diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostView.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6e2fcd11f6437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.communal;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * Container for communal presentation. Containing communal-related view to this parent view allows
+ * for aggregate measurement/layout adjustments and capturing said values before the communal views
+ * might be available.
+ */
+public class CommunalHostView extends FrameLayout {
+    public CommunalHostView(@NonNull Context context) {
+        this(context, null, 0);
+    }
+
+    public CommunalHostView(@NonNull Context context,
+            @Nullable AttributeSet attrs) {
+        this(context, attrs, 0);
+    }
+
+    public CommunalHostView(@NonNull Context context, @Nullable AttributeSet attrs,
+            int defStyleAttr) {
+        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..65920150cab36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.communal;
+
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.systemui.util.ViewController;
+
+/**
+ * Injectable controller for {@link CommunalHostView}.
+ */
+public class CommunalHostViewController extends ViewController<CommunalHostView> {
+    protected CommunalHostViewController(CommunalHostView view) {
+        super(view);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onViewAttached() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onViewDetached() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether the {@link CommunalHostView} is visible.
+     *
+     * @param visible {@code true} if the view should be shown, {@code false} otherwise.
+     */
+    public void show(boolean visible) {
+        mView.setVisibility(visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/dagger/CommunalModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/dagger/CommunalModule.java
index cb4eddd49c8ab..bcc36847d1fe2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/dagger/CommunalModule.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/dagger/CommunalModule.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import dagger.Module;
 /**
  * Dagger Module providing Communal-related functionality.
  */
-@Module
+@Module(subcomponents = {
+        CommunalViewComponent.class,
+})
 public class CommunalModule {
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/dagger/CommunalViewComponent.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/dagger/CommunalViewComponent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3a80a03aecb25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/dagger/CommunalViewComponent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.communal.dagger;
+
+import com.android.systemui.communal.CommunalHostView;
+import com.android.systemui.communal.CommunalHostViewController;
+
+import dagger.BindsInstance;
+import dagger.Subcomponent;
+
+/**
+ * Subcomponent for working with {@link CommunalHostView}.
+ */
+@Subcomponent
+public interface CommunalViewComponent {
+    /** Simple factory for {@link CommunalViewComponent}. */
+    @Subcomponent.Factory
+    interface Factory {
+        CommunalViewComponent build(@BindsInstance CommunalHostView view);
+    }
+
+    /** Builds a {@link CommunalHostViewController}. */
+    CommunalHostViewController getCommunalHostViewController();
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8c327af2389fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.communal;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.SmallTest;
+import android.testing.AndroidTestingRunner;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+
+@SmallTest
+@RunWith(AndroidTestingRunner.class)
+public class CommunalHostViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
+    @Mock
+    private CommunalHostView mCommunalView;
+
+    private CommunalHostViewController mController;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+
+        mController = new CommunalHostViewController(mCommunalView);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testShow() {
+        mController.show(true /* visible */);
+        verify(mCommunalView).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+    }
+}