diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BrightnessMirrorController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BrightnessMirrorController.java
index 7a6d080a58242..ddded49d2e364 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BrightnessMirrorController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BrightnessMirrorController.java
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ import com.android.systemui.Interpolators;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.ScrimView;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarWindowView;
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.stack.NotificationStackScrollLayout;
 
 /**
  * Controls showing and hiding of the brightness mirror.
  */
 public class BrightnessMirrorController {
 
+    private final NotificationStackScrollLayout mStackScroller;
     public long TRANSITION_DURATION_OUT = 150;
     public long TRANSITION_DURATION_IN = 200;
 
@@ -45,10 +47,13 @@ public class BrightnessMirrorController {
         mScrimBehind = (ScrimView) statusBarWindow.findViewById(R.id.scrim_behind);
         mBrightnessMirror = statusBarWindow.findViewById(R.id.brightness_mirror);
         mNotificationPanel = statusBarWindow.findViewById(R.id.notification_panel);
+        mStackScroller = (NotificationStackScrollLayout) statusBarWindow.findViewById(
+                R.id.notification_stack_scroller);
     }
 
     public void showMirror() {
         mBrightnessMirror.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        mStackScroller.setFadedOut(true);
         mScrimBehind.animateViewAlpha(0.0f, TRANSITION_DURATION_OUT, Interpolators.ALPHA_OUT);
         outAnimation(mNotificationPanel.animate())
                 .withLayer();
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ public class BrightnessMirrorController {
                     @Override
                     public void run() {
                         mBrightnessMirror.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+                        mStackScroller.setFadedOut(false);
                     }
                 });
     }
@@ -69,7 +75,8 @@ public class BrightnessMirrorController {
     private ViewPropertyAnimator outAnimation(ViewPropertyAnimator a) {
         return a.alpha(0.0f)
                 .setDuration(TRANSITION_DURATION_OUT)
-                .setInterpolator(Interpolators.ALPHA_OUT);
+                .setInterpolator(Interpolators.ALPHA_OUT)
+                .withEndAction(null);
     }
     private ViewPropertyAnimator inAnimation(ViewPropertyAnimator a) {
         return a.alpha(1.0f)
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
index 3e0f930f60f29..9603e81c1e5db 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.animation.PropertyValuesHolder;
 import android.animation.TimeAnimator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener;
+import android.annotation.FloatRange;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
@@ -327,6 +328,8 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
     };
     private PorterDuffXfermode mSrcMode = new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC);
     private boolean mPulsing;
+    private boolean mDrawBackgroundAsSrc;
+    private boolean mFadedOut;
 
     public NotificationStackScrollLayout(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
@@ -439,7 +442,12 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
     }
 
     public void setDrawBackgroundAsSrc(boolean asSrc) {
-        mBackgroundPaint.setXfermode(asSrc ? mSrcMode : null);
+        mDrawBackgroundAsSrc = asSrc;
+        updateSrcDrawing();
+    }
+
+    private void updateSrcDrawing() {
+        mBackgroundPaint.setXfermode(mDrawBackgroundAsSrc && !mFadedOut ? mSrcMode : null);
         invalidate();
     }
 
@@ -1743,7 +1751,9 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
     }
 
     private void applyCurrentBackgroundBounds() {
-        mScrimController.setExcludedBackgroundArea(mCurrentBounds);
+        if (!mFadedOut) {
+            mScrimController.setExcludedBackgroundArea(mCurrentBounds);
+        }
         invalidate();
     }
 
@@ -3421,6 +3431,24 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
         updateNotificationAnimationStates();
     }
 
+    public void setFadedOut(boolean fadingOut) {
+        if (fadingOut != mFadedOut) {
+            mFadedOut = fadingOut;
+            if (fadingOut) {
+                mScrimController.setExcludedBackgroundArea(null);
+            } else {
+                applyCurrentBackgroundBounds();
+            }
+            updateSrcDrawing();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setAlpha(@FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) float alpha) {
+        super.setAlpha(alpha);
+        setFadedOut(alpha != 1.0f);
+    }
+
     /**
      * A listener that is notified when some child locations might have changed.
      */