diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
index b419f36e45a3f..300deca1d09a6 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
@@ -2128,15 +2128,10 @@ public class DisplayPolicy {
     }
 
     void updateSystemBarAttributes() {
-        WindowState winCandidate = mFocusedWindow;
-        if (winCandidate == null && mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState != null
-                && (mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState.mAttrs.flags
-                & WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE) == 0) {
-            // Only focusable window can take system bar control.
-            winCandidate = mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState;
-        }
         // If there is no window focused, there will be nobody to handle the events
         // anyway, so just hang on in whatever state we're in until things settle down.
+        WindowState winCandidate = mFocusedWindow != null ? mFocusedWindow
+                : mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState;
         if (winCandidate == null) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
index c6578ef19c725..1b7bd9e1f36fb 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
@@ -2090,7 +2090,10 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
         } else {
             final Task task = getTask();
             final boolean canFromTask = task != null && task.canAffectSystemUiFlags();
-            return canFromTask && mActivityRecord.isVisible();
+            return canFromTask && mActivityRecord.isVisible()
+            // Do not let snapshot window control the bar
+                    && (mAttrs.type != TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING
+                    || !(mStartingData instanceof SnapshotStartingData));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
index 435c39c94dc83..69e3244af1b6c 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
@@ -412,6 +412,16 @@ public class WindowStateTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         assertFalse(app.canAffectSystemUiFlags());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCanAffectSystemUiFlags_starting() {
+        final WindowState app = createWindow(null, TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING, "app");
+        app.mActivityRecord.setVisible(true);
+        app.mStartingData = new SnapshotStartingData(mWm, null, 0);
+        assertFalse(app.canAffectSystemUiFlags());
+        app.mStartingData = new SplashScreenStartingData(mWm, 0, 0);
+        assertTrue(app.canAffectSystemUiFlags());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testCanAffectSystemUiFlags_disallow() {
         final WindowState app = createWindow(null, TYPE_APPLICATION, "app");