diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
index f05d547edd0c7..e6a6dd87f2aec 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
@@ -1116,6 +1116,8 @@ public class BubbleController implements ConfigurationController.ConfigurationLi
 
         @Override
         public void applyUpdate(BubbleData.Update update) {
+            ensureStackViewCreated();
+
             // Lazy load overflow bubbles from disk
             loadOverflowBubblesFromDisk();
             // Update bubbles in overflow.