diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/qqs_header.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/qqs_header.xml
index e07a6c1dbc46b..5d3650ccc8e61 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/qqs_header.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/xml/qqs_header.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         <Layout
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="@dimen/new_qs_header_non_clickable_element_height"
+            app:layout_constrainedWidth="true"
             app:layout_constraintHeight_min="@dimen/new_qs_header_non_clickable_element_height"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/date"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/batteryRemainingIcon"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeadersConstraintManagerImpl.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeadersConstraintManagerImpl.kt
index 954534d42fdd3..5011227ad2ccc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeadersConstraintManagerImpl.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeadersConstraintManagerImpl.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ object CombinedShadeHeadersConstraintManagerImpl : CombinedShadeHeadersConstrain
                 connect(R.id.statusIcons, ConstraintSet.START, R.id.date, ConstraintSet.END)
                 connect(R.id.privacy_container, ConstraintSet.START, R.id.date, ConstraintSet.END)
                 constrainWidth(R.id.statusIcons, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT)
+                constrainedWidth(R.id.date, true)
+                constrainedWidth(R.id.statusIcons, true)
             }
         )
     }
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ object CombinedShadeHeadersConstraintManagerImpl : CombinedShadeHeadersConstrain
                     centerEnd,
                     ConstraintSet.END
                 )
+                constrainedWidth(R.id.date, true)
+                constrainedWidth(R.id.statusIcons, true)
             },
             qsConstraintsChanges = {
                 setGuidelineBegin(centerStart, offsetFromEdge)
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest.kt
index d7eb337efd3ba..bc17c19df8f50 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest.kt
@@ -363,6 +363,22 @@ class CombinedShadeHeaderConstraintsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testEmptyCutoutDateIconsAreConstrainedWidth() {
+        CombinedShadeHeadersConstraintManagerImpl.emptyCutoutConstraints()()
+
+        assertThat(qqsConstraint.getConstraint(R.id.date).layout.constrainedWidth).isTrue()
+        assertThat(qqsConstraint.getConstraint(R.id.statusIcons).layout.constrainedWidth).isTrue()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testCenterCutoutDateIconsAreConstrainedWidth() {
+        CombinedShadeHeadersConstraintManagerImpl.centerCutoutConstraints(false, 10)()
+
+        assertThat(qqsConstraint.getConstraint(R.id.date).layout.constrainedWidth).isTrue()
+        assertThat(qqsConstraint.getConstraint(R.id.statusIcons).layout.constrainedWidth).isTrue()
+    }
+
     private operator fun ConstraintsChanges.invoke() {
         qqsConstraintsChanges?.invoke(qqsConstraint)
         qsConstraintsChanges?.invoke(qsConstraint)