diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
index 58634af5430ab..a98ec58dc94c4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
@@ -1024,6 +1024,10 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener, Dump
         if (aodWallpaperTimeout || occludedKeyguard) {
             mBehindAlpha = 1;
         }
+        // Prevent notification scrim flicker when transitioning away from keyguard.
+        if (mKeyguardStateController.isKeyguardGoingAway()) {
+            mNotificationsAlpha = 0;
+        }
         setScrimAlpha(mScrimInFront, mInFrontAlpha);
         setScrimAlpha(mScrimBehind, mBehindAlpha);
         setScrimAlpha(mNotificationsScrim, mNotificationsAlpha);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
index 08f14aec132e1..81a5f11b15534 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
@@ -1360,6 +1360,15 @@ public class ScrimControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         ));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void keyguardGoingAwayUpdateScrims() {
+        when(mKeyguardStateController.isKeyguardGoingAway()).thenReturn(true);
+        mScrimController.updateScrims();
+        finishAnimationsImmediately();
+        assertThat(mNotificationsScrim.getViewAlpha()).isEqualTo(TRANSPARENT);
+    }
+
+
     private void assertAlphaAfterExpansion(ScrimView scrim, float expectedAlpha, float expansion) {
         mScrimController.setRawPanelExpansionFraction(expansion);
         finishAnimationsImmediately();