diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
index 207cc13982790..a737a8bca5850 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.app.AssistUtils;
 import com.android.internal.app.IVoiceInteractionSessionListener;
 import com.android.internal.logging.UiEventLogger;
-import com.android.internal.policy.ScreenDecorationsUtils;
 import com.android.internal.util.ScreenshotHelper;
 import com.android.internal.util.ScreenshotRequest;
 import com.android.systemui.Dumpable;
@@ -143,6 +142,7 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
     private final Executor mMainExecutor;
     private final ShellInterface mShellInterface;
     private final Lazy<Optional<CentralSurfaces>> mCentralSurfacesOptionalLazy;
+    private final Lazy<ShadeViewController> mShadeViewControllerLazy;
     private SysUiState mSysUiState;
     private final Handler mHandler;
     private final Lazy<NavigationBarController> mNavBarControllerLazy;
@@ -201,11 +201,7 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
                 // TODO move this logic to message queue
                 mCentralSurfacesOptionalLazy.get().ifPresent(centralSurfaces -> {
                     if (event.getActionMasked() == ACTION_DOWN) {
-                        ShadeViewController shadeViewController =
-                                centralSurfaces.getShadeViewController();
-                        if (shadeViewController != null) {
-                            shadeViewController.startExpandLatencyTracking();
-                        }
+                        mShadeViewControllerLazy.get().startExpandLatencyTracking();
                     }
                     mHandler.post(() -> {
                         int action = event.getActionMasked();
@@ -552,8 +548,10 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
             ShellInterface shellInterface,
             Lazy<NavigationBarController> navBarControllerLazy,
             Lazy<Optional<CentralSurfaces>> centralSurfacesOptionalLazy,
+            Lazy<ShadeViewController> shadeViewControllerLazy,
             NavigationModeController navModeController,
-            NotificationShadeWindowController statusBarWinController, SysUiState sysUiState,
+            NotificationShadeWindowController statusBarWinController,
+            SysUiState sysUiState,
             UserTracker userTracker,
             ScreenLifecycle screenLifecycle,
             WakefulnessLifecycle wakefulnessLifecycle,
@@ -573,6 +571,7 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
         mMainExecutor = mainExecutor;
         mShellInterface = shellInterface;
         mCentralSurfacesOptionalLazy = centralSurfacesOptionalLazy;
+        mShadeViewControllerLazy = shadeViewControllerLazy;
         mHandler = new Handler();
         mNavBarControllerLazy = navBarControllerLazy;
         mStatusBarWinController = statusBarWinController;
@@ -677,13 +676,10 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
                 mNavBarControllerLazy.get().getDefaultNavigationBar();
         final NavigationBarView navBarView =
                 mNavBarControllerLazy.get().getNavigationBarView(mContext.getDisplayId());
-        final ShadeViewController panelController =
-                mCentralSurfacesOptionalLazy.get()
-                        .map(CentralSurfaces::getShadeViewController)
-                        .orElse(null);
         if (SysUiState.DEBUG) {
             Log.d(TAG_OPS, "Updating sysui state flags: navBarFragment=" + navBarFragment
-                    + " navBarView=" + navBarView + " panelController=" + panelController);
+                    + " navBarView=" + navBarView
+                    + " shadeViewController=" + mShadeViewControllerLazy.get());
         }
 
         if (navBarFragment != null) {
@@ -692,9 +688,7 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
         if (navBarView != null) {
             navBarView.updateDisabledSystemUiStateFlags(mSysUiState);
         }
-        if (panelController != null) {
-            panelController.updateSystemUiStateFlags();
-        }
+        mShadeViewControllerLazy.get().updateSystemUiStateFlags();
         if (mStatusBarWinController != null) {
             mStatusBarWinController.notifyStateChangedCallbacks();
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ActivityStarterImpl.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ActivityStarterImpl.kt
index 26b51a95acada..dcd18dd7d1bfc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ActivityStarterImpl.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ActivityStarterImpl.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.plugins.ActivityStarter
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ActivityStarter.OnDismissAction
 import com.android.systemui.settings.UserTracker
 import com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeController
+import com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeViewController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationLockscreenUserManager
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeWindowController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.SysuiStatusBarStateController
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ constructor(
     private val biometricUnlockControllerLazy: Lazy<BiometricUnlockController>,
     private val keyguardViewMediatorLazy: Lazy<KeyguardViewMediator>,
     private val shadeControllerLazy: Lazy<ShadeController>,
+    private val shadeViewControllerLazy: Lazy<ShadeViewController>,
     private val statusBarKeyguardViewManagerLazy: Lazy<StatusBarKeyguardViewManager>,
     private val notifShadeWindowControllerLazy: Lazy<NotificationShadeWindowController>,
     private val activityLaunchAnimator: ActivityLaunchAnimator,
@@ -896,7 +898,7 @@ constructor(
                 if (dismissShade) {
                     return StatusBarLaunchAnimatorController(
                         animationController,
-                        it.shadeViewController,
+                        shadeViewControllerLazy.get(),
                         shadeControllerLazy.get(),
                         notifShadeWindowControllerLazy.get(),
                         isLaunchForActivity
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfaces.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfaces.java
index acd6e49fe8c1d..5c28be3bc678b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfaces.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfaces.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.display.data.repository.DisplayMetricsRepository;
 import com.android.systemui.navigationbar.NavigationBarView;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ActivityStarter.OnDismissAction;
 import com.android.systemui.qs.QSPanelController;
-import com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeViewController;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationRunnerCompat;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationPresenter;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ExpandableNotificationRow;
@@ -195,9 +194,6 @@ public interface CentralSurfaces extends Dumpable, LifecycleOwner {
     @Override
     Lifecycle getLifecycle();
 
