diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QSMediaMeasurePolicy.kt b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QSMediaMeasurePolicy.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8fe870393dd19b5490bb5163e3e2e45a43b473db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QSMediaMeasurePolicy.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable
+
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.Measurable
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.MeasurePolicy
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.MeasureResult
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.MeasureScope
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.layoutId
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Constraints
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Density
+import androidx.compose.ui.util.fastFirst
+import kotlin.math.max
+
+/*
+ This layout puts QS taking all horizontal space and media taking the right half of the space.
+ However, QS (in QSPanel) puts an empty view taking half the horizontal space so that it can be
+ covered by media.
+*/
+class QSMediaMeasurePolicy(
+    val qsHeight: () -> Int,
+    val mediaVerticalOffset: Density.() -> Int = { 0 },
+) : MeasurePolicy {
+    override fun MeasureScope.measure(
+        measurables: List<Measurable>,
+        constraints: Constraints
+    ): MeasureResult {
+        val qsMeasurable = measurables.fastFirst { it.layoutId == LayoutId.QS }
+        val mediaMeasurable = measurables.fastFirst { it.layoutId == LayoutId.Media }
+
+        val qsPlaceable = qsMeasurable.measure(constraints)
+        val mediaPlaceable =
+            mediaMeasurable.measure(constraints.copy(maxWidth = constraints.maxWidth / 2))
+
+        val width = qsPlaceable.width
+        val height = max(qsHeight(), mediaPlaceable.height)
+        return layout(width, height) {
+            qsPlaceable.placeRelative(0, 0)
+            mediaPlaceable.placeRelative(width / 2, mediaVerticalOffset())
+        }
+    }
+
+    enum class LayoutId {
+        QS,
+        Media,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QuickSettings.kt b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QuickSettings.kt
index 8195df3b01e842742a596a907a8c3c166782ac6e..8058dcde8cf808347c7af8182bca616809c84d82 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QuickSettings.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QuickSettings.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.drawWithContent
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.layout
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.viewinterop.AndroidView
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.ElementKey
@@ -62,11 +63,21 @@ object QuickSettings {
 
     object SharedValues {
         val TilesSquishiness = ValueKey("QuickSettingsTileSquishiness")
+
         object SquishinessValues {
             val Default = 1f
             val LockscreenSceneStarting = 0f
             val GoneSceneStarting = 0.3f
         }
+
+        val MediaLandscapeTopOffset = ValueKey("MediaLandscapeTopOffset")
+
+        object MediaOffset {
+            val InQQS = 0.dp
+            // Brightness + padding
+            val InQS = 92.dp
+            val Default = 0.dp
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -77,8 +88,8 @@ private fun SceneScope.stateForQuickSettingsContent(
     return when (val transitionState = layoutState.transitionState) {
         is TransitionState.Idle -> {
             when (transitionState.currentScene) {
-                Scenes.Shade -> QSSceneAdapter.State.QQS.takeUnless { isSplitShade }
-                        ?: QSSceneAdapter.State.QS
+                Scenes.Shade ->
+                    QSSceneAdapter.State.QQS.takeUnless { isSplitShade } ?: QSSceneAdapter.State.QS
                 Scenes.QuickSettings -> QSSceneAdapter.State.QS
                 else -> QSSceneAdapter.State.CLOSED
             }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QuickSettingsScene.kt b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QuickSettingsScene.kt
index 0ee485c496bead4e5e53073d9d6f3fa7dea89bd5..1b49b6702275a5e8f31f6e56f72b1ee9201ee918 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QuickSettingsScene.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/composable/QuickSettingsScene.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
+import androidx.compose.material3.windowsizeclass.WindowHeightSizeClass
 import androidx.compose.material3.windowsizeclass.WindowWidthSizeClass
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.CompositingStrategy
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.Layout
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.layoutId
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.colorResource
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.SceneScope
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.TransitionState
+import com.android.compose.animation.scene.animateSceneDpAsState
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.animateSceneFloatAsState
 import com.android.compose.modifiers.thenIf
 import com.android.compose.windowsizeclass.LocalWindowSizeClass
@@ -79,6 +83,8 @@ import com.android.systemui.media.controls.ui.view.MediaHost
 import com.android.systemui.media.dagger.MediaModule
 import com.android.systemui.notifications.ui.composable.HeadsUpNotificationSpace
 import com.android.systemui.qs.footer.ui.compose.FooterActionsWithAnimatedVisibility
+import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QuickSettings.SharedValues.MediaLandscapeTopOffset
+import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QuickSettings.SharedValues.MediaOffset.InQS
 import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.viewmodel.QuickSettingsSceneViewModel
 import com.android.systemui.res.R
 import com.android.systemui.scene.session.ui.composable.SaveableSession
@@ -258,6 +264,14 @@ private fun SceneScope.QuickSettingsScene(
             }
         }
 
+        // ############# Media ###############
+        val isMediaVisible by viewModel.isMediaVisible.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+        val mediaInRow =
+            isMediaVisible &&
+                LocalWindowSizeClass.current.heightSizeClass == WindowHeightSizeClass.Compact
+        val mediaOffset by
+            animateSceneDpAsState(value = InQS, key = MediaLandscapeTopOffset, canOverflow = false)
+
         // This is the background for the whole scene, as the elements don't necessarily provide
         // a background that extends to the edges.
         Spacer(
@@ -337,21 +351,37 @@ private fun SceneScope.QuickSettingsScene(
                     }
                     Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(16.dp))
                     // This view has its own horizontal padding
-                    QuickSettings(
-                        viewModel.qsSceneAdapter,
-                        { viewModel.qsSceneAdapter.qsHeight },
-                        isSplitShade = false,
-                        modifier = Modifier
-                    )
+                    val content: @Composable () -> Unit = {
+                        QuickSettings(
+                            viewModel.qsSceneAdapter,
+                            { viewModel.qsSceneAdapter.qsHeight },
+                            isSplitShade = false,
+                            modifier = Modifier.layoutId(QSMediaMeasurePolicy.LayoutId.QS)
+                        )
 
-                    val isMediaVisible by viewModel.isMediaVisible.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
-
-                    MediaCarousel(
-                        isVisible = isMediaVisible,
-                        mediaHost = mediaHost,
-                        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
-                        carouselController = mediaCarouselController,
-                    )
+                        MediaCarousel(
+                            isVisible = isMediaVisible,
+                            mediaHost = mediaHost,
+                            modifier =
+                                Modifier.fillMaxWidth()
+                                    .layoutId(QSMediaMeasurePolicy.LayoutId.Media),
+                            carouselController = mediaCarouselController,
+                        )
+                    }
+                    val landscapeQsMediaMeasurePolicy = remember {
+                        QSMediaMeasurePolicy(
+                            { viewModel.qsSceneAdapter.qsHeight },
+                            { mediaOffset.roundToPx() },
+                        )
+                    }
+                    if (mediaInRow) {
+                        Layout(
+                            content = content,
+                            measurePolicy = landscapeQsMediaMeasurePolicy,
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        content()
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/scene/ui/composable/GoneScene.kt b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/scene/ui/composable/GoneScene.kt
index efda4cd3638e8982491ebb91733fcbfda25e8846..4e334c274657fbb9af7276e07fae687fd91804f9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/scene/ui/composable/GoneScene.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/scene/ui/composable/GoneScene.kt
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.SceneScope
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.UserAction
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.UserActionResult
+import com.android.compose.animation.scene.animateSceneDpAsState
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.animateSceneFloatAsState
 import com.android.internal.policy.SystemBarUtils
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton
 import com.android.systemui.notifications.ui.composable.HeadsUpNotificationSpace
 import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QuickSettings
+import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QuickSettings.SharedValues.MediaLandscapeTopOffset
+import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QuickSettings.SharedValues.MediaOffset.Default
 import com.android.systemui.res.R
 import com.android.systemui.scene.shared.model.Scenes
 import com.android.systemui.scene.ui.viewmodel.GoneSceneViewModel
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ constructor(
             value = QuickSettings.SharedValues.SquishinessValues.GoneSceneStarting,
             key = QuickSettings.SharedValues.TilesSquishiness,
         )
+        animateSceneDpAsState(value = Default, key = MediaLandscapeTopOffset, canOverflow = false)
         Spacer(modifier.fillMaxSize())
         HeadsUpNotificationStack(
             stackScrollView = notificationStackScrolLView.get(),
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ui/composable/ShadeScene.kt b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ui/composable/ShadeScene.kt
index 312890e1c78361967b3158f42dc2960165f56c8b..d51cdd3036f40e0c30f62572f4642ddae06760a6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ui/composable/ShadeScene.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/shade/ui/composable/ShadeScene.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clipScrollableContainer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.Orientation
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement.Absolute.spacedBy
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.displayCutoutPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.offset
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.CompositingStrategy
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.Layout
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.layoutId
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.colorResource
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ import com.android.compose.animation.scene.SceneScope
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.TransitionState
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.UserAction
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.UserActionResult
+import com.android.compose.animation.scene.animateSceneDpAsState
 import com.android.compose.animation.scene.animateSceneFloatAsState
 import com.android.compose.modifiers.padding
 import com.android.compose.modifiers.thenIf
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ import com.android.systemui.media.dagger.MediaModule.QUICK_QS_PANEL
 import com.android.systemui.notifications.ui.composable.NotificationScrollingStack
 import com.android.systemui.qs.footer.ui.compose.FooterActionsWithAnimatedVisibility
 import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.BrightnessMirror
+import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QSMediaMeasurePolicy
 import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QuickSettings