diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/model/SysUiState.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/model/SysUiState.java
index a827f59ac7d19..f900f1e1db63c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/model/SysUiState.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/model/SysUiState.java
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ public class SysUiState implements Dumpable {
         mCallbacks.remove(callback);
     }
 
+    /** Returns the current sysui state flags. */
+    public int getFlags() {
+        return mFlags;
+    }
+
     /** Methods to this call can be chained together before calling {@link #commitUpdate(int)}. */
     public SysUiState setFlag(int flag, boolean enabled) {
         if (enabled) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
index 2c0ba605f2955..34a9e28b943a1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
@@ -495,8 +495,9 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
             }
             dispatchNavButtonBounds();
 
-            // Update the systemui state flags
+            // Force-update the systemui state flags
             updateSystemUiStateFlags();
+            notifySystemUiStateFlags(mSysUiState.getFlags());
 
             notifyConnectionChanged();
         }