diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 6426a06f136a5..85edac80c3e52 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController {
             // case but currently motion in portrait looks worse than when using flingSettings.
             // TODO: make below function transitioning smoothly also in portrait with null target
             mLockscreenShadeTransitionController.goToLockedShade(
-                    /* expandedView= */null, /* needsQSAnimation= */false);
+                    /* expandedView= */null, /* needsQSAnimation= */true);
         } else if (isFullyCollapsed()) {
             expand(true /* animate */);
         } else {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
index dbf9e67dfe19f..93a1243a9010c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         mNotificationPanelViewController.expandWithQs();
 
         verify(mLockscreenShadeTransitionController).goToLockedShade(
-                /* expandedView= */null, /* needsQSAnimation= */false);
+                /* expandedView= */null, /* needsQSAnimation= */true);
     }
 
     @Test