-    /** */
-    ShadeViewController getShadeViewController();
-
     /** Get the Keyguard Message Area that displays auth messages. */
     AuthKeyguardMessageArea getKeyguardMessageArea();
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
index 79148fd67ceb3..6eeb25fdeb9e6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
@@ -1677,8 +1677,7 @@ public class CentralSurfacesImpl implements CoreStartable, CentralSurfaces {
         Trace.endSection();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public ShadeViewController getShadeViewController() {
+    protected ShadeViewController getShadeViewController() {
         return mShadeSurface;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyServiceTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyServiceTest.kt
index 355c4b667333c..6bb13eacc135f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyServiceTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyServiceTest.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.navigationbar.NavigationModeController
 import com.android.systemui.recents.OverviewProxyService.ACTION_QUICKSTEP
 import com.android.systemui.settings.FakeDisplayTracker
 import com.android.systemui.settings.UserTracker
+import com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeViewController
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.IOverviewProxy
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_WAKEFULNESS_MASK
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.WAKEFULNESS_ASLEEP
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class OverviewProxyServiceTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Mock private lateinit var shellInterface: ShellInterface
     @Mock private lateinit var navBarController: NavigationBarController
     @Mock private lateinit var centralSurfaces: CentralSurfaces
+    @Mock private lateinit var shadeViewController: ShadeViewController
     @Mock private lateinit var navModeController: NavigationModeController
     @Mock private lateinit var statusBarWinController: NotificationShadeWindowController
     @Mock private lateinit var userTracker: UserTracker
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ class OverviewProxyServiceTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 shellInterface,
                 Lazy { navBarController },
                 Lazy { Optional.of(centralSurfaces) },
+                Lazy { shadeViewController },
                 navModeController,
                 statusBarWinController,
                 sysUiState,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ActivityStarterImplTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ActivityStarterImplTest.kt
index 5e0e140563cd4..68f2728c9acee 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ActivityStarterImplTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ActivityStarterImplTest.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.keyguard.WakefulnessLifecycle
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ActivityStarter.OnDismissAction
 import com.android.systemui.settings.UserTracker
 import com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeController
+import com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeViewController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationLockscreenUserManager
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeWindowController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.SysuiStatusBarStateController
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class ActivityStarterImplTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Mock private lateinit var biometricUnlockController: BiometricUnlockController
     @Mock private lateinit var keyguardViewMediator: KeyguardViewMediator
     @Mock private lateinit var shadeController: ShadeController
+    @Mock private lateinit var shadeViewController: ShadeViewController
     @Mock private lateinit var statusBarKeyguardViewManager: StatusBarKeyguardViewManager
     @Mock private lateinit var activityLaunchAnimator: ActivityLaunchAnimator
     @Mock private lateinit var lockScreenUserManager: NotificationLockscreenUserManager
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ class ActivityStarterImplTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 Lazy { biometricUnlockController },
                 Lazy { keyguardViewMediator },
                 Lazy { shadeController },
+                Lazy { shadeViewController },
                 Lazy { statusBarKeyguardViewManager },
                 Lazy { notifShadeWindowController },
                 activityLaunchAnimator,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarViewControllerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarViewControllerTest.kt
index c8ec1bf4af9f6..28193db01013e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarViewControllerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarViewControllerTest.kt
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ class PhoneStatusBarViewControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Test
     fun handleTouchEventFromStatusBar_viewNotEnabled_returnsTrueAndNoViewEvent() {
         `when`(centralSurfacesImpl.commandQueuePanelsEnabled).thenReturn(true)
-        `when`(centralSurfacesImpl.shadeViewController)
-                .thenReturn(shadeViewController)
         `when`(shadeViewController.isViewEnabled).thenReturn(false)
         val returnVal = view.onTouchEvent(
                 MotionEvent.obtain(0L, 0L, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, 0f, 0f, 0))
@@ -152,8 +150,6 @@ class PhoneStatusBarViewControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Test
     fun handleTouchEventFromStatusBar_viewNotEnabledButIsMoveEvent_viewReceivesEvent() {
         `when`(centralSurfacesImpl.commandQueuePanelsEnabled).thenReturn(true)
-        `when`(centralSurfacesImpl.shadeViewController)
-                .thenReturn(shadeViewController)
         `when`(shadeViewController.isViewEnabled).thenReturn(false)
         val event = MotionEvent.obtain(0L, 0L, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, 0f, 0f, 0)
 
@@ -165,8 +161,6 @@ class PhoneStatusBarViewControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Test
     fun handleTouchEventFromStatusBar_panelAndViewEnabled_viewReceivesEvent() {
         `when`(centralSurfacesImpl.commandQueuePanelsEnabled).thenReturn(true)
-        `when`(centralSurfacesImpl.shadeViewController)
-                .thenReturn(shadeViewController)
         `when`(shadeViewController.isViewEnabled).thenReturn(true)
         val event = MotionEvent.obtain(0L, 0L, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, 0f, 2f, 0)
 
@@ -178,8 +172,6 @@ class PhoneStatusBarViewControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Test
     fun handleTouchEventFromStatusBar_topEdgeTouch_viewNeverReceivesEvent() {
         `when`(centralSurfacesImpl.commandQueuePanelsEnabled).thenReturn(true)
-        `when`(centralSurfacesImpl.shadeViewController)
-                .thenReturn(shadeViewController)
         `when`(shadeViewController.isFullyCollapsed).thenReturn(true)
         val event = MotionEvent.obtain(0L, 0L, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, 0f, 0f, 0)