diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/ExpandedAnimationController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/ExpandedAnimationController.java
index aa549dc23f9b7..607b5ef9b2c26 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/ExpandedAnimationController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/ExpandedAnimationController.java
@@ -388,8 +388,11 @@ public class ExpandedAnimationController
         mBubblesMaxRendered = res.getInteger(R.integer.bubbles_max_rendered);
 
         // Includes overflow button.
-        float totalGapWidth = getWidthForDisplayingBubbles() - (mExpandedViewPadding * 2)
-                - (mBubblesMaxRendered + 1) * mBubbleSizePx;
+        // TODO(b/148675523) this is a temporary work around; change back once we have proper fix.
+//        float totalGapWidth = getWidthForDisplayingBubbles() - (mExpandedViewPadding * 2)
+//                - (mBubblesMaxRendered + 1) * mBubbleSizePx;
+        float totalGapWidth = getAvailableScreenWidth(true /* includeStableInsets */)
+                - (mExpandedViewPadding * 2) - (mBubblesMaxRendered + 1) * mBubbleSizePx;
         mSpaceBetweenBubbles = totalGapWidth / mBubblesMaxRendered;
 
         // Ensure that all child views are at 1x scale, and visible, in case they were animating