diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ViewHierarchyAnimator.kt b/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ViewHierarchyAnimator.kt
index 4b0c62bff60d6..cc7d23e97d0c3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ViewHierarchyAnimator.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ViewHierarchyAnimator.kt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class ViewHierarchyAnimator {
             ephemeral: Boolean
         ): Boolean {
             if (
-                !isVisible(
+                !occupiesSpace(
                     rootView.visibility,
                     rootView.left,
                     rootView.top,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ViewHierarchyAnimator {
             fadeInInterpolator: Interpolator = DEFAULT_FADE_IN_INTERPOLATOR
         ): Boolean {
             if (
-                isVisible(
+                occupiesSpace(
                     rootView.visibility,
                     rootView.left,
                     rootView.top,
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class ViewHierarchyAnimator {
 
                     (view.getTag(R.id.tag_animator) as? ObjectAnimator)?.cancel()
 
-                    if (!isVisible(view.visibility, left, top, right, bottom)) {
+                    if (!occupiesSpace(view.visibility, left, top, right, bottom)) {
                         setBound(view, Bound.LEFT, left)
                         setBound(view, Bound.TOP, top)
                         setBound(view, Bound.RIGHT, right)
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class ViewHierarchyAnimator {
             duration: Long = DEFAULT_DURATION
         ): Boolean {
             if (
-                !isVisible(
+                !occupiesSpace(
                     rootView.visibility,
                     rootView.left,
                     rootView.top,
@@ -530,17 +530,17 @@ class ViewHierarchyAnimator {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Returns whether the given [visibility] and bounds are consistent with a view being
-         * currently visible on screen.
+         * Returns whether the given [visibility] and bounds are consistent with a view being a
+         * contributing part of the hierarchy.
          */
-        private fun isVisible(
+        private fun occupiesSpace(
             visibility: Int,
             left: Int,
             top: Int,
             right: Int,
             bottom: Int
         ): Boolean {
-            return visibility == View.VISIBLE && left != right && top != bottom
+            return visibility != View.GONE && left != right && top != bottom
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ViewHierarchyAnimatorTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ViewHierarchyAnimatorTest.kt
index b61fbbe1ea75d..273786d747827 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ViewHierarchyAnimatorTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ViewHierarchyAnimatorTest.kt
@@ -206,6 +206,25 @@ ViewHierarchyAnimatorTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         checkBounds(rootView.getChildAt(1), l = 95, t = 0, r = 190, b = 100)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun animatesInvisibleViews() {
+        rootView.layout(10 /* l */, 10 /* t */, 50 /* r */, 50 /* b */)
+        rootView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
+
+        val success = ViewHierarchyAnimator.animate(rootView)
+        // Change all bounds.
+        rootView.layout(0 /* l */, 15 /* t */, 70 /* r */, 80 /* b */)
+
+        assertTrue(success)
+        assertNotNull(rootView.getTag(R.id.tag_animator))
+        // The initial values should be those of the previous layout.
+        checkBounds(rootView, l = 10, t = 10, r = 50, b = 50)
+        endAnimation(rootView)
+        assertNull(rootView.getTag(R.id.tag_animator))
+        // The end values should be those of the latest layout.
+        checkBounds(rootView, l = 0, t = 15, r = 70, b = 80)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun animatesAppearingViewsFromStartToEnd() {
         // Starting GONE.
@@ -222,20 +241,6 @@ ViewHierarchyAnimatorTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         assertNull(rootView.getTag(R.id.tag_animator))
         checkBounds(rootView, l = 0, t = 100, r = 100, b = 200)
 
-        // Starting INVISIBLE.
-        rootView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
-        rootView.layout(0 /* l */, 50 /* t */, 50 /* r */, 100 /* b */)
-        success = ViewHierarchyAnimator.animateAddition(rootView)
-        rootView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-        rootView.layout(0 /* l */, 100 /* t */, 100 /* r */, 200 /* b */)
-
-        assertTrue(success)
-        assertNotNull(rootView.getTag(R.id.tag_animator))
-        checkBounds(rootView, l = 50, t = 150, r = 50, b = 150)
-        endAnimation(rootView)
-        assertNull(rootView.getTag(R.id.tag_animator))
-        checkBounds(rootView, l = 0, t = 100, r = 100, b = 200)
-
         // Starting with nothing.
         rootView.layout(0 /* l */, 0 /* t */, 0 /* r */, 0 /* b */)
         success = ViewHierarchyAnimator.animateAddition(rootView)
@@ -937,7 +942,7 @@ ViewHierarchyAnimatorTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun doesNotAnimateInvisibleViews() {
+    fun doesNotAnimateGoneViews() {
         rootView.layout(10 /* l */, 10 /* t */, 50 /* r */, 50 /* b */)
 
         // GONE
@@ -948,15 +953,6 @@ ViewHierarchyAnimatorTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         assertFalse(success)
         assertNull(rootView.getTag(R.id.tag_animator))
         checkBounds(rootView, l = 0, t = 15, r = 55, b = 80)
-
-        // INVISIBLE.
-        rootView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
-        success = ViewHierarchyAnimator.animate(rootView)
-        rootView.layout(0 /* l */, 20 /* t */, 10 /* r */, 50 /* b */)
-
-        assertFalse(success)
-        assertNull(rootView.getTag(R.id.tag_animator))
-        checkBounds(rootView, l = 0, t = 20, r = 10, b = 50)
     }
 
     @Test