diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediator.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediator.java
index a159984ddcd35..56efafba4640f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediator.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediator.java
@@ -1651,14 +1651,19 @@ public class KeyguardViewMediator extends SystemUI implements Dumpable,
         Trace.endSection();
     }
 
-    /** Hide the keyguard and let {@code runner} handle the animation. */
+    /**
+     * Hide the keyguard and let {@code runner} handle the animation.
+     *
+     * This method should typically be called after {@link ViewMediatorCallback#keyguardDonePending}
+     * was called, when we are ready to hide the keyguard.
+     */
     public void hideWithAnimation(IRemoteAnimationRunner runner) {
-        if (!mShowing) {
+        if (!mKeyguardDonePending) {
             return;
         }
 
         mKeyguardExitAnimationRunner = runner;
-        hideLocked();
+        mViewMediatorCallback.readyForKeyguardDone();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index 06aedaa5d06ed..09779d12f7b34 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -2118,7 +2118,12 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements DemoMode,
             return;
         }
 
-        mKeyguardViewMediator.hideWithAnimation(runner);
+        // We post to the main thread for 2 reasons:
+        //   1. KeyguardViewMediator is not thread-safe.
+        //   2. To ensure that ViewMediatorCallback#keyguardDonePending is called before
+        //      ViewMediatorCallback#readyForKeyguardDone. The wrong order could occur when doing
+        //      dismissKeyguardThenExecute { hideKeyguardWithAnimation(runner) }.
+        mMainThreadHandler.post(() -> mKeyguardViewMediator.hideWithAnimation(runner));
     }
 
     @Override