diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewController.java
index ba6373c5bd20c..b84d9ce147d62 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewController.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ public class CommunalHostViewController extends ViewController<CommunalHostView>
     private final KeyguardUpdateMonitor mKeyguardUpdateMonitor;
     private final KeyguardStateController mKeyguardStateController;
     private final StatusBarStateController mStatusBarStateController;
-    private WeakReference<CommunalSource> mLastSource;
+    private WeakReference<CommunalSource> mCurrentSource;
+    private Optional<ShowRequest> mLastRequest = Optional.empty();
     private int mState;
     private float mQsExpansion;
     private float mShadeExpansion;
@@ -78,6 +81,37 @@ public class CommunalHostViewController extends ViewController<CommunalHostView>
 
     private ViewController<? extends View> mCommunalViewController;
 
+    private static class ShowRequest {
+        private boolean mShouldShow;
+        private WeakReference<CommunalSource> mSource;
+
+        ShowRequest(boolean shouldShow, WeakReference<CommunalSource> source) {
+            mShouldShow = shouldShow;
+            mSource = source;
+        }
+
+        CommunalSource getSource() {
+            return mSource != null ? mSource.get() : null;
+        }
+
+        boolean shouldShow() {
+            return mShouldShow;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (this == o) return true;
+            if (!(o instanceof ShowRequest)) return false;
+            ShowRequest that = (ShowRequest) o;
+            return mShouldShow == that.mShouldShow && Objects.equals(getSource(), that.getSource());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(mShouldShow, mSource);
+        }
+    }
+
     private KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback mKeyguardUpdateCallback =
             new KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback() {
                 @Override
@@ -253,18 +287,26 @@ public class CommunalHostViewController extends ViewController<CommunalHostView>
     }
 
     private void showSource() {
+        final ShowRequest request = new ShowRequest(
+                (mState & SHOW_COMMUNAL_VIEW_REQUIRED_STATES) == SHOW_COMMUNAL_VIEW_REQUIRED_STATES
+                    && (mState & SHOW_COMMUNAL_VIEW_INVALID_STATES) == 0
+                    && mCurrentSource != null,
+                mCurrentSource);
+
+        if (mLastRequest.isPresent() && Objects.equals(mLastRequest.get(), request)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        mLastRequest = Optional.of(request);
+
         // Make sure all necessary states are present for showing communal and all invalid states
         // are absent
         mMainExecutor.execute(() -> {
-            final CommunalSource currentSource = mLastSource != null ? mLastSource.get() : null;
-
             if (DEBUG) {
-                Log.d(TAG, "showSource. currentSource:" + currentSource);
+                Log.d(TAG, "showSource. currentSource:" + request.getSource());
             }
 
-            if ((mState & SHOW_COMMUNAL_VIEW_REQUIRED_STATES) == SHOW_COMMUNAL_VIEW_REQUIRED_STATES
-                    && (mState & SHOW_COMMUNAL_VIEW_INVALID_STATES) == 0
-                    && currentSource != null) {
+            if (request.shouldShow()) {
                 mView.removeAllViews();
 
                 // Make view visible.
@@ -273,7 +315,7 @@ public class CommunalHostViewController extends ViewController<CommunalHostView>
                 final Context context = mView.getContext();
 
                 final ListenableFuture<CommunalSource.CommunalViewResult> listenableFuture =
-                        currentSource.requestCommunalView(context);
+                        request.getSource().requestCommunalView(context);
 
                 if (listenableFuture == null) {
                     Log.e(TAG, "could not request communal view");
@@ -308,7 +350,7 @@ public class CommunalHostViewController extends ViewController<CommunalHostView>
      * @param source The new {@link CommunalSource}, {@code null} if not set.
      */
     public void show(WeakReference<CommunalSource> source) {
-        mLastSource = source;
+        mCurrentSource = source;
         showSource();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 09eb5c4bea6f6..4ab6e92ca1be3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -4583,8 +4583,6 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
             mStatusBarStateController.removeCallback(mStatusBarStateListener);
             mConfigurationController.removeCallback(mConfigurationListener);
             mCommunalSourceMonitor.removeCallback(mCommunalSourceMonitorCallback);
-            // Clear source when detached.
-            setCommunalSource(null /*source*/);
             mFalsingManager.removeTapListener(mFalsingTapListener);
             mCommunalStateController.removeCallback(mCommunalStateCallback);
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewControllerTest.java
index 3b750e7c1c2d4..ea00c6f7fb104 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/communal/CommunalHostViewControllerTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.communal;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.clearInvocations;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -226,4 +228,18 @@ public class CommunalHostViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         verify(mChildView).setAlpha(alpha);
         verify(mCommunalView).setAlpha(alpha);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMultipleShowRequestSuppression() {
+        // Ensure first request invokes source.
+        mController.show(new WeakReference<>(mCommunalSource));
+        mFakeExecutor.runAllReady();
+        verify(mCommunalSource).requestCommunalView(any());
+        clearInvocations(mCommunalSource);
+
+        // Ensure subsequent identical request is suppressed
+        mController.show(new WeakReference<>(mCommunalSource));
+        mFakeExecutor.runAllReady();
+        verify(mCommunalSource, never()).requestCommunalView(any());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewTest.java
index 38341b83446ab..f6e06cc6a59b9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewTest.java
@@ -874,8 +874,6 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         clearInvocations(mCommunalHostViewController);
         givenViewDetached();
         verify(mCommunalSourceMonitor).removeCallback(any());
-        verify(mCommunalHostViewController).show(sourceCapture.capture());
-        assertThat(sourceCapture.getValue()).isEqualTo(null);
     }
 
     @Test