diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragment.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragment.java
index 2b51b56062bbc..b9fe9c4a57105 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragment.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragment.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static android.app.StatusBarManager.DISABLE_SYSTEM_INFO;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.events.SystemStatusAnimationSchedulerKt.ANIMATING_IN;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.events.SystemStatusAnimationSchedulerKt.ANIMATING_OUT;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.events.SystemStatusAnimationSchedulerKt.IDLE;
+import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.events.SystemStatusAnimationSchedulerKt.SHOWING_PERSISTENT_DOT;
 
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -348,7 +349,8 @@ public class CollapsedStatusBarFragment extends Fragment implements CommandQueue
 
     private void showSystemIconArea(boolean animate) {
         // Only show the system icon area if we are not currently animating
-        if (mAnimationScheduler.getAnimationState() == IDLE) {
+        int state = mAnimationScheduler.getAnimationState();
+        if (state == IDLE || state == SHOWING_PERSISTENT_DOT) {
             animateShow(mSystemIconArea, animate);
         }
     }