diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarViewController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..55b5670930dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarViewController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone;
+
+import com.android.systemui.util.ViewController;
+
+/** Controller for {@link PhoneStatusBarView}. */
+public class PhoneStatusBarViewController extends ViewController<PhoneStatusBarView> {
+    protected PhoneStatusBarViewController(PhoneStatusBarView view) {
+        super(view);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onViewAttached() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onViewDetached() {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index 70ec7af00d32e..a810b17abdcb2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements
     protected NotificationShadeWindowView mNotificationShadeWindowView;
     protected StatusBarWindowView mPhoneStatusBarWindow;
     protected PhoneStatusBarView mStatusBarView;
+    private PhoneStatusBarViewController mPhoneStatusBarViewController;
     private AuthRippleController mAuthRippleController;
     private int mStatusBarWindowState = WINDOW_STATE_SHOWING;
     protected NotificationShadeWindowController mNotificationShadeWindowController;
@@ -1206,6 +1207,9 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements
                     mStatusBarView.setPanel(mNotificationPanelViewController);
                     mStatusBarView.setScrimController(mScrimController);
                     mStatusBarView.setExpansionChangedListeners(mExpansionChangedListeners);
+                    mPhoneStatusBarViewController =
+                            new PhoneStatusBarViewController(mStatusBarView);
+                    mPhoneStatusBarViewController.init();
 
                     mBatteryMeterViewController = new BatteryMeterViewController(
                             mStatusBarView.findViewById(R.id.battery)