diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/bools.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/bools.xml
index c67ac8d34aa66..8221d78fbfd79 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/bools.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/bools.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 <resources>
     <!-- Whether to show the user switcher in quick settings when only a single user is present. -->
     <bool name="qs_show_user_switcher_for_single_user">false</bool>
+
     <!-- Whether to show a custom biometric prompt size-->
     <bool name="use_custom_bp_size">false</bool>
+
+    <!-- Whether to enable clipping on Quick Settings -->
+    <bool name="qs_enable_clipping">true</bool>
+
+    <!-- Whether to enable transparent background for notification scrims -->
+    <bool name="notification_scrim_transparent">false</bool>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index cd1c722780f32..3298406fb1095 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
     private int mScreenCornerRadius;
     private boolean mQSAnimatingHiddenFromCollapsed;
     private boolean mUseLargeScreenShadeHeader;
+    private boolean mEnableQsClipping;
 
     private int mQsClipTop;
     private int mQsClipBottom;
@@ -1149,6 +1150,8 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
 
         mSplitShadeFullTransitionDistance =
                 mResources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.split_shade_full_transition_distance);
+
+        mEnableQsClipping = mResources.getBoolean(R.bool.qs_enable_clipping);
     }
 
     private void onSplitShadeEnabledChanged() {
@@ -2680,8 +2683,10 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
             mQsTranslationForFullShadeTransition = qsTranslation;
             updateQsFrameTranslation();
             float currentTranslation = mQsFrame.getTranslationY();
-            mQsClipTop = (int) (top - currentTranslation - mQsFrame.getTop());
-            mQsClipBottom = (int) (bottom - currentTranslation - mQsFrame.getTop());
+            mQsClipTop = mEnableQsClipping
+                    ? (int) (top - currentTranslation - mQsFrame.getTop()) : 0;
+            mQsClipBottom = mEnableQsClipping
+                    ? (int) (bottom - currentTranslation - mQsFrame.getTop()) : 0;
             mQsVisible = qsVisible;
             mQs.setQsVisible(mQsVisible);
             mQs.setFancyClipping(
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 9f932238007a2..84907686835b0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener, Dump
     private Callback mCallback;
     private boolean mWallpaperSupportsAmbientMode;
     private boolean mScreenOn;
+    private boolean mTransparentScrimBackground;
 
     // Scrim blanking callbacks
     private Runnable mPendingFrameCallback;
@@ -341,6 +342,8 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener, Dump
         mScrimBehind.setDefaultFocusHighlightEnabled(false);
         mNotificationsScrim.setDefaultFocusHighlightEnabled(false);
         mScrimInFront.setDefaultFocusHighlightEnabled(false);
+        mTransparentScrimBackground = notificationsScrim.getResources()
+                .getBoolean(R.bool.notification_scrim_transparent);
         updateScrims();
         mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.registerCallback(mKeyguardVisibilityCallback);
     }
@@ -777,13 +780,16 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener, Dump
                 float behindFraction = getInterpolatedFraction();
                 behindFraction = (float) Math.pow(behindFraction, 0.8f);
                 if (mClipsQsScrim) {
-                    mBehindAlpha = 1;
-                    mNotificationsAlpha = behindFraction * mDefaultScrimAlpha;
+                    mBehindAlpha = mTransparentScrimBackground ? 0 : 1;
+                    mNotificationsAlpha =
+                            mTransparentScrimBackground ? 0 : behindFraction * mDefaultScrimAlpha;
                 } else {
-                    mBehindAlpha = behindFraction * mDefaultScrimAlpha;
+                    mBehindAlpha =
+                            mTransparentScrimBackground ? 0 : behindFraction * mDefaultScrimAlpha;
                     // Delay fade-in of notification scrim a bit further, to coincide with the
                     // view fade in. Otherwise the empty panel can be quite jarring.
-                    mNotificationsAlpha = MathUtils.constrainedMap(0f, 1f, 0.3f, 0.75f,
+                    mNotificationsAlpha = mTransparentScrimBackground
+                            ? 0 : MathUtils.constrainedMap(0f, 1f, 0.3f, 0.75f,
                             mPanelExpansionFraction);
                 }
                 mBehindTint = mState.getBehindTint();