diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
index 99f9e99cf359f3788153a8df4c606f7f3e7a7968..ed6f599b69a6e283f9977725b2f3af7260ef49cf 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/OverviewProxyService.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
     private boolean mIsEnabled;
     private int mCurrentBoundedUserId = -1;
     private float mNavBarButtonAlpha;
-    private MotionEvent mStatusBarGestureDownEvent;
+    private boolean mInputFocusTransferStarted;
     private float mWindowCornerRadius;
     private boolean mSupportsRoundedCornersOnWindows;
     private int mNavBarMode = NAV_BAR_MODE_3BUTTON;
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
             }
         }
 
+        // TODO: change the method signature to use (boolean inputFocusTransferStarted)
         @Override
         public void onStatusBarMotionEvent(MotionEvent event) {
             if (!verifyCaller("onStatusBarMotionEvent")) {
@@ -175,16 +176,16 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
                 mHandler.post(()->{
                     StatusBar bar = SysUiServiceProvider.getComponent(mContext, StatusBar.class);
                     if (bar != null) {
-                        bar.dispatchNotificationsPanelTouchEvent(event);
 
                         int action = event.getActionMasked();
                         if (action == ACTION_DOWN) {
-                            mStatusBarGestureDownEvent = MotionEvent.obtain(event);
+                            mInputFocusTransferStarted = true;
+
                         }
                         if (action == ACTION_UP || action == ACTION_CANCEL) {
-                            mStatusBarGestureDownEvent.recycle();
-                            mStatusBarGestureDownEvent = null;
+                            mInputFocusTransferStarted = false;
                         }
+                        bar.onInputFocusTransfer(mInputFocusTransferStarted);
                         event.recycle();
                     }
                 });
@@ -590,14 +591,12 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
     }
 
     public void cleanupAfterDeath() {
-        if (mStatusBarGestureDownEvent != null) {
+        if (mInputFocusTransferStarted) {
             mHandler.post(()-> {
                 StatusBar bar = SysUiServiceProvider.getComponent(mContext, StatusBar.class);
                 if (bar != null) {
-                    mStatusBarGestureDownEvent.setAction(MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL);
-                    bar.dispatchNotificationsPanelTouchEvent(mStatusBarGestureDownEvent);
-                    mStatusBarGestureDownEvent.recycle();
-                    mStatusBarGestureDownEvent = null;
+                    mInputFocusTransferStarted = false;
+                    bar.onInputFocusTransfer(false);
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -782,6 +781,7 @@ public class OverviewProxyService implements CallbackController<OverviewProxyLis
         pw.println(QuickStepContract.isBackGestureDisabled(mSysUiStateFlags));
         pw.print("    assistantGestureDisabled=");
         pw.println(QuickStepContract.isAssistantGestureDisabled(mSysUiStateFlags));
+        pw.print(" mInputFocusTransferStarted="); pw.println(mInputFocusTransferStarted);
     }
 
     public interface OverviewProxyListener {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
index 32dc96d75898fb88a8bc1782eb4241d8a9c4899f..53ce167542f0cc0f80f6dfe990cbd3ac0cf9c4c8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
     private boolean mIsFullWidth;
     private boolean mBlockingExpansionForCurrentTouch;
 
+    private boolean mExpectingOpenPanelGesture;
+
     /**
      * Current dark amount that follows regular interpolation curve of animation.
      */
@@ -1246,6 +1248,28 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Input focus transfer is about to happen.
+     */
+    public void startWaitingForOpenPanelGesture() {
+        if (!isFullyCollapsed()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        mExpectingOpenPanelGesture = true;
+        onTrackingStarted();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Input focus transfer has already happened as this view decided to intercept
+     * very first down event.
+     */
+    public void stopWaitingForOpenPanelGesture() {
+        if (mExpectingOpenPanelGesture) {
+            mExpectingOpenPanelGesture = false;
+            onTrackingStopped(false);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected boolean flingExpands(float vel, float vectorVel, float x, float y) {
         boolean expands = super.flingExpands(vel, vectorVel, x, y);
@@ -1258,8 +1282,12 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected boolean hasConflictingGestures() {
-        return mBarState != StatusBarState.SHADE;
+    protected boolean shouldGestureWaitForTouchSlop() {
+        if (mExpectingOpenPanelGesture) {
+            mExpectingOpenPanelGesture = false;
+            return false;
+        }
+        return isFullyCollapsed() || mBarState != StatusBarState.SHADE;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PanelView.java
index a9a3b2d866e1360595f5df6b22c456d62c572d97..a5b221bbad8c5dda8471800c02bf724594da4a7b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PanelView.java
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public abstract class PanelView extends FrameLayout {
         final float y = event.getY(pointerIndex);
 
         if (event.getActionMasked() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
-            mGestureWaitForTouchSlop = isFullyCollapsed() || hasConflictingGestures();
+            mGestureWaitForTouchSlop = shouldGestureWaitForTouchSlop();
             mIgnoreXTouchSlop = isFullyCollapsed() || shouldGestureIgnoreXTouchSlop(x, y);
         }
 
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ public abstract class PanelView extends FrameLayout {
         return (int) (mUnlockFalsingThreshold * factor);
     }
 
-    protected abstract boolean hasConflictingGestures();
+    protected abstract boolean shouldGestureWaitForTouchSlop();
 
     protected abstract boolean shouldGestureIgnoreXTouchSlop(float x, float y);
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index 7db4afceee896b8e6f97a8f2ccf9fc4fe33157b8..918896873a5fba374524b8f39598abdf4f83d50f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -1918,19 +1918,18 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements DemoMode,
         mStatusBarKeyguardViewManager.readyForKeyguardDone();
     }
 
-    public void dispatchNotificationsPanelTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+    /**
+     * Called when another window is about to transfer it's input focus.
+     */
+    public void onInputFocusTransfer(boolean start) {
         if (!mCommandQueue.panelsEnabled()) {
             return;
         }
-        mNotificationPanel.dispatchTouchEvent(ev);
 
-        int action = ev.getAction();
-        if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
-            // Start ignoring all touch events coming to status bar window.
-            // TODO: handle case where ACTION_UP is not sent over the binder
-            mStatusBarWindowController.setNotTouchable(true);
-        } else if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP || action == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL) {
-            mStatusBarWindowController.setNotTouchable(false);
+        if (start) {
+            mNotificationPanel.startWaitingForOpenPanelGesture();
+        } else {
+            mNotificationPanel.stopWaitingForOpenPanelGesture();
         }
     }