diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index b532c134c3a24..d11f9da054d23 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -2097,7 +2097,17 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
         }
     }
 
-    public void expandWithoutQs() {
+    /**
+     * Expand shade so that notifications are visible.
+     * Non-split shade: just expanding shade or collapsing QS when they're expanded.
+     * Split shade: only expanding shade, notifications are always visible
+     *
+     * Called when `adb shell cmd statusbar expand-notifications` is executed.
+     */
+    public void expandShadeToNotifications() {
+        if (mSplitShadeEnabled && (isShadeFullyOpen() || isExpanding())) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (isQsExpanded()) {
             flingSettings(0 /* velocity */, FLING_COLLAPSE);
         } else {
@@ -5536,7 +5546,7 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
 
         @Override
         public void flingTopOverscroll(float velocity, boolean open) {
-            // in split shade mode we want to expand/collapse QS only when touch happens within QS
+            // in split shade touches affect QS only when touch happens within QS
             if (isSplitShadeAndTouchXOutsideQs(mInitialTouchX)) {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacks.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacks.java
index 66632e40f2c91..856d7dedb4eb0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacks.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacks.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacks implements CommandQueue.Callba
             return;
         }
 
-        mNotificationPanelViewController.expandWithoutQs();
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.expandShadeToNotifications();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarKeyguardViewManager.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarKeyguardViewManager.java
index 001da6f21f48d..f7b874500a13c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarKeyguardViewManager.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarKeyguardViewManager.java
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ public class StatusBarKeyguardViewManager implements RemoteInputController.Callb
             if (hideImmediately) {
                 mStatusBarStateController.setLeaveOpenOnKeyguardHide(false);
             } else {
-                mNotificationPanelViewController.expandWithoutQs();
+                mNotificationPanelViewController.expandShadeToNotifications();
             }
         }
         return;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacksTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacksTest.java
index 6fc60f12e2125..52bd4243fdc0c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacksTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacksTest.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacksTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
         // Trying to open it does nothing.
         mSbcqCallbacks.animateExpandNotificationsPanel();
-        verify(mNotificationPanelViewController, never()).expandWithoutQs();
+        verify(mNotificationPanelViewController, never()).expandShadeToNotifications();
         mSbcqCallbacks.animateExpandSettingsPanel(null);
         verify(mNotificationPanelViewController, never()).expand(anyBoolean());
     }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class CentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacksTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
         // Can now be opened.
         mSbcqCallbacks.animateExpandNotificationsPanel();
-        verify(mNotificationPanelViewController).expandWithoutQs();
+        verify(mNotificationPanelViewController).expandShadeToNotifications();
         mSbcqCallbacks.animateExpandSettingsPanel(null);
         verify(mNotificationPanelViewController).expandWithQs();
     }