diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsController.kt
index b2cb23bd11aa8..a5278c3d0ad3f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsController.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.NotificationActivityStarter
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.inflation.NotificationRowBinderImpl
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.render.NotifStackController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationListContainer
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CentralSurfaces
 
 /**
  * The master controller for all notifications-related work
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationListContain
  */
 interface NotificationsController {
     fun initialize(
+        centralSurfaces: CentralSurfaces,
         presenter: NotificationPresenter,
         listContainer: NotificationListContainer,
         stackController: NotifStackController,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsControllerImpl.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsControllerImpl.kt
index 8e646a37a4b3e..83cf0c8e8abae 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsControllerImpl.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsControllerImpl.kt
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
  */
 @SysUISingleton
 class NotificationsControllerImpl @Inject constructor(
-    private val centralSurfaces: Lazy<CentralSurfaces>,
     private val notificationListener: NotificationListener,
     private val commonNotifCollection: Lazy<CommonNotifCollection>,
     private val notifPipeline: Lazy<NotifPipeline>,
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ class NotificationsControllerImpl @Inject constructor(
 ) : NotificationsController {
 
     override fun initialize(
+        centralSurfaces: CentralSurfaces,
         presenter: NotificationPresenter,
         listContainer: NotificationListContainer,
         stackController: NotifStackController,
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ class NotificationsControllerImpl @Inject constructor(
 
         notificationRowBinder.setNotificationClicker(
                 clickerBuilder.build(
-                    Optional.of(
-                        centralSurfaces.get()), bubblesOptional, notificationActivityStarter))
+                    Optional.ofNullable(centralSurfaces), bubblesOptional,
+                        notificationActivityStarter))
         notificationRowBinder.setUpWithPresenter(
                 presenter,
                 listContainer,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsControllerStub.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsControllerStub.kt
index 744166d879070..14856dafdb11d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsControllerStub.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/init/NotificationsControllerStub.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.NotificationActivityStarter
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.inflation.NotificationRowBinderImpl
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.render.NotifStackController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationListContainer
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CentralSurfaces
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /**
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class NotificationsControllerStub @Inject constructor(
 ) : NotificationsController {
 
     override fun initialize(
+        centralSurfaces: CentralSurfaces,
         presenter: NotificationPresenter,
         listContainer: NotificationListContainer,
         stackController: NotifStackController,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
index 8a2e92327a9e8..f20c3ac67157a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
@@ -1426,6 +1426,7 @@ public class CentralSurfacesImpl implements CoreStartable, CentralSurfaces {
         mStackScrollerController.setNotificationActivityStarter(mNotificationActivityStarter);
         mGutsManager.setNotificationActivityStarter(mNotificationActivityStarter);
         mNotificationsController.initialize(
+                this,
                 mPresenter,
                 mNotifListContainer,
                 mStackScrollerController.getNotifStackController(),