diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
index fb0d3e4406bf6..d500f999b5e2b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener, Dump
                 .getBoolean(R.bool.notification_scrim_transparent);
         updateScrims();
         mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.registerCallback(mKeyguardVisibilityCallback);
+
+        // prepare() sets proper initial values for most states
+        for (ScrimState state : ScrimState.values()) {
+            state.prepare(state);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -641,10 +646,6 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener, Dump
     private void setTransitionToFullShade(boolean transitioning) {
         if (transitioning != mTransitioningToFullShade) {
             mTransitioningToFullShade = transitioning;
-            if (transitioning) {
-                // Let's make sure the shade locked is ready
-                ScrimState.SHADE_LOCKED.prepare(mState);
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimState.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimState.java
index 52430d33cbf08..0e9d3ce33d5b1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimState.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimState.java
@@ -146,18 +146,12 @@ public enum ScrimState {
             mBehindAlpha = mClipQsScrim ? 1 : mDefaultScrimAlpha;
             mNotifAlpha = 1f;
             mFrontAlpha = 0f;
-            mBehindTint = Color.BLACK;
+            mBehindTint = mClipQsScrim ? Color.TRANSPARENT : Color.BLACK;
 
             if (mClipQsScrim) {
                 updateScrimColor(mScrimBehind, 1f /* alpha */, Color.BLACK);
             }
         }
-
-        // to make sure correct color is returned before "prepare" is called
-        @Override
-        public int getBehindTint() {
-            return Color.BLACK;
-        }
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
index de71e2c250c4e..e4759057a59ca 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
@@ -1442,16 +1442,30 @@ public class ScrimControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
     @Test
     public void testNotificationTransparency_followsTransitionToFullShade() {
+        mScrimController.setClipsQsScrim(true);
+
         mScrimController.transitionTo(SHADE_LOCKED);
         mScrimController.setRawPanelExpansionFraction(1.0f);
         finishAnimationsImmediately();
+
+        assertScrimTinted(Map.of(
+                mScrimInFront, false,
+                mScrimBehind, true,
+                mNotificationsScrim, false
+        ));
+
         float shadeLockedAlpha = mNotificationsScrim.getViewAlpha();
         mScrimController.transitionTo(ScrimState.KEYGUARD);
         mScrimController.setRawPanelExpansionFraction(1.0f);
         finishAnimationsImmediately();
         float keyguardAlpha = mNotificationsScrim.getViewAlpha();
 
-        mScrimController.setClipsQsScrim(true);
+        assertScrimTinted(Map.of(
+                mScrimInFront, true,
+                mScrimBehind, true,
+                mNotificationsScrim, true
+        ));
+
         float progress = 0.5f;
         float lsNotifProgress = 0.3f;
         mScrimController.setTransitionToFullShadeProgress(progress, lsNotifProgress);