diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrame.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrame.java
index 004a6043ff940..1452e0c7a0b8d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrame.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrame.java
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ public class NearestTouchFrame extends FrameLayout {
             if (mTouchingChild != null) {
                 event.offsetLocation(mTouchingChild.getWidth() / 2 - event.getX(),
                         mTouchingChild.getHeight() / 2 - event.getY());
-                return mTouchingChild.dispatchTouchEvent(event);
+                return mTouchingChild.getVisibility() == VISIBLE
+                        && mTouchingChild.dispatchTouchEvent(event);
             }
         }
         return super.onTouchEvent(event);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrameTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrameTest.java
index ed1491d312948..500d62012803b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrameTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrameTest.java
@@ -70,6 +70,24 @@ public class NearestTouchFrameTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         ev.recycle();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testInvisibleViews() {
+        View left = mockViewAt(0, 0, 10, 10);
+        View right = mockViewAt(20, 0, 10, 10);
+        when(left.getVisibility()).thenReturn(View.INVISIBLE);
+
+        mNearestTouchFrame.addView(left);
+        mNearestTouchFrame.addView(right);
+        mNearestTouchFrame.onMeasure(0, 0);
+
+        MotionEvent ev = MotionEvent.obtain(0, 0, 0,
+                12 /* x */, 5 /* y */, 0);
+        mNearestTouchFrame.onTouchEvent(ev);
+        verify(left, never()).onTouchEvent(eq(ev));
+        verify(right, never()).onTouchEvent(eq(ev));
+        ev.recycle();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testHorizontalSelection_Left() {
         View left = mockViewAt(0, 0, 10, 10);