diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/DelegateViewHelper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/DelegateViewHelper.java
index 7edeaefc7b2cc..a90192e842c77 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/DelegateViewHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/DelegateViewHelper.java
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ public class DelegateViewHelper {
     private float mTriggerThreshhold;
 
     public DelegateViewHelper(View sourceView) {
-        mSourceView = sourceView;
-        if (mSourceView != null) {
-            mTriggerThreshhold = mSourceView.getContext().getResources()
-                    .getDimension(R.dimen.navbar_search_up_threshhold);
-        }
+        setSourceView(sourceView);
     }
 
     public void setDelegateView(View view) {
@@ -92,4 +88,12 @@ public class DelegateViewHelper {
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    public void setSourceView(View view) {
+        mSourceView = view;
+        if (mSourceView != null) {
+            mTriggerThreshhold = mSourceView.getContext().getResources()
+                    .getDimension(R.dimen.navbar_search_up_threshhold);
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBarView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBarView.java
index a6fc3965bca83..25fdf07fffdf8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBarView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBarView.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.statusbar.tablet;
 
+import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.BaseStatusBar;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.DelegateViewHelper;
 
@@ -37,8 +38,7 @@ public class TabletStatusBarView extends FrameLayout {
     private DelegateViewHelper mDelegateHelper;
 
     public TabletStatusBarView(Context context) {
-        super(context);
-        mDelegateHelper = new DelegateViewHelper(this);
+        this(context, null);
     }
 
     public TabletStatusBarView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ public class TabletStatusBarView extends FrameLayout {
         mDelegateHelper.setBar(phoneStatusBar);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onFinishInflate() {
+        super.onFinishInflate();
+        // Find the view we wish to grab events from in order to detect search gesture.
+        // Depending on the device, this will be one of the id's listed below.
+        // If we don't find one, we'll use the view provided in the constructor above (this view).
+        View view = null;
+        if ((view = findViewById(R.id.navigationArea)) != null) {
+            mDelegateHelper.setSourceView(view);
+        } else if ((view = findViewById(R.id.nav_buttons)) != null) {
+            mDelegateHelper.setSourceView(view);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         if (ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {