diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 25e79048dd6ad..99d0fe97971ab 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -1714,10 +1714,17 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
     /**
      * Animate QS closing by flinging it.
      * If QS is expanded, it will collapse into QQS and stop.
+     * If in split shade, it will collapse the whole shade.
      *
      * @param animateAway Do not stop when QS becomes QQS. Fling until QS isn't visible anymore.
      */
     public void animateCloseQs(boolean animateAway) {
+        if (mSplitShadeEnabled) {
+            collapsePanel(
+                    /* animate= */true, /* delayed= */false, /* speedUpFactor= */1.0f);
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (mQsExpansionAnimator != null) {
             if (!mQsAnimatorExpand) {
                 return;
@@ -3390,19 +3397,11 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
         return mQsExpanded;
     }
 
-    public boolean isQsDetailShowing() {
-        return mQs.isShowingDetail();
-    }
-
     /** Returns whether the QS customizer is currently active. */
     public boolean isQsCustomizing() {
         return mQs.isCustomizing();
     }
 
-    public void closeQsDetail() {
-        mQs.closeDetail();
-    }
-
     /** Close the QS customizer if it is open. */
     public void closeQsCustomizer() {
         mQs.closeCustomizer();
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 2d6d846bf2a26..98404eb0b3f6b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
@@ -3325,11 +3325,7 @@ public class CentralSurfacesImpl extends CoreStartable implements
             return true;
         }
         if (mNotificationPanelViewController.isQsExpanded()) {
-            if (mNotificationPanelViewController.isQsDetailShowing()) {
-                mNotificationPanelViewController.closeQsDetail();
-            } else {
                 mNotificationPanelViewController.animateCloseQs(false /* animateAway */);
-            }
             return true;
         }
         if (mNotificationPanelViewController.closeUserSwitcherIfOpen()) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
index f13aa6772aa55..e2673bb740841 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
@@ -1283,6 +1283,29 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertThat(mNotificationPanelViewController.isQsExpanded()).isFalse();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPanelClosedWhenClosingQsInSplitShade() {
+        mPanelExpansionStateManager.onPanelExpansionChanged(/* fraction= */ 1,
+                /* expanded= */ true, /* tracking= */ false, /* dragDownPxAmount= */ 0);
+        enableSplitShade(/* enabled= */ true);
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.setExpandedFraction(1f);
+
+        assertThat(mNotificationPanelViewController.isClosing()).isFalse();
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.animateCloseQs(false);
+        assertThat(mNotificationPanelViewController.isClosing()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPanelStaysOpenWhenClosingQs() {
+        mPanelExpansionStateManager.onPanelExpansionChanged(/* fraction= */ 1,
+                /* expanded= */ true, /* tracking= */ false, /* dragDownPxAmount= */ 0);
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.setExpandedFraction(1f);
+
+        assertThat(mNotificationPanelViewController.isClosing()).isFalse();
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.animateCloseQs(false);
+        assertThat(mNotificationPanelViewController.isClosing()).isFalse();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void interceptTouchEvent_withinQs_shadeExpanded_startsQsTracking() {
         mNotificationPanelViewController.mQs = mQs;