diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
index 4a204061144fb..dd178cdb8f052 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
         if (childViewState == null) {
             return ViewState.LOCATION_UNKNOWN;
         }
+        if (childViewState.gone) {
+            return ViewState.LOCATION_GONE;
+        }
         return childViewState.location;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/StackScrollState.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/StackScrollState.java
index 0967ecd06a526..09cd335a5d3dc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/StackScrollState.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/StackScrollState.java
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ public class StackScrollState {
         public static final int LOCATION_MAIN_AREA = 0x08;
         public static final int LOCATION_BOTTOM_STACK_PEEKING = 0x10;
         public static final int LOCATION_BOTTOM_STACK_HIDDEN = 0x20;
+        /** The view isn't layouted at all. */
+        public static final int LOCATION_GONE = 0x40;
 
         float alpha;
         float yTranslation;