diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/plugin/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/HomeControlsPlugin.java b/packages/SystemUI/plugin/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/HomeControlsPlugin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cac673fdbf0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/plugin/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/HomeControlsPlugin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.systemui.plugins;
+
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+
+import com.android.systemui.plugins.annotations.ProvidesInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Test plugin for home controls
+ */
+@ProvidesInterface(action = HomeControlsPlugin.ACTION, version = HomeControlsPlugin.VERSION)
+public interface HomeControlsPlugin extends Plugin {
+
+    String ACTION = "com.android.systemui.action.PLUGIN_HOME_CONTROLS";
+    int VERSION = 1;
+
+    /**
+      * Pass the container for the plugin to use however it wants. Ideally the plugin impl
+      * will add home controls to this space.
+      */
+    void sendParentGroup(ViewGroup group);
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
index 7d403b24354c6..7a9400887c757 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@
             android:clipChildren="false"
             systemui:viewType="com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QS" />
 
+        <!-- Temporary area to test out home controls -->
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:id="@+id/home_controls_layout"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="125dp"
+            android:layout_gravity="@integer/notification_panel_layout_gravity"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            android:padding="8dp"
+            android:layout_margin="5dp"
+            android:background="?android:attr/colorBackgroundFloating"
+            android:orientation="vertical">
+        </LinearLayout>
+
         <com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationStackScrollLayout
             android:id="@+id/notification_stack_scroller"
             android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_margin_top"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
index c17173063fc91..c76cdcb85c347 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.WindowInsets;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.config.sysui.SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags;
@@ -68,10 +69,13 @@ import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.fragments.FragmentHostManager;
 import com.android.systemui.fragments.FragmentHostManager.FragmentListener;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.FalsingManager;
+import com.android.systemui.plugins.HomeControlsPlugin;
+import com.android.systemui.plugins.PluginListener;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QS;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController.StateListener;
 import com.android.systemui.qs.QSFragment;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.plugins.PluginManager;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.CommandQueue;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.FlingAnimationUtils;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.GestureRecorder;
@@ -192,6 +196,7 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
     private View mQsNavbarScrim;
     protected NotificationsQuickSettingsContainer mNotificationContainerParent;
     protected NotificationStackScrollLayout mNotificationStackScroller;
+    protected LinearLayout mHomeControlsLayout;
     private boolean mAnimateNextPositionUpdate;
 
     private int mTrackingPointer;
@@ -450,6 +455,7 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
         mBigClockContainer = findViewById(R.id.big_clock_container);
         keyguardClockSwitch.setBigClockContainer(mBigClockContainer);
 
+        mHomeControlsLayout = findViewById(R.id.home_controls_layout);
         mNotificationContainerParent = findViewById(R.id.notification_container_parent);
         mNotificationStackScroller = findViewById(R.id.notification_stack_scroller);
         mNotificationStackScroller.setOnHeightChangedListener(this);
@@ -480,6 +486,21 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
                 }
             }
         });
+
+        Dependency.get(PluginManager.class).addPluginListener(
+                new PluginListener<HomeControlsPlugin>() {
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onPluginConnected(HomeControlsPlugin plugin,
+                                                  Context pluginContext) {
+                        plugin.sendParentGroup(mHomeControlsLayout);
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onPluginDisconnected(HomeControlsPlugin plugin) {
+
+                    }
+                }, HomeControlsPlugin.class, false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1270,9 +1291,11 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
             if (mQsExpandImmediate) {
                 mNotificationStackScroller.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 mQsFrame.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                mHomeControlsLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             } else {
                 mNotificationStackScroller.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                 mQsFrame.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                mHomeControlsLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             }
         }
         return false;
@@ -1551,6 +1574,7 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
         if (mKeyguardShowing && isQsSplitEnabled()) {
             mNotificationStackScroller.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             mQsFrame.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            mHomeControlsLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
 
         if (oldState == StatusBarState.KEYGUARD
@@ -2099,8 +2123,10 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
                 t = (expandedHeight - panelHeightQsCollapsed)
                         / (panelHeightQsExpanded - panelHeightQsCollapsed);
             }
-            setQsExpansion(mQsMinExpansionHeight
-                    + t * (mQsMaxExpansionHeight - mQsMinExpansionHeight));
+            float targetHeight = mQsMinExpansionHeight
+                    + t * (mQsMaxExpansionHeight - mQsMinExpansionHeight);
+            setQsExpansion(targetHeight);
+            mHomeControlsLayout.setTranslationY(targetHeight);
         }
         updateExpandedHeight(expandedHeight);
         updateHeader();