diff --git a/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java b/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
index 145607ada4f4a..6f915c9182d23 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ public class InsetsController implements WindowInsetsController, InsetsAnimation
          */
         @Appearance int getSystemBarsAppearance();
 
+        default boolean isSystemBarsAppearanceControlled() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         /**
          * @see WindowInsetsController#setSystemBarsBehavior
          */
@@ -138,6 +142,10 @@ public class InsetsController implements WindowInsetsController, InsetsAnimation
          */
         @Behavior int getSystemBarsBehavior();
 
+        default boolean isSystemBarsBehaviorControlled() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Releases a surface and ensure that this is done after {@link #applySurfaceParams} has
          * finished applying params.
@@ -1520,6 +1528,10 @@ public class InsetsController implements WindowInsetsController, InsetsAnimation
 
     @Override
     public @Appearance int getSystemBarsAppearance() {
+        if (!mHost.isSystemBarsAppearanceControlled()) {
+            // We only return the requested appearance, not the implied one.
+            return 0;
+        }
         return mHost.getSystemBarsAppearance();
     }
 
@@ -1544,6 +1556,10 @@ public class InsetsController implements WindowInsetsController, InsetsAnimation
 
     @Override
     public @Behavior int getSystemBarsBehavior() {
+        if (!mHost.isSystemBarsBehaviorControlled()) {
+            // We only return the requested behavior, not the implied one.
+            return 0;
+        }
         return mHost.getSystemBarsBehavior();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootInsetsControllerHost.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootInsetsControllerHost.java
index 27821fd6608dc..ce882da1a6da3 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootInsetsControllerHost.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootInsetsControllerHost.java
@@ -180,13 +180,14 @@ public class ViewRootInsetsControllerHost implements InsetsController.Host {
 
     @Override
     public int getSystemBarsAppearance() {
-        if ((mViewRoot.mWindowAttributes.privateFlags & PRIVATE_FLAG_APPEARANCE_CONTROLLED) == 0) {
-            // We only return the requested appearance, not the implied one.
-            return 0;
-        }
         return mViewRoot.mWindowAttributes.insetsFlags.appearance;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSystemBarsAppearanceControlled() {
+        return (mViewRoot.mWindowAttributes.privateFlags & PRIVATE_FLAG_APPEARANCE_CONTROLLED) != 0;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setSystemBarsBehavior(int behavior) {
         mViewRoot.mWindowAttributes.privateFlags |= PRIVATE_FLAG_BEHAVIOR_CONTROLLED;
@@ -199,13 +200,14 @@ public class ViewRootInsetsControllerHost implements InsetsController.Host {
 
     @Override
     public int getSystemBarsBehavior() {
-        if ((mViewRoot.mWindowAttributes.privateFlags & PRIVATE_FLAG_BEHAVIOR_CONTROLLED) == 0) {
-            // We only return the requested behavior, not the implied one.
-            return 0;
-        }
         return mViewRoot.mWindowAttributes.insetsFlags.behavior;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSystemBarsBehaviorControlled() {
+        return (mViewRoot.mWindowAttributes.privateFlags & PRIVATE_FLAG_BEHAVIOR_CONTROLLED) != 0;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void releaseSurfaceControlFromRt(SurfaceControl surfaceControl) {