diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LockscreenShadeTransitionController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LockscreenShadeTransitionController.kt
index 8f78feb979b89..3620e84de3980 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LockscreenShadeTransitionController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LockscreenShadeTransitionController.kt
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ class LockscreenShadeTransitionController @Inject constructor(
         }
         notificationPanelController
             .setKeyguardTransitionProgress(keyguardAlpha, keyguardTranslationY)
+
+        val statusBarAlpha = if (useSplitShade) keyguardAlpha else -1f
+        notificationPanelController.setKeyguardStatusBarAlpha(statusBarAlpha)
     }
 
     private fun setDragDownAmountAnimated(
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewController.java
index a70ba8236e9a6..57d63487cf7a0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewController.java
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ public class KeyguardStatusBarViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStat
     private boolean mShowingKeyguardHeadsUp;
     private StatusBarSystemEventAnimator mSystemEventAnimator;
 
+    /**
+     * The alpha value to be set on the View. If -1, this value is to be ignored.
+     */
+    private float mExplicitAlpha = -1f;
+
     @Inject
     public KeyguardStatusBarViewController(
             KeyguardStatusBarView view,
@@ -425,9 +430,15 @@ public class KeyguardStatusBarViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStat
 
         float alphaQsExpansion = 1 - Math.min(
                 1, mNotificationPanelViewStateProvider.getLockscreenShadeDragProgress() * 2);
-        float newAlpha = Math.min(getKeyguardContentsAlpha(), alphaQsExpansion)
-                * mKeyguardStatusBarAnimateAlpha
-                * (1.0f - mKeyguardHeadsUpShowingAmount);
+
+        float newAlpha;
+        if (mExplicitAlpha != -1) {
+            newAlpha = mExplicitAlpha;
+        } else {
+            newAlpha = Math.min(getKeyguardContentsAlpha(), alphaQsExpansion)
+                    * mKeyguardStatusBarAnimateAlpha
+                    * (1.0f - mKeyguardHeadsUpShowingAmount);
+        }
 
         boolean hideForBypass =
                 mFirstBypassAttempt && mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFace()
@@ -510,7 +521,17 @@ public class KeyguardStatusBarViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStat
     public void dump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter pw, String[] args) {
         pw.println("KeyguardStatusBarView:");
         pw.println("  mBatteryListening: " + mBatteryListening);
+        pw.println("  mExplicitAlpha: " + mExplicitAlpha);
         mView.dump(fd, pw, args);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the alpha to be set on the view.
+     *
+     * @param alpha a value between 0 and 1. -1 if the value is to be reset/ignored.
+     */
+    public void setAlpha(float alpha) {
+        mExplicitAlpha = alpha;
+        updateViewState();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 999ebc11b6218..2d16b52839ebb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -2682,6 +2682,15 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
         updateClock();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the alpha value to be set on the keyguard status bar.
+     *
+     * @param alpha value between 0 and 1. -1 if the value is to be reset.
+     */
+    public void setKeyguardStatusBarAlpha(float alpha) {
+        mKeyguardStatusBarViewController.setAlpha(alpha);
+    }
+
     private void trackMovement(MotionEvent event) {
         if (mQsVelocityTracker != null) mQsVelocityTracker.addMovement(event);
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LockscreenShadeTransitionControllerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LockscreenShadeTransitionControllerTest.kt
index 52c8a559b7b35..311e257f047ff 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LockscreenShadeTransitionControllerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/LockscreenShadeTransitionControllerTest.kt
@@ -413,6 +413,28 @@ class LockscreenShadeTransitionControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         verifyZeroInteractions(singleShadeOverScroller)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun setDragDownAmount_inSplitShade_setsKeyguardStatusBarAlphaBasedOnDistance() {
+        val alphaDistance = context.resources.getDimensionPixelSize(
+            R.dimen.lockscreen_shade_npvc_keyguard_content_alpha_transition_distance)
+        val dragDownAmount = 10f
+        enableSplitShade()
+
+        transitionController.dragDownAmount = dragDownAmount
+
+        val expectedAlpha = 1 - dragDownAmount / alphaDistance
+        verify(notificationPanelController).setKeyguardStatusBarAlpha(expectedAlpha)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun setDragDownAmount_notInSplitShade_setsKeyguardStatusBarAlphaToMinusOne() {
+        disableSplitShade()
+
+        transitionController.dragDownAmount = 10f
+
+        verify(notificationPanelController).setKeyguardStatusBarAlpha(-1f)
+    }
+
     private fun enableSplitShade() {
         setSplitShadeEnabled(true)
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewControllerTest.java
index 7de35458a893d..39d5a160c6576 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewControllerTest.java
@@ -343,6 +343,28 @@ public class KeyguardStatusBarViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertThat(mKeyguardStatusBarView.getVisibility()).isEqualTo(View.INVISIBLE);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setAlpha_explicitAlpha_setsExplicitAlpha() {
+        mController.onViewAttached();
+        updateStateToKeyguard();
+
+        mController.setAlpha(0.5f);
+
+        assertThat(mKeyguardStatusBarView.getAlpha()).isEqualTo(0.5f);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setAlpha_explicitAlpha_thenMinusOneAlpha_setsAlphaBasedOnDefaultCriteria() {
+        mController.onViewAttached();
+        updateStateToKeyguard();
+
+        mController.setAlpha(0.5f);
+        mController.setAlpha(-1f);
+
+        assertThat(mKeyguardStatusBarView.getAlpha()).isGreaterThan(0);
+        assertThat(mKeyguardStatusBarView.getAlpha()).isNotEqualTo(0.5f);
+    }
+
     // TODO(b/195442899): Add more tests for #updateViewState once CLs are finalized.
 
     @Test
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
index 5add2f2a5148e..22bf6c8324ae0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
@@ -938,6 +938,15 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         verify(mScrimController).setExpansionAffectsAlpha(true);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setKeyguardStatusBarAlpha_setsAlphaOnKeyguardStatusBarController() {
+        float statusBarAlpha = 0.5f;
+
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.setKeyguardStatusBarAlpha(statusBarAlpha);
+
+        verify(mKeyguardStatusBarViewController).setAlpha(statusBarAlpha);
+    }
+
     private void triggerPositionClockAndNotifications() {
         mNotificationPanelViewController.closeQs();
     }