diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaHierarchyManager.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaHierarchyManager.kt
index b252be1b4cdcd..f7a9bc760caf5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaHierarchyManager.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaHierarchyManager.kt
@@ -1053,18 +1053,9 @@ constructor(
                     rootOverlay!!.add(mediaFrame)
                 } else {
                     val targetHost = getHost(newLocation)!!.hostView
-                    // When adding back to the host, let's make sure to reset the bounds.
-                    // Usually adding the view will trigger a layout that does this automatically,
-                    // but we sometimes suppress this.
+                    // This will either do a full layout pass and remeasure, or it will bypass
+                    // that and directly set the mediaFrame's bounds within the premeasured host.
                     targetHost.addView(mediaFrame)
-                    val left = targetHost.paddingLeft
-                    val top = targetHost.paddingTop
-                    mediaFrame.setLeftTopRightBottom(
-                        left,
-                        top,
-                        left + currentBounds.width(),
-                        top + currentBounds.height()
-                    )
 
                     if (mediaFrame.childCount > 0) {
                         val child = mediaFrame.getChildAt(0)
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaViewController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaViewController.kt
index 4bf3031c02b4b..4feb9844cb8b8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaViewController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaViewController.kt
@@ -420,7 +420,9 @@ constructor(
      */
     fun getMeasurementsForState(hostState: MediaHostState): MeasurementOutput? =
         traceSection("MediaViewController#getMeasurementsForState") {
-            val viewState = obtainViewState(hostState) ?: return null
+            // measurements should never factor in the squish fraction
+            val viewState =
+                obtainViewState(hostState.copy().also { it.squishFraction = 1.0f }) ?: return null
             measurement.measuredWidth = viewState.width
             measurement.measuredHeight = viewState.height
             return measurement