diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/photo_preview_overlay.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/photo_preview_overlay.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9210996fb9c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/photo_preview_overlay.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<!-- empty stub -->
+<merge />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
index 115b4a86b86d3..1d4b98242519b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
         <include layout="@layout/ambient_indication"
             android:id="@+id/ambient_indication_container" />
 
+        <include layout="@layout/photo_preview_overlay" />
+
         <ViewStub
             android:id="@+id/keyguard_user_switcher"
             android:layout="@layout/keyguard_user_switcher"