diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
index fb5c310c2..e1e9865ab 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
@@ -368,26 +368,23 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 
 		int uiSize = SPDSettings.interfaceSize();
 
-		//TODO make top bar transparent and add 1px of top status and menu bar to it?
-
-		//most cutouts supported by the game are small
-		// but some are more 'medium' can can be supported with a little UI offsetting
-		float mediumCutoutOffset = 0;
+		//Some more medium sized display cutouts can obstruct the buff bar, so we limit the length
+		// of the 1st row in some cases
+		float buffBarTopRowMaxWidth = 50; //default max width
 		if (largeInsetTop != insets.top){
 			//most notably iOS's Dynamic island, which must exist in this case
 			if (DeviceCompat.isiOS()){
-				//TODO we should handle this logic in platformSupport, not hardcode it here
-				mediumCutoutOffset = 7;
+				//TODO bad to hardcode this atm, need to change this so platformsupport returns cutout dimensions
+				buffBarTopRowMaxWidth = 15;
 			} else if (DeviceCompat.isAndroid()) {
 				//some android hole punches can also be big too
 				RectF cutout = Game.platform.getDisplayCutout().scale(1f / defaultZoom);
 				//if the cutout is positioned to obstruct the buff bar
-				//TODO could buff bar just be squished in some cases here?
 				if (cutout.left < 80
 						&& cutout.top < 10
 						&& cutout.right > 32
-						&& cutout.bottom > 11) {
-					mediumCutoutOffset = (int) Math.floor(cutout.bottom - 11);
+						&& cutout.bottom > 12) {
+					buffBarTopRowMaxWidth = cutout.left - 32; //subtract starting position
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -404,7 +401,7 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 
 		status = new StatusPane( SPDSettings.interfaceSize() > 0 );
 		status.camera = uiCamera;
-		StatusPane.cutoutOffset = mediumCutoutOffset;
+		StatusPane.buffBarTopRowMaxWidth = buffBarTopRowMaxWidth;
 		status.setRect(insets.left, uiSize > 0 ? uiCamera.height-39-insets.bottom : screentop, uiCamera.width - insets.left - insets.right, 0 );
 		add(status);
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ui/BuffIndicator.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ui/BuffIndicator.java
index 23c665784..6f44e9de0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ui/BuffIndicator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ui/BuffIndicator.java
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ public class BuffIndicator extends Component {
 	private Char ch;
 
 	private boolean large = false;
+
+	public float firstRowWidth = -1;
 	
 	public BuffIndicator( Char ch, boolean large ) {
 		super();
@@ -225,32 +227,63 @@ public class BuffIndicator extends Component {
 				buffButtons.put( buff, icon );
 			}
 		}
+
+		//TODO several aspects of the layout code have been a bit hackily changed to support 2 rows
+		// should clean this up
 		
 		//layout
+		int row = 0;
 		int pos = 0;
 		float lastIconLeft = 0;
+		int total = 0;
 		for (BuffButton icon : buffButtons.values()){
+			if (total >= 14){ //buff bar supports a max of 14 buffs at once
+				icon.visible = false;
+				continue;
+			}
+			icon.visible = true;
+
+			icon.topOffset = (row > 0 && !large) ? -1 : 0;
 			icon.updateIcon();
 			//button areas are slightly oversized, especially on small buttons
-			icon.setRect(x + pos * (size + 1), y, size + 1, size + (large ? 0 : 5));
+			icon.setRect(x + pos * (size + 1), y + row*(size+1)-icon.topOffset, size + 1, size + (large ? 0 : 5));
 			PixelScene.align(icon);
 			pos++;
 
-			icon.visible = icon.left() <= right();
 			lastIconLeft = icon.left();
+
+			if ((row+1)*(size+1) <= height
+					&& (pos * (size + 1) > width || (row == 0 && firstRowWidth != -1 && pos * (size + 1) > firstRowWidth))){
+				row++;
+				pos = 0;
+			}
+			total++;
 		}
 
 		buffsHidden = false;
 		//squish buff icons together if there isn't enough room
 		float excessWidth = lastIconLeft - right();
-		if (excessWidth > 0) {
-			float leftAdjust = excessWidth/(buffButtons.size()-1);
-			//can't squish by more than 50% on large and 62% on small
-			if (large && leftAdjust >= size*0.48f) leftAdjust = size*0.5f;
-			if (!large && leftAdjust >= size*0.62f) leftAdjust = size*0.65f;
-			float cumulativeAdjust = leftAdjust * (buffButtons.size()-1);
 
-			ArrayList<BuffButton> buttons = new ArrayList<>(buffButtons.values());
+		if (excessWidth > 0) {
+			//if multiple rows, only compress last row
+			ArrayList<BuffButton> buttons = new ArrayList<>();
+			float lastRowY = y + row*(size+1);
+			int i = 1;
+			for (BuffButton button : buffButtons.values()){
+				if (i > 14){
+					button.visible = false;
+					buffsHidden = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (button.top()+button.topOffset == lastRowY){
+					buttons.add(button);
+				}
+				i++;
+			}
+
+			float leftAdjust = excessWidth/(buttons.size()-1);
+			float cumulativeAdjust = leftAdjust * (buttons.size()-1);
+
 			Collections.reverse(buttons);
 			for (BuffButton icon : buttons) {
 				icon.setPos(icon.left() - cumulativeAdjust, icon.top());
@@ -277,6 +310,7 @@ public class BuffIndicator extends Component {
 		private Buff buff;
 
 		private boolean large;
+		private int topOffset = 0;
 
 		public Image grey; //only for small
 		public BitmapText text; //only for large
@@ -329,7 +363,7 @@ public class BuffIndicator extends Component {
 		protected void layout() {
 			super.layout();
 			grey.x = icon.x = this.x + (large ? 0 : 1);
-			grey.y = icon.y = this.y + (large ? 0 : 2);
+			grey.y = icon.y = this.y + (large ? 0 : 2) + topOffset;
 
 			if (text.width > width()){
 				text.scale.set(PixelScene.align(0.5f));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ui/StatusPane.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ui/StatusPane.java
index 5993b7efb..05778f7dd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ui/StatusPane.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ui/StatusPane.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class StatusPane extends Component {
 
 	//lower the buff indicator to avoid larger cutouts (e.g. iPhone dynamic island)
 	public static float cutoutOffset;
+	public static float buffBarTopRowMaxWidth = 50;
 
 	public StatusPane( boolean large ){
 		super();
@@ -232,7 +233,8 @@ public class StatusPane extends Component {
 
 			heroInfoOnBar.setRect(heroInfo.right(), y, 50, 9);
 
-			buffs.setRect( x + 31, y + 8 + cutoutOffset, 50, 8 );
+			buffs.firstRowWidth = buffBarTopRowMaxWidth;
+			buffs.setRect( x + 31, y + 8 + cutoutOffset, 50, 15 );
 
 			busy.x = x + 1;
 			busy.y = y + 37;