diff --git a/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.css b/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.css
index 7432308753e6..2598f58f5190 100644
--- a/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.css
+++ b/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.css
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-/** No CSS for this example */
+md-grid-tile {
+  background: lightblue;
+}
diff --git a/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.html b/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.html
index bbcdb140f98b..6651887f603f 100644
--- a/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.html
+++ b/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<md-grid-list cols="2">
+<md-grid-list cols="2" rowHeight="2:1">
   <md-grid-tile>1</md-grid-tile>
   <md-grid-tile>2</md-grid-tile>
   <md-grid-tile>3</md-grid-tile>
diff --git a/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.ts b/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.ts
index 2485bb516fa8..ba23f5740b98 100644
--- a/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.ts
+++ b/src/examples/grid-list-overview/grid-list-overview-example.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 
-
 @Component({
   selector: 'grid-list-overview-example',
+  styleUrls: ['./grid-list-overview-example.css'],
   templateUrl: './grid-list-overview-example.html',
 })
 export class GridListOverviewExample {}