diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/HeadsUpManagerPhone.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/HeadsUpManagerPhone.java
index a0cda693822fe..1d0d231424d17 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/HeadsUpManagerPhone.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/HeadsUpManagerPhone.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.Region;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pools;
 import android.view.DisplayCutout;
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ public class HeadsUpManagerPhone extends HeadsUpManager implements Dumpable,
     private int[] mTmpTwoArray = new int[2];
     private boolean mHeadsUpGoingAway;
     private int mStatusBarState;
-    private Rect mTouchableRegion = new Rect();
+    private Region mTouchableRegion = new Region();
 
     private AnimationStateHandler mAnimationStateHandler;
 
@@ -299,10 +300,11 @@ public class HeadsUpManagerPhone extends HeadsUpManager implements Dumpable,
         info.touchableRegion.set(calculateTouchableRegion());
     }
 
-    public Rect calculateTouchableRegion() {
+    public Region calculateTouchableRegion() {
         if (!hasPinnedHeadsUp()) {
             mTouchableRegion.set(0, 0, mStatusBarWindowView.getWidth(), mStatusBarHeight);
             updateRegionForNotch(mTouchableRegion);
+
         } else {
             NotificationEntry topEntry = getTopEntry();
             if (topEntry.isChildInGroup()) {
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ public class HeadsUpManagerPhone extends HeadsUpManager implements Dumpable,
         return mTouchableRegion;
     }
 
-    private void updateRegionForNotch(Rect region) {
+    private void updateRegionForNotch(Region region) {
         DisplayCutout cutout = mStatusBarWindowView.getRootWindowInsets().getDisplayCutout();
         if (cutout == null) {
             return;
@@ -390,6 +392,8 @@ public class HeadsUpManagerPhone extends HeadsUpManager implements Dumpable,
         super.dumpInternal(fd, pw, args);
         pw.print("  mBarState=");
         pw.println(mStatusBarState);
+        pw.print("  mTouchableRegion=");
+        pw.println(mTouchableRegion);
     }
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
index 1027046b0c283..a423adfd34b72 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.Region;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -620,9 +621,10 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
 
     private Rect calculateGestureExclusionRect() {
         Rect exclusionRect = null;
-        if (isFullyCollapsed()) {
+        Region touchableRegion = mHeadsUpManager.calculateTouchableRegion();
+        if (isFullyCollapsed() && touchableRegion != null) {
             // Note: The heads up manager also calculates the non-pinned touchable region
-            exclusionRect = mHeadsUpManager.calculateTouchableRegion();
+            exclusionRect = touchableRegion.getBounds();
         }
         return exclusionRect != null
                 ? exclusionRect