diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/qs_header.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/qs_header.xml
index d97031f35d6bd..52a98984e6e22 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/qs_header.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/qs_header.xml
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/privacy_container"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/carrier_group"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/carrier_group"
-            app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0"
-            app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="spread_inside"
         />
         <Transform
             android:scaleX="2.57"
@@ -62,18 +59,18 @@
         />
     </Constraint>
 
+    <!-- LargeScreenShadeHeaderController helps with managing clock width to layout this view -->
     <Constraint
         android:id="@+id/carrier_group">
         <Layout
-            app:layout_constraintWidth_min="48dp"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
             android:layout_height="@dimen/large_screen_shade_header_min_height"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/clock"
+            app:layout_constraintWidth_min="48dp"
+            app:layout_constraintWidth_default="wrap"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/clock"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/privacy_container"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/batteryRemainingIcon"
-            app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="spread_inside"
             />
         <PropertySet
             android:alpha="1"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/LargeScreenShadeHeaderController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/LargeScreenShadeHeaderController.kt
index 88676371bd6b4..cbb133bdd87a4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/LargeScreenShadeHeaderController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/LargeScreenShadeHeaderController.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.qs.HeaderPrivacyIconsController
 import com.android.systemui.qs.carrier.QSCarrierGroup
 import com.android.systemui.qs.carrier.QSCarrierGroupController
 import com.android.systemui.shade.LargeScreenShadeHeaderController.Companion.HEADER_TRANSITION_ID
-import com.android.systemui.shade.LargeScreenShadeHeaderController.Companion.LARGE_SCREEN_HEADER_CONSTRAINT
 import com.android.systemui.shade.LargeScreenShadeHeaderController.Companion.QQS_HEADER_CONSTRAINT
 import com.android.systemui.shade.LargeScreenShadeHeaderController.Companion.QS_HEADER_CONSTRAINT
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarContentInsetsProvider
@@ -305,6 +304,8 @@ class LargeScreenShadeHeaderController @Inject constructor(
                 val newPivot = if (v.isLayoutRtl) v.width.toFloat() else 0f
                 v.pivotX = newPivot
                 v.pivotY = v.height.toFloat() / 2
+
+                qsCarrierGroup.setPaddingRelative((v.width * v.scaleX).toInt(), 0, 0, 0)
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest.kt
index ed9baf5b1c9f5..3706859a5b742 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest.kt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     fun testEdgeElementsAlignedWithEdgeOrGuide_qs() {
         with(qsConstraint) {
             assertThat(getConstraint(R.id.clock).layout.startToStart).isEqualTo(PARENT_ID)
-            assertThat(getConstraint(R.id.clock).layout.horizontalBias).isEqualTo(0f)
+            assertThat(getConstraint(R.id.clock).layout.horizontalBias).isEqualTo(0.5f)
 
             assertThat(getConstraint(R.id.date).layout.startToStart).isEqualTo(PARENT_ID)
             assertThat(getConstraint(R.id.date).layout.horizontalBias).isEqualTo(0.5f)
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ class CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 R.id.clock to "clock",
                 R.id.date to "date",
                 R.id.privacy_container to "privacy",
-                R.id.carrier_group to "carriers",
         )
         views.forEach { (id, name) ->
             assertWithMessage("$name has 0 height in qqs")
@@ -361,7 +360,6 @@ class CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         val views = mapOf(
                 R.id.clock to "clock",
                 R.id.privacy_container to "privacy",
-                R.id.carrier_group to "carriers",
         )
         views.forEach { (id, name) ->
             expect.withMessage("$name changes height")
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/LargeScreenShadeHeaderControllerCombinedTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/LargeScreenShadeHeaderControllerCombinedTest.kt
index f580f5e00f678..91fef1daaf86f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/LargeScreenShadeHeaderControllerCombinedTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/LargeScreenShadeHeaderControllerCombinedTest.kt
@@ -692,6 +692,19 @@ class LargeScreenShadeHeaderControllerCombinedTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         assertThat(captor.value.getResId()).isEqualTo(R.xml.large_screen_shade_header)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `carrier left padding is set when clock layout changes`() {
+        val width = 200
+        whenever(clock.width).thenReturn(width)
+        whenever(clock.scaleX).thenReturn(2.57f) // 2.57 comes from qs_header.xml
+        val captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(View.OnLayoutChangeListener::class.java)
+
+        verify(clock).addOnLayoutChangeListener(capture(captor))
+        captor.value.onLayoutChange(clock, 0, 0, width, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        verify(carrierGroup).setPaddingRelative(514, 0, 0, 0)
+    }
+
     private fun View.executeLayoutChange(
             left: Int,
             top: Int,