diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
index fef89305e5537..dfc89fa457060 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable, Callback {
     }
 
     public void onCollapse() {
-        if (mCustomizePanel != null && mCustomizePanel.isCustomizing()) {
+        if (mCustomizePanel != null && mCustomizePanel.isShown()) {
             mCustomizePanel.hide(mCustomizePanel.getWidth() / 2, mCustomizePanel.getHeight() / 2);
         }
     }
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable, Callback {
     }
 
     public void closeDetail() {
-        if (mCustomizePanel != null && mCustomizePanel.isCustomizing()) {
+        if (mCustomizePanel != null && mCustomizePanel.isShown()) {
             // Treat this as a detail panel for now, to make things easy.
             mCustomizePanel.hide(mCustomizePanel.getWidth() / 2, mCustomizePanel.getHeight() / 2);
             return;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/customize/QSCustomizer.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/customize/QSCustomizer.java
index 0de1e3022b6c9..77da6d4c7b211 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/customize/QSCustomizer.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/customize/QSCustomizer.java
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ public class QSCustomizer extends LinearLayout implements OnMenuItemClickListene
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isShown() {
+        return isShown;
+    }
+
     private void setCustomizing(boolean customizing) {
         mCustomizing = customizing;
         mQsContainer.notifyCustomizeChanged();
@@ -216,7 +220,9 @@ public class QSCustomizer extends LinearLayout implements OnMenuItemClickListene
     private final AnimatorListener mExpandAnimationListener = new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
         @Override
         public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
-            setCustomizing(true);
+            if (isShown) {
+                setCustomizing(true);
+            }
             mNotifQsContainer.setCustomizerAnimating(false);
         }