diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
index 2d1b7ae610c09..2925d8dbd03a1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
@@ -792,7 +792,8 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationController @Inject constructor(
             // Translate up from the bottom.
             surfaceBehindMatrix.setTranslate(
                     surfaceBehindRemoteAnimationTarget.localBounds.left.toFloat(),
-                    surfaceHeight * SURFACE_BEHIND_START_TRANSLATION_Y * (1f - amount)
+                    surfaceBehindRemoteAnimationTarget.localBounds.top.toFloat() +
+                            surfaceHeight * SURFACE_BEHIND_START_TRANSLATION_Y * (1f - amount)
             )
 
             // Scale up from a point at the center-bottom of the surface.