelativeLayout>
-    <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
-            android:id="@+id/card_view"
-            android:layout_gravity="center"
-            android:layout_width="200dp"
-            android:layout_height="200dp"
-            card_view:cardCornerRadius="4dp">
         <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/info_text"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+                android:id="@+id/elevation_label"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+                android:text="@string/card_view_elevation"
+                android:layout_below="@id/height_label"
+                android:layout_alignRight="@id/height_label"/>
+        <SeekBar
+                android:id="@+id/elevation_seek_bar"
+                android:max="50"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="match_parent" />
-    </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/elevation_label"
+                android:layout_alignTop="@id/elevation_label"/>
+
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+                android:id="@+id/max_elevation_label"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+                android:text="@string/card_view_max_elevation"
+                android:layout_below="@id/elevation_label"
+                android:layout_alignRight="@id/elevation_label"/>
+        <SeekBar
+                android:id="@+id/max_elevation_seek_bar"
+                android:max="60"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/max_elevation_label"
+                android:layout_alignTop="@id/max_elevation_label"/>
+
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+                android:id="@+id/alpha_label"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+                android:text="@string/card_view_alpha"
+                android:layout_below="@id/max_elevation_label"
+                android:layout_alignRight="@id/max_elevation_label"/>
+        <SeekBar
+                android:id="@+id/alpha_seek_bar"
+                android:max="255"
+                android:progress="255"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/alpha_label"
+                android:layout_alignTop="@id/alpha_label"/>
+
+        <RadioGroup
+                android:id="@+id/select_target_radio"
+                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:orientation="horizontal"
+                android:layout_below="@id/alpha_seek_bar">
+            <RadioButton
+                    android:id="@+id/resize_card_view"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+                    android:text="@string/card_view_resize_card_view"
+                    android:checked="true"/>
+            <RadioButton
+                    android:id="@+id/resize_content"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+                    android:text="@string/card_view_resize_content"/>
+        </RadioGroup>
+
+    </RelativeLayout>
+    <RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+        <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
+                android:id="@+id/card_view"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                card_view:cardElevation="10dp">
+            <TextView
+                    android:id="@+id/info_text"
+                    android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+        </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
+        <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                  android:text="@string/card_view_sample_text"
+                  android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/card_view"
+                android:layout_alignTop="@id/card_view"/>
+    </RelativeLayout>
+
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/strings.xml b/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/strings.xml
index 3ae6be735..8530f00ff 100644
--- a/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
     <string name="card_view_radius">Radius</string>
     <string name="card_view_width">Width</string>
     <string name="card_view_height">Height</string>
+    <string name="card_view_elevation">Elevation</string>
+    <string name="card_view_max_elevation">Max Elevation</string>
+    <string name="card_view_alpha">Alpha</string>
+    <string name="card_view_sample_text">Sample text on right</string>
+    <string name="card_view_resize_card_view">Resize CardView</string>
+    <string name="card_view_resize_content">Resize Content</string>
 
     <string name="palette">Palette</string>
     <string name="palette_all_colors">Full color palette</string>
diff --git a/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/view/CardViewActivity.java b/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/view/CardViewActivity.java
index e680aaa2c..ba4f0cb1d 100644
--- a/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/view/CardViewActivity.java
+++ b/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/view/CardViewActivity.java
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ package com.example.android.supportv7.view;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
+import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
 import android.support.v7.widget.CardView;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.RadioGroup;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import com.example.android.supportv7.R;
@@ -37,6 +39,14 @@ public class CardViewActivity extends Activity {
 
     SeekBar mHeightSeekBar;
 
+    SeekBar mElevationSeekBar;
+
+    SeekBar mMaxElevationSeekBar;
+
+    SeekBar mAlphaSeekBar;
+
+    boolean mResizeCardView = true;
+
     private SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener mOnSeekBarChangedListener
             = new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
         @Override
@@ -56,13 +66,41 @@ public class CardViewActivity extends Activity {
     };
 
     private void update() {
-        mCardView.setRadius(mCornerRadiusSeekBar.getProgress());
-        LinearLayout.LayoutParams lp = (LinearLayout.LayoutParams) mCardView.getLayoutParams();
+        mElevationSeekBar.setMax(mMaxElevationSeekBar.getProgress());
+        if (mCornerRadiusSeekBar.getProgress() != mCardView.getRadius()) {
+            mCardView.setRadius(mCornerRadiusSeekBar.getProgress());
+        }
+        if (mElevationSeekBar.getProgress() != mCardView.getCardElevation()) {
+            mCardView.setCardElevation(mElevationSeekBar.getProgress());
+        }
+        if (mMaxElevationSeekBar.getProgress() != mCardView.getMaxCardElevation()) {
+            mCardView.setMaxCardElevation(mMaxElevationSeekBar.getProgress());
+        }
+        ViewCompat.setAlpha(mCardView, mAlphaSeekBar.getProgress() / 255f);
+        ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp;
+        if (mResizeCardView) {
+            lp = setViewBounds(mCardView);
+        } else {
+            lp = setViewBounds(mInfoText);
+        }
+        mInfoText.setText("radius: " + mCornerRadiusSeekBar.getProgress()
+                +", alpha: " + mAlphaSeekBar.getProgress()
+                + "\n w: " + lp.width + "\nh: " + lp.height
+                + "\nelevation: " + mCardView.getCardElevation() + " of "
+                + mCardView.getMaxCardElevation());
+    }
+
+    private ViewGroup.LayoutParams setViewBounds(View view) {
+        ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp = view.getLayoutParams();
+        boolean changed = lp.width != mWidthSeekBar.getProgress()
+                || lp.height != mHeightSeekBar.getProgress();
+        if (!changed) {
+            return lp;
+        }
         lp.width = mWidthSeekBar.getProgress();
         lp.height = mHeightSeekBar.getProgress();
-        mCardView.setLayoutParams(lp);
-        mInfoText.setText("radius : " + mCornerRadiusSeekBar.getProgress()
-                + "\n w:" + lp.width + "\nh:" + lp.height);
+        view.setLayoutParams(lp);
+        return lp;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -84,6 +122,27 @@ public class CardViewActivity extends Activity {
         mHeightSeekBar.setProgress(mCardView.getLayoutParams().height);
         mHeightSeekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(mOnSeekBarChangedListener);
 
+        mElevationSeekBar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.elevation_seek_bar);
+        mElevationSeekBar.setProgress((int) mCardView.getCardElevation());
+        mElevationSeekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(mOnSeekBarChangedListener);
+
+        mMaxElevationSeekBar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.max_elevation_seek_bar);
+        mMaxElevationSeekBar.setProgress((int) mCardView.getMaxCardElevation());
+        mMaxElevationSeekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(mOnSeekBarChangedListener);
+
+        mAlphaSeekBar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.alpha_seek_bar);
+        mAlphaSeekBar.setProgress((int) ViewCompat.getAlpha(mCardView) * 255);
+        mAlphaSeekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(mOnSeekBarChangedListener);
+
+        RadioGroup rb = (RadioGroup) findViewById(R.id.select_target_radio);
+        rb.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new RadioGroup.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onCheckedChanged(RadioGroup group, int checkedId) {
+                mResizeCardView = checkedId == R.id.resize_card_view;
+                update();
+            }
+        });
+
         update();
         new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
             @Override