diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index e268d1b0e8..0457fc4ec4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.HapticFeedbackConstants;
 import android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.WindowManagerGlobal;
 import android.window.BackEvent;
 import android.window.OnBackAnimationCallback;
 import android.window.OnBackInvokedDispatcher;
@@ -421,15 +420,18 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
      */
     private void onStateOrResumeChanging(boolean inTransition) {
         LauncherState state = getStateManager().getState();
-        if (!ENABLE_PIP_KEEP_CLEAR_ALGORITHM) {
-            boolean started = ((getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_STARTED)) != 0;
-            if (started) {
-                DeviceProfile profile = getDeviceProfile();
-                boolean willUserBeActive =
-                        (getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_WILL_BE_ACTIVE) != 0;
-                boolean visible = (state == NORMAL || state == OVERVIEW)
-                        && (willUserBeActive || isUserActive())
-                        && !profile.isVerticalBarLayout();
+        boolean started = ((getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_STARTED)) != 0;
+        if (started) {
+            DeviceProfile profile = getDeviceProfile();
+            boolean willUserBeActive =
+                    (getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_WILL_BE_ACTIVE) != 0;
+            boolean visible = (state == NORMAL || state == OVERVIEW)
+                    && (willUserBeActive || isUserActive())
+                    && !profile.isVerticalBarLayout();
+            if (ENABLE_PIP_KEEP_CLEAR_ALGORITHM)  {
+                SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(this)
+                        .setLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight(visible, profile.hotseatBarSizePx);
+            } else {
                 SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(this).setShelfHeight(visible, profile.hotseatBarSizePx);
             }
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
index 86b02aa61a..7c09805dbb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class SystemUiProxy implements ISystemUiProxy {
             new MainThreadInitializedObject<>(SystemUiProxy::new);
 
     private static final int MSG_SET_SHELF_HEIGHT = 1;
+    private static final int MSG_SET_LAUNCHER_KEEP_CLEAR_AREA_HEIGHT = 2;
 
     private ISystemUiProxy mSystemUiProxy;
     private IPip mPip;
@@ -121,6 +122,10 @@ public class SystemUiProxy implements ISystemUiProxy {
     private int mLastShelfHeight;
     private boolean mLastShelfVisible;
 
+    // Used to dedupe calls to SystemUI
+    private int mLastLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight;
+    private boolean mLastLauncherKeepClearAreaHeightVisible;
+
     private final Context mContext;
     private final Handler mAsyncHandler;
 
@@ -453,6 +458,33 @@ public class SystemUiProxy implements ISystemUiProxy {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the height of the keep clear area that is going to be reported by
+     * the Launcher for the Hotseat.
+     */
+    public void setLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight(boolean visible, int height) {
+        Message.obtain(mAsyncHandler, MSG_SET_LAUNCHER_KEEP_CLEAR_AREA_HEIGHT,
+                visible ? 1 : 0 , height).sendToTarget();
+    }
+
+    @WorkerThread
+    private void setLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight(int visibleInt, int height) {
+        boolean visible = visibleInt != 0;
+        boolean changed = visible != mLastLauncherKeepClearAreaHeightVisible
+                || height != mLastLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight;
+        IPip pip = mPip;
+        if (pip != null && changed) {
+            mLastLauncherKeepClearAreaHeightVisible = visible;
+            mLastLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight = height;
+            try {
+                pip.setLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight(visible, height);
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Failed call setLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight visible: " + visible
+                        + " height: " + height, e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets listener to get pip animation callbacks.
      */
@@ -945,6 +977,9 @@ public class SystemUiProxy implements ISystemUiProxy {
             case MSG_SET_SHELF_HEIGHT:
                 setShelfHeightAsync(msg.arg1, msg.arg2);
                 return true;
+            case MSG_SET_LAUNCHER_KEEP_CLEAR_AREA_HEIGHT:
+                setLauncherKeepClearAreaHeight(msg.arg1, msg.arg2);
+                return true;
         }
 
         return false;