diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/stackdivider/Divider.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/stackdivider/Divider.java
index 3b37437bfca00..02329112c6978 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/stackdivider/Divider.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/stackdivider/Divider.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import android.view.View;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.SystemUI;
 import com.android.systemui.recents.Recents;
+import com.android.systemui.recents.events.EventBus;
+import com.android.systemui.recents.events.ui.RecentsDrawnEvent;
 import com.android.systemui.recents.misc.SystemServicesProxy;
 
 import static android.content.res.Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ public class Divider extends SystemUI {
         SystemServicesProxy ssp = Recents.getSystemServices();
         ssp.registerDockedStackListener(mDockDividerVisibilityListener);
         mForcedResizableController = new ForcedResizableInfoActivityController(mContext);
+        EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -153,6 +156,18 @@ public class Divider extends SystemUI {
         mWindowManager.setTouchable((mHomeStackResizable || !mMinimized) && !mAdjustedForIme);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Workaround for b/62528361, at the time RecentsDrawnEvent is sent, it may happen before a
+     * configuration change to the Divider, and internally, the event will be posted to the
+     * subscriber, or DividerView, which has been removed and prevented from resizing. Instead,
+     * register the event handler here and proxy the event to the current DividerView.
+     */
+    public final void onBusEvent(RecentsDrawnEvent drawnEvent) {
+        if (mView != null) {
+            mView.onRecentsDrawn();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void dump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter pw, String[] args) {
         pw.print("  mVisible="); pw.println(mVisible);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/stackdivider/DividerView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/stackdivider/DividerView.java
index 6dc7870770a5b..7691652a0ebe1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/stackdivider/DividerView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/stackdivider/DividerView.java
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ public class DividerView extends FrameLayout implements OnTouchListener,
                 mSnapAlgorithm.getMiddleTarget());
     }
 
-    public final void onBusEvent(RecentsDrawnEvent drawnEvent) {
+    public void onRecentsDrawn() {
         if (mState.animateAfterRecentsDrawn) {
             mState.animateAfterRecentsDrawn = false;
             updateDockSide();