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 3817197ca1b69..5ba19cca65324 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.android.internal.graphics.ColorUtils;
 import com.android.internal.util.function.TriConsumer;
 import com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitor;
 import com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback;
+import com.android.systemui.DejankUtils;
 import com.android.systemui.Dependency;
 import com.android.systemui.Dumpable;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
@@ -311,10 +312,12 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener, OnCo
         // Docking pulses may take a long time, wallpapers should also fade away after a while.
         mWallpaperVisibilityTimedOut = false;
         if (shouldFadeAwayWallpaper()) {
-            mTimeTicker.schedule(mDozeParameters.getWallpaperAodDuration(),
-                    AlarmTimeout.MODE_IGNORE_IF_SCHEDULED);
+            DejankUtils.postAfterTraversal(() -> {
+                mTimeTicker.schedule(mDozeParameters.getWallpaperAodDuration(),
+                        AlarmTimeout.MODE_IGNORE_IF_SCHEDULED);
+            });
         } else {
-            mTimeTicker.cancel();
+            DejankUtils.postAfterTraversal(mTimeTicker::cancel);
         }
 
         if (mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.needsSlowUnlockTransition() && mState == ScrimState.UNLOCKED) {
@@ -430,8 +433,10 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener, OnCo
             // and docking.
             if (mWallpaperVisibilityTimedOut) {
                 mWallpaperVisibilityTimedOut = false;
-                mTimeTicker.schedule(mDozeParameters.getWallpaperAodDuration(),
-                        AlarmTimeout.MODE_IGNORE_IF_SCHEDULED);
+                DejankUtils.postAfterTraversal(() -> {
+                    mTimeTicker.schedule(mDozeParameters.getWallpaperAodDuration(),
+                            AlarmTimeout.MODE_IGNORE_IF_SCHEDULED);
+                });
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
index 4140b0d4ace1b..214e26a4a2b56 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimControllerTest.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
 import com.android.internal.colorextraction.ColorExtractor.GradientColors;
 import com.android.internal.util.function.TriConsumer;
 import com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitor;
+import com.android.systemui.DejankUtils;
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.ScrimView;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.KeyguardStateController;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public class ScrimControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         mDependency.injectMockDependency(KeyguardUpdateMonitor.class);
         when(mDozeParamenters.getAlwaysOn()).thenAnswer(invocation -> mAlwaysOnEnabled);
         when(mDozeParamenters.getDisplayNeedsBlanking()).thenReturn(true);
+        DejankUtils.setImmediate(true);
         mScrimController = new SynchronousScrimController(mScrimBehind, mScrimInFront,
                 mScrimForBubble,
                 (scrimState, scrimBehindAlpha, scrimInFrontColor) -> {
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ public class ScrimControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
     @After
     public void tearDown() {
         mScrimController.finishAnimationsImmediately();
+        DejankUtils.setImmediate(false);
     }
 
     @Test