diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/LSShadeTransitionLogger.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/LSShadeTransitionLogger.kt
index 4de78f5d6190d..868efa027f409 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/LSShadeTransitionLogger.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/LSShadeTransitionLogger.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class LSShadeTransitionLogger @Inject constructor(
     private val displayMetrics: DisplayMetrics
 ) {
     fun logUnSuccessfulDragDown(startingChild: View?) {
-        val entry = (startingChild as ExpandableNotificationRow?)?.entry
+        val entry = (startingChild as? ExpandableNotificationRow)?.entry
         buffer.log(TAG, LogLevel.INFO, {
             str1 = entry?.key ?: "no entry"
         }, {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class LSShadeTransitionLogger @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     fun logDragDownStarted(startingChild: ExpandableView?) {
-        val entry = (startingChild as ExpandableNotificationRow?)?.entry
+        val entry = (startingChild as? ExpandableNotificationRow)?.entry
         buffer.log(TAG, LogLevel.INFO, {
             str1 = entry?.key ?: "no entry"
         }, {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class LSShadeTransitionLogger @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     fun logDraggedDownLockDownShade(startingChild: View?) {
-        val entry = (startingChild as ExpandableNotificationRow?)?.entry
+        val entry = (startingChild as? ExpandableNotificationRow)?.entry
         buffer.log(TAG, LogLevel.INFO, {
             str1 = entry?.key ?: "no entry"
         }, {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class LSShadeTransitionLogger @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     fun logDraggedDown(startingChild: View?, dragLengthY: Int) {
-        val entry = (startingChild as ExpandableNotificationRow?)?.entry
+        val entry = (startingChild as? ExpandableNotificationRow)?.entry
         buffer.log(TAG, LogLevel.INFO, {
             str1 = entry?.key ?: "no entry"
         }, {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LSShadeTransitionLoggerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LSShadeTransitionLoggerTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6971c63ed6d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LSShadeTransitionLoggerTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar
+
+import android.testing.AndroidTestingRunner
+import android.util.DisplayMetrics
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
+import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
+import com.android.systemui.log.LogBuffer
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ExpandableView
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.LSShadeTransitionLogger
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.LockscreenGestureLogger
+import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.mock
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.Mock
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnit
+
+@RunWith(AndroidTestingRunner::class)
+@SmallTest
+class LSShadeTransitionLoggerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
+    lateinit var logger: LSShadeTransitionLogger
+    @Mock
+    lateinit var gestureLogger: LockscreenGestureLogger
+    @Mock
+    lateinit var displayMetrics: DisplayMetrics
+    @JvmField @Rule
+    val mockito = MockitoJUnit.rule()
+
+    @Before
+    fun setup() {
+        logger = LSShadeTransitionLogger(
+                LogBuffer("Test", 10, 10, mock()),
+                gestureLogger,
+                displayMetrics)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testLogDragDownStarted() {
+        val view: ExpandableView = mock()
+        // log a non-null, non row, ensure no crash
+        logger.logDragDownStarted(view)
+    }
+}
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