diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 833a7eff6c743..f7905e8dd6d0b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
         if (animate && !isFullyCollapsed()) {
             animateCloseQs(true);
         } else {
-            mQsController.closeQs();
+            closeQsIfPossible();
         }
         mNotificationStackScrollLayoutController.setOverScrollAmount(0f, true /* onTop */, animate,
                 !animate /* cancelAnimators */);
@@ -4030,9 +4030,17 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
         return mExpandingFromHeadsUp;
     }
 
-    /** TODO: remove need for this delegate (b/254870148) */
-    public void closeQs() {
-        mQsController.closeQs();
+    /**
+     * We don't always want to close QS when requested as shade might be in a different state
+     * already e.g. when going from collapse to expand very quickly. In that case StatusBar
+     * window might send signal to collapse QS but we might be already expanding and in split
+     * shade QS are always expanded
+     */
+    private void closeQsIfPossible() {
+        boolean openOrOpening = isShadeFullyOpen() || isExpanding();
+        if (!(mSplitShadeEnabled && openOrOpening)) {
+            mQsController.closeQs();
+        }
     }
 
     /** TODO: remove need for this delegate (b/254870148) */
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/QuickSettingsController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/QuickSettingsController.java
index 07a65e3bcb7c4..a8378df819687 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/QuickSettingsController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/QuickSettingsController.java
@@ -663,8 +663,15 @@ public class QuickSettingsController {
         mDozing = dozing;
     }
 
-    /** set QS state to closed */
+    /**
+     * This method closes QS but in split shade it should be used only in special cases: to make
+     * sure QS closes when shade is closed as well. Otherwise it will result in QS disappearing
+     * from split shade
+     */
     public void closeQs() {
+        if (mSplitShadeEnabled) {
+            mShadeLog.d("Closing QS while in split shade");
+        }
         cancelExpansionAnimation();
         setExpansionHeight(getMinExpansionHeight());
         // qsExpandImmediate is a safety latch in case we're calling closeQS while we're in the
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ShadeControllerImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ShadeControllerImpl.java
index 026673adb86b1..c1369935db542 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ShadeControllerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ShadeControllerImpl.java
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ public final class ShadeControllerImpl implements ShadeController {
         // Ensure the panel is fully collapsed (just in case; bug 6765842, 7260868)
         mNotificationPanelViewController.collapsePanel(false, false, 1.0f);
 
-        mNotificationPanelViewController.closeQs();
-
         mExpandedVisible = false;
         notifyVisibilityChanged(false);