diff --git a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion.html b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion.html
index c8d5aace8..cb4b67f32 100644
--- a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion.html
+++ b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion.html
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         </div>
 	</div>
 
+<div id="navigationWrapper">
 	<ul id="navigation">
 		<li>
 			<h2><a href="?p=1.1.1">Guitar</a></h2>
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@
 			</ul> 
 		</li>
 	</ul>
+</div>
 
 </div>
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_options.js b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_options.js
index b03eea223..29fc9c032 100644
--- a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_options.js
+++ b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_options.js
@@ -112,11 +112,19 @@ test("{ event: 'mouseover' }", function() {
 });
 
 test("{ fillSpace: false }, default", function() {
-	ok(false, 'missing test - untested code is broken code');
+	$("#navigationWrapper").height(500);
+	$('#navigation').accordion({ fillSpace: false });
+	equals( $('#navigation > li:eq(0) > ul').height(), 126 );
+	equals( $('#navigation > li:eq(1) > ul').height(), 126 );
+	equals( $('#navigation > li:eq(2) > ul').height(), 126 );
 });
 
 test("{ fillSpace: true }", function() {
-	ok(false, 'missing test - untested code is broken code');
+	$("#navigationWrapper").height(500);
+	$('#navigation').accordion({ fillSpace: true });
+	equals( $('#navigation > li:eq(0) > ul').height(), 386 );
+	equals( $('#navigation > li:eq(1) > ul').height(), 386 );
+	equals( $('#navigation > li:eq(2) > ul').height(), 386 );
 });
 
 test("{ header: '> li > :first-child,> :not(li):even' }, default", function() {
diff --git a/tests/visual/accordion/accordion_option_fillSpace_true.html b/tests/visual/accordion/accordion_option_fillSpace_true.html
index 06a06b4fb..477457adf 100644
--- a/tests/visual/accordion/accordion_option_fillSpace_true.html
+++ b/tests/visual/accordion/accordion_option_fillSpace_true.html
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 <div style="height: 500px; width: 500px; border: 1px solid red;">
 	<div id="accordion" style="width:490px;">
 		<h3><a href="#">Accordion Header 1</a></h3>
-		<div>
+		<div style="padding-top: 1em">
 			Accordion Content 1
 		</div>
 		<h3><a href="#">Accordion Header 2</a></h3>
-		<div>
+		<div style="padding-top: 3em">
 			Accordion Content 2
 			<p>paragraph</p>
 			<p>paragraph</p>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 			<p>paragraph</p>
 		</div>
 		<h3><a href="#">Accordion Header 3</a></h3>
-		<div>
+		<div style="padding-top: 0">
 			Accordion Content 3
 			<ul>
 				<li>list item</li>
diff --git a/ui/ui.accordion.js b/ui/ui.accordion.js
index 911499baa..d3bbce8e4 100644
--- a/ui/ui.accordion.js
+++ b/ui/ui.accordion.js
@@ -216,11 +216,10 @@ $.widget("ui.accordion", {
 				maxHeight -= $(this).outerHeight(true);
 			});
 
-			var maxPadding = 0;
 			this.headers.next().each(function() {
-				maxPadding = Math.max(maxPadding, $(this).innerHeight() - $(this).height());
-			}).height(Math.max(0, maxHeight - maxPadding))
-			.css('overflow', 'auto');
+				var padding = $(this).innerHeight() - $(this).height();
+    		   $(this).height(Math.max(0, maxHeight - padding));
+			}).css('overflow', 'auto');
 
 		} else if ( o.autoHeight ) {
 			maxHeight = 0;