diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFragment.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFragment.java
index 20f1a8ed76893..1422a25bfe12c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFragment.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFragment.java
@@ -515,7 +515,13 @@ public class QSFragment extends LifecycleFragment implements QS, CommandQueue.Ca
     public void setExpanded(boolean expanded) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "setExpanded " + expanded);
         mQsExpanded = expanded;
-        updateQsPanelControllerListening();
+        if (mInSplitShade && mQsExpanded) {
+            // in split shade QS is expanded immediately when shade expansion starts and then we
+            // also need to listen to changes - otherwise QS is updated only once its fully expanded
+            setListening(true);
+        } else {
+            updateQsPanelControllerListening();
+        }
         updateQsState();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFragmentTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFragmentTest.java
index cd7a949443c93..72e022ed7bbbb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFragmentTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFragmentTest.java
@@ -439,6 +439,17 @@ public class QSFragmentTest extends SysuiBaseFragmentTest {
         verify(mQSPanelController).setExpanded(false);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void startsListeningAfterStateChangeToExpanded_inSplitShade() {
+        QSFragment fragment = resumeAndGetFragment();
+        enableSplitShade();
+        fragment.setQsVisible(true);
+        clearInvocations(mQSPanelController);
+
+        fragment.setExpanded(true);
+        verify(mQSPanelController).setListening(true, true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Fragment instantiate(Context context, String className, Bundle arguments) {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);