diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitch.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitch.java
index 4629e8b19ae5e..ec4e5cf3e767a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitch.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitch.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
+import com.android.keyguard.clock.DefaultClockController;
 import com.android.keyguard.dagger.KeyguardStatusViewScope;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.animation.Interpolators;
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitch extends RelativeLayout {
 
     public static final int LARGE = 0;
     public static final int SMALL = 1;
+    // compensate for translation of parents subject to device screen
+    // In this case, the translation comes from KeyguardStatusView
+    public int screenOffsetYPadding = 0;
 
     /** Returns a region for the large clock to position itself, based on the given parent. */
     public static Rect getLargeClockRegion(ViewGroup parent) {
@@ -161,8 +165,18 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitch extends RelativeLayout {
             }
 
             if (mLargeClockFrame.isLaidOut()) {
-                mClock.getLargeClock().getEvents().onTargetRegionChanged(
-                        getLargeClockRegion(mLargeClockFrame));
+                Rect targetRegion = getLargeClockRegion(mLargeClockFrame);
+                if (mClock instanceof DefaultClockController) {
+                    mClock.getLargeClock().getEvents().onTargetRegionChanged(
+                            targetRegion);
+                } else {
+                    mClock.getLargeClock().getEvents().onTargetRegionChanged(
+                            new Rect(
+                                    targetRegion.left,
+                                    targetRegion.top - screenOffsetYPadding,
+                                    targetRegion.right,
+                                    targetRegion.bottom - screenOffsetYPadding));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
index 50dac32d67d78..5c5326cfd4e68 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
         mOnlyClock = onlyClock;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used for status view to pass the screen offset from parent view
+     */
+    public void setLockscreenClockY(int clockY) {
+        mView.screenOffsetYPadding = clockY;
+        mView.updateClockTargetRegions();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Attach the controller to the view it relates to.
      */
@@ -394,13 +402,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
             PropertyAnimator.setProperty(mStatusArea, AnimatableProperty.TRANSLATION_X,
                     x, props, animate);
         }
-
-    }
-
-    void updateKeyguardStatusViewOffset() {
-        // updateClockTargetRegions will call onTargetRegionChanged
-        // which will require the correct translationY property of keyguardStatusView after updating
-        mView.updateClockTargetRegions();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardStatusViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardStatusViewController.java
index 0826f8a8b9857..68d8143a41549 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardStatusViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardStatusViewController.java
@@ -214,6 +214,15 @@ public class KeyguardStatusViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStatusV
         return mKeyguardClockSwitchController.isClockTopAligned();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Pass top margin from ClockPositionAlgorithm in NotificationPanelViewController
+     * Use for clock view in LS to compensate for top margin to align to the screen
+     * Regardless of translation from AOD and unlock gestures
+     */
+    public void setLockscreenClockY(int clockY) {
+        mKeyguardClockSwitchController.setLockscreenClockY(clockY);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set whether the view accessibility importance mode.
      */
@@ -230,7 +239,6 @@ public class KeyguardStatusViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStatusV
      * Update position of the view with an optional animation
      */
     public void updatePosition(int x, int y, float scale, boolean animate) {
-        float oldY = mView.getY();
         setProperty(AnimatableProperty.Y, y, animate);
 
         ClockController clock = mKeyguardClockSwitchController.getClock();
@@ -246,10 +254,6 @@ public class KeyguardStatusViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStatusV
             setProperty(AnimatableProperty.SCALE_X, 1f, animate);
             setProperty(AnimatableProperty.SCALE_Y, 1f, animate);
         }
-
-        if (oldY != y) {
-            mKeyguardClockSwitchController.updateKeyguardStatusViewOffset();
-        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 51179153fc73c..715c3f054d804 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -1513,6 +1513,8 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements ShadeSurface, Dump
                 mKeyguardStatusViewController.getClockBottom(mStatusBarHeaderHeightKeyguard),
                 mKeyguardStatusViewController.isClockTopAligned());
         mClockPositionAlgorithm.run(mClockPositionResult);
+        mKeyguardStatusViewController.setLockscreenClockY(
+                mClockPositionAlgorithm.getExpandedPreferredClockY());
         mKeyguardBottomAreaInteractor.setClockPosition(
                 mClockPositionResult.clockX, mClockPositionResult.clockY);
         boolean animate = mNotificationStackScrollLayoutController.isAddOrRemoveAnimationPending();
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
index 90a6d0fac7ca6..eba04f13ac4b7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm.java
@@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ public class KeyguardClockPositionAlgorithm {
         }
     }
 
-    private int getExpandedPreferredClockY() {
+    /**
+     * give the static topMargin, used for lockscreen clocks to get the initial translationY
+     * to do counter translation
+     */
+    public int getExpandedPreferredClockY() {
         if (mIsSplitShade) {
             return mSplitShadeTargetTopMargin;
         } else {