diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/QuickStepContract.java b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/QuickStepContract.java
index 2e22bfbdf9aaa..56fc970543160 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/QuickStepContract.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/QuickStepContract.java
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ public class QuickStepContract {
     // Whether the screen is currently transitioning into the state indicated by
     // SYSUI_STATE_SCREEN_ON.
     public static final int SYSUI_STATE_SCREEN_TRANSITION = 1 << 29;
+    // The notification panel expansion fraction is > 0
+    public static final int SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_VISIBLE = 1 << 30;
 
     // Mask for SystemUiStateFlags to isolate SYSUI_STATE_SCREEN_ON and
     // SYSUI_STATE_SCREEN_TRANSITION, to match SCREEN_STATE_*
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 3541aaf53a7e4..ae669dcf80fad 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import static com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeExpansionStateManagerKt.STATE_CLOS
 import static com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeExpansionStateManagerKt.STATE_OPEN;
 import static com.android.systemui.shade.ShadeExpansionStateManagerKt.STATE_OPENING;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_EXPANDED;
+import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_VISIBLE;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_QUICK_SETTINGS_EXPANDED;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarState.KEYGUARD;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarState.SHADE;
@@ -3395,7 +3396,9 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
             Log.d(TAG, "Updating panel sysui state flags: fullyExpanded="
                     + isFullyExpanded() + " inQs=" + mQsController.getExpanded());
         }
-        mSysUiState.setFlag(SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_EXPANDED,
+        mSysUiState
+                .setFlag(SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_VISIBLE, getExpandedFraction() > 0)
+                .setFlag(SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_EXPANDED,
                         isFullyExpanded() && !mQsController.getExpanded())
                 .setFlag(SYSUI_STATE_QUICK_SETTINGS_EXPANDED,
                         isFullyExpanded() && mQsController.getExpanded()).commitUpdate(mDisplayId);
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 76abdee006ea5..e1606919bdf83 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
@@ -1440,16 +1440,16 @@ public class CentralSurfacesImpl implements CoreStartable, CentralSurfaces {
     private void onPanelExpansionChanged(ShadeExpansionChangeEvent event) {
         float fraction = event.getFraction();
         boolean tracking = event.getTracking();
-        boolean isExpanded = event.getExpanded();
         dispatchPanelExpansionForKeyguardDismiss(fraction, tracking);
 
+        if (getNotificationPanelViewController() != null) {
+            getNotificationPanelViewController().updateSystemUiStateFlags();
+        }
+
         if (fraction == 0 || fraction == 1) {
             if (getNavigationBarView() != null) {
                 getNavigationBarView().onStatusBarPanelStateChanged();
             }
-            if (getNotificationPanelViewController() != null) {
-                getNotificationPanelViewController().updateSystemUiStateFlags();
-            }
         }
     }