diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/FontScalingTile.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/FontScalingTile.kt
index 1e227e513ba24..423fa80cacdb4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/FontScalingTile.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/FontScalingTile.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.qs.logging.QSLogger
 import com.android.systemui.qs.tileimpl.QSTileImpl
 import com.android.systemui.settings.UserTracker
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.SystemUIDialog
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.KeyguardStateController
 import com.android.systemui.util.concurrency.DelayableExecutor
 import com.android.systemui.util.settings.SecureSettings
 import com.android.systemui.util.settings.SystemSettings
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ constructor(
     statusBarStateController: StatusBarStateController,
     activityStarter: ActivityStarter,
     qsLogger: QSLogger,
+    private val keyguardStateController: KeyguardStateController,
     private val dialogLaunchAnimator: DialogLaunchAnimator,
     private val systemSettings: SystemSettings,
     private val secureSettings: SecureSettings,
@@ -88,7 +90,10 @@ constructor(
     }
 
     override fun handleClick(view: View?) {
-        mUiHandler.post {
+        // We animate from the touched view only if we are not on the keyguard
+        val animateFromView: Boolean = view != null && !keyguardStateController.isShowing
+
+        val runnable = Runnable {
             val dialog: SystemUIDialog =
                 FontScalingDialog(
                     mContext,
@@ -99,16 +104,26 @@ constructor(
                     mainHandler,
                     backgroundDelayableExecutor
                 )
-            if (view != null) {
+            if (animateFromView) {
                 dialogLaunchAnimator.showFromView(
                     dialog,
-                    view,
+                    view!!,
                     DialogCuj(InteractionJankMonitor.CUJ_SHADE_DIALOG_OPEN, INTERACTION_JANK_TAG)
                 )
             } else {
                 dialog.show()
             }
         }
+
+        mainHandler.post {
+            mActivityStarter.executeRunnableDismissingKeyguard(
+                runnable,
+                /* cancelAction= */ null,
+                /* dismissShade= */ true,
+                /* afterKeyguardGone= */ true,
+                /* deferred= */ false
+            )
+        }
     }
 
     override fun handleUpdateState(state: QSTile.State?, arg: Any?) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/FontScalingTileTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/FontScalingTileTest.kt
index 1670a4248e26a..cbc3553805688 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/FontScalingTileTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/FontScalingTileTest.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.qs.QSHost
 import com.android.systemui.qs.QsEventLogger
 import com.android.systemui.qs.logging.QSLogger
 import com.android.systemui.settings.UserTracker
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.KeyguardStateController
 import com.android.systemui.util.concurrency.FakeExecutor
 import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.any
 import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.eq
@@ -45,8 +46,11 @@ import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor
+import org.mockito.Captor
 import org.mockito.Mock
 import org.mockito.Mockito.anyBoolean
+import org.mockito.Mockito.never
 import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
 import org.mockito.Mockito.`when`
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ class FontScalingTileTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Mock private lateinit var dialogLaunchAnimator: DialogLaunchAnimator
     @Mock private lateinit var uiEventLogger: QsEventLogger
     @Mock private lateinit var userTracker: UserTracker
+    @Mock private lateinit var keyguardStateController: KeyguardStateController
 
     private lateinit var testableLooper: TestableLooper
     private lateinit var systemClock: FakeSystemClock
@@ -71,6 +76,8 @@ class FontScalingTileTest : SysuiTestCase() {
 
     val featureFlags = FakeFeatureFlags()
 
+    @Captor private lateinit var argumentCaptor: ArgumentCaptor<Runnable>
+
     @Before
     fun setUp() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this)
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ class FontScalingTileTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 statusBarStateController,
                 activityStarter,
                 qsLogger,
+                keyguardStateController,
                 dialogLaunchAnimator,
                 FakeSettings(),
                 FakeSettings(),
@@ -127,14 +135,44 @@ class FontScalingTileTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun clickTile_showDialog() {
+    fun clickTile_screenUnlocked_showDialogAnimationFromView() {
+        `when`(keyguardStateController.isShowing).thenReturn(false)
         val view = View(context)
         fontScalingTile.click(view)
         testableLooper.processAllMessages()
 
+        verify(activityStarter)
+            .executeRunnableDismissingKeyguard(
+                argumentCaptor.capture(),
+                eq(null),
+                eq(true),
+                eq(true),
+                eq(false)
+            )
+        argumentCaptor.value.run()
         verify(dialogLaunchAnimator).showFromView(any(), eq(view), nullable(), anyBoolean())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun clickTile_onLockScreen_neverShowDialogAnimationFromView() {
+        `when`(keyguardStateController.isShowing).thenReturn(true)
+        val view = View(context)
+        fontScalingTile.click(view)
+        testableLooper.processAllMessages()
+
+        verify(activityStarter)
+            .executeRunnableDismissingKeyguard(
+                argumentCaptor.capture(),
+                eq(null),
+                eq(true),
+                eq(true),
+                eq(false)
+            )
+        argumentCaptor.value.run()
+        verify(dialogLaunchAnimator, never())
+            .showFromView(any(), eq(view), nullable(), anyBoolean())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun getLongClickIntent_getExpectedIntent() {
         val intent: Intent? = fontScalingTile.getLongClickIntent()