diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index e3318127af931..200579ad17cec 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -6051,6 +6051,10 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController {
                 mShadeLog.logMotionEvent(event, "onTouch: PulseExpansionHandler handled event");
                 return true;
             }
+            if (mPulsing) {
+                mShadeLog.logMotionEvent(event, "onTouch: eat touch, device pulsing");
+                return true;
+            }
             if (mListenForHeadsUp && !mHeadsUpTouchHelper.isTrackingHeadsUp()
                     && !mNotificationStackScrollLayoutController.isLongPressInProgress()
                     && mHeadsUpTouchHelper.onInterceptTouchEvent(event)) {
@@ -6073,7 +6077,7 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController {
             }
 
             handled |= handleTouch(event);
-            return !mDozing || mPulsing || handled;
+            return !mDozing || handled;
         }
 
         private boolean handleTouch(MotionEvent event) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/PulseExpansionHandler.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/PulseExpansionHandler.kt
index bbff0466cf50c..8222c9d9ba59f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/PulseExpansionHandler.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/PulseExpansionHandler.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 import kotlin.math.max
 
 /**
- * A utility class to enable the downward swipe on when pulsing.
+ * A utility class that handles notification panel expansion when a user swipes downward on a
+ * notification from the pulsing state.
+ * If face-bypass is enabled, the user can swipe down anywhere on the screen (not just from a
+ * notification) to trigger the notification panel expansion.
  */
 @SysUISingleton
 class PulseExpansionHandler @Inject
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ constructor(
     private val bypassController: KeyguardBypassController,
     private val headsUpManager: HeadsUpManagerPhone,
     private val roundnessManager: NotificationRoundnessManager,
-    private val configurationController: ConfigurationController,
+    configurationController: ConfigurationController,
     private val statusBarStateController: StatusBarStateController,
     private val falsingManager: FalsingManager,
     private val lockscreenShadeTransitionController: LockscreenShadeTransitionController,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
index 37be3439fdc8b..c0dae03023c59 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewControllerTest.java
@@ -715,6 +715,40 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertThat(mNotificationPanelViewController.isTrackingBlocked()).isFalse();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void test_pulsing_onTouchEvent_noTracking() {
+        // GIVEN device is pulsing
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.setPulsing(true);
+
+        // WHEN touch DOWN & MOVE events received
+        onTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(0L /* downTime */,
+                0L /* eventTime */, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, 0f /* x */, 0f /* y */,
+                0 /* metaState */));
+        onTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(0L /* downTime */,
+                0L /* eventTime */, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, 0f /* x */, 200f /* y */,
+                0 /* metaState */));
+
+        // THEN touch is NOT tracked (since the device is pulsing)
+        assertThat(mNotificationPanelViewController.isTracking()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_onTouchEvent_startTracking() {
+        // GIVEN device is NOT pulsing
+        mNotificationPanelViewController.setPulsing(false);
+
+        // WHEN touch DOWN & MOVE events received
+        onTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(0L /* downTime */,
+                0L /* eventTime */, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, 0f /* x */, 0f /* y */,
+                0 /* metaState */));
+        onTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(0L /* downTime */,
+                0L /* eventTime */, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, 0f /* x */, 200f /* y */,
+                0 /* metaState */));
+
+        // THEN touch is tracked
+        assertThat(mNotificationPanelViewController.isTracking()).isTrue();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void handleTouchEventFromStatusBar_panelsNotEnabled_returnsFalseAndNoViewEvent() {
         when(mCommandQueue.panelsEnabled()).thenReturn(false);