diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarView.java
index cd6e1d794428f..c2fac142f5f0b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarView.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.systemui.Dependency;
 import com.android.systemui.DockedStackExistsListener;
 import com.android.systemui.Interpolators;
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ public class NavigationBarView extends FrameLayout implements PluginListener<Nav
 
     final static boolean ALTERNATE_CAR_MODE_UI = false;
 
-    final Display mDisplay;
     View mCurrentView = null;
     View[] mRotatedViews = new View[4];
 
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ public class NavigationBarView extends FrameLayout implements PluginListener<Nav
     public NavigationBarView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
 
-        mDisplay = context.getDisplay();
-
         mVertical = false;
         mLongClickableAccessibilityButton = false;
 
@@ -652,8 +650,8 @@ public class NavigationBarView extends FrameLayout implements PluginListener<Nav
         Log.i(TAG, "updateNavButtonIcons (b/113914868): home disabled=" + disableHome
                 + " mDisabledFlags=" + mDisabledFlags);
 
-        // Always disable recents when alternate car mode UI is active.
-        boolean disableRecent = mUseCarModeUi || !isOverviewEnabled();
+        // Always disable recents when alternate car mode UI is active and for secondary displays.
+        boolean disableRecent = isRecentsButtonDisabled();
 
         boolean disableBack = QuickStepController.shouldhideBackButton(getContext())
                 || (((mDisabledFlags & View.STATUS_BAR_DISABLE_BACK) != 0) && !useAltBack);
@@ -689,6 +687,16 @@ public class NavigationBarView extends FrameLayout implements PluginListener<Nav
         getRecentsButton().setVisibility(disableRecent ? View.INVISIBLE : View.VISIBLE);
     }
 
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    boolean isRecentsButtonDisabled() {
+        return mUseCarModeUi || !isOverviewEnabled()
+                || getContext().getDisplayId() != Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
+    }
+
+    private Display getContextDisplay() {
+        return getContext().getDisplay();
+    }
+
     public boolean inScreenPinning() {
         return ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance().isScreenPinningActive();
     }
@@ -890,7 +898,7 @@ public class NavigationBarView extends FrameLayout implements PluginListener<Nav
     }
 
     private void updateCurrentView() {
-        final int rot = mDisplay.getRotation();
+        final int rot = getContextDisplay().getRotation();
         for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
             mRotatedViews[i].setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
@@ -954,7 +962,7 @@ public class NavigationBarView extends FrameLayout implements PluginListener<Nav
         int navBarPos = NAV_BAR_INVALID;
         try {
             navBarPos = WindowManagerGlobal.getWindowManagerService().getNavBarPosition(
-                    mDisplay.getDisplayId());
+                    getContext().getDisplayId());
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             Slog.e(TAG, "Failed to get nav bar position.", e);
         }
@@ -1128,7 +1136,7 @@ public class NavigationBarView extends FrameLayout implements PluginListener<Nav
         pw.println("NavigationBarView {");
         final Rect r = new Rect();
         final Point size = new Point();
-        mDisplay.getRealSize(size);
+        getContextDisplay().getRealSize(size);
 
         pw.println(String.format("      this: " + StatusBar.viewInfo(this)
                         + " " + visibilityToString(getVisibility())));
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/SysuiTestableContext.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/SysuiTestableContext.java
index e811270a44501..f792d7d11e157 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/SysuiTestableContext.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/SysuiTestableContext.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.testing.LeakCheck;
 import android.testing.TestableContext;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
+import android.view.Display;
 
 public class SysuiTestableContext extends TestableContext implements SysUiServiceProvider {
 
@@ -47,4 +48,15 @@ public class SysuiTestableContext extends TestableContext implements SysUiServic
         if (mComponents == null) mComponents = new ArrayMap<>();
         mComponents.put(interfaceType, component);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Context createDisplayContext(Display display) {
+        if (display == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("display must not be null");
+        }
+
+        SysuiTestableContext context =
+                new SysuiTestableContext(getBaseContext().createDisplayContext(display));
+        return context;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarButtonTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarButtonTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..73f3b43aad622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationBarButtonTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.statusbar.phone;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
+import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager;
+import android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay;
+import android.media.ImageReader;
+import android.support.test.filters.SmallTest;
+import android.testing.AndroidTestingRunner;
+import android.testing.TestableLooper.RunWithLooper;
+import android.view.Display;
+import android.view.DisplayInfo;
+
+import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase;
+import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestableContext;
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.CommandQueue;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+/** atest NavigationBarButtonTest */
+@RunWith(AndroidTestingRunner.class)
+@RunWithLooper
+@SmallTest
+public class NavigationBarButtonTest extends SysuiTestCase {
+
+    private ImageReader mReader;
+    private NavigationBarView mNavBar;
+    private VirtualDisplay mVirtualDisplay;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        final Display display = createVirtualDisplay();
+        final SysuiTestableContext context =
+                (SysuiTestableContext) mContext.createDisplayContext(display);
+        context.putComponent(CommandQueue.class, mock(CommandQueue.class));
+
+        mNavBar = new NavigationBarView(context, null);
+    }
+
+    private Display createVirtualDisplay() {
+        final String displayName = "NavVirtualDisplay";
+        final DisplayInfo displayInfo = new DisplayInfo();
+        mContext.getDisplay().getDisplayInfo(displayInfo);
+
+        final DisplayManager displayManager = mContext.getSystemService(DisplayManager.class);
+
+        mReader = ImageReader.newInstance(displayInfo.logicalWidth,
+                displayInfo.logicalHeight, PixelFormat.RGBA_8888, 2);
+
+        assertNotNull("ImageReader must not be null", mReader);
+
+        mVirtualDisplay = displayManager.createVirtualDisplay(displayName, displayInfo.logicalWidth,
+                displayInfo.logicalHeight, displayInfo.logicalDensityDpi, mReader.getSurface(),
+                0 /*flags*/);
+
+        assertNotNull("virtual display must not be null", mVirtualDisplay);
+
+        return mVirtualDisplay.getDisplay();
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void tearDown() {
+        releaseDisplay();
+    }
+
+    private void releaseDisplay() {
+        mVirtualDisplay.release();
+        mReader.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRecentsButtonDisabledOnSecondaryDisplay() {
+        assertTrue("The recents button must be disabled",
+                mNavBar.isRecentsButtonDisabled());
+    }
+}
+
+
+