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 98a711d122fca..5014c83bf353f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -1666,7 +1666,15 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
             mQsExpandImmediate = true;
             setShowShelfOnly(true);
         }
-        if (isFullyCollapsed()) {
+        if (mShouldUseSplitNotificationShade && isOnKeyguard()) {
+            // It's a special case as this method is likely to not be initiated by finger movement
+            // but rather called from adb shell or accessibility service.
+            // In the future method below could be used for non-split shade as well but currently
+            // motion in that case looks worse than using flingSettings.
+            // TODO: make below function transitioning smoothly also in portrait with empty target
+            mLockscreenShadeTransitionController.goToLockedShade(
+                    /* expandedView= */null, /* needsQSAnimation= */false);
+        } else if (isFullyCollapsed()) {
             expand(true /* animate */);
         } else {
             traceQsJank(true /* startTracing */, false /* wasCancelled */);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
index 6997b3e4bd70d..a5915c654aef0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
@@ -1004,6 +1004,17 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         verify(mLargeScreenShadeHeaderController).setActive(false);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testExpandWithQsMethodIsUsingLockscreenTransitionController() {
+        enableSplitShade(/* enabled= */ true);
+        mStatusBarStateController.setState(KEYGUARD);
+
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.expandWithQs();
+
+        verify(mLockscreenShadeTransitionController).goToLockedShade(
+                /* expandedView= */null, /* needsQSAnimation= */false);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testUnlockAnimationDoesNotAffectScrim() {
         mNotificationPanelViewController.onUnlockHintStarted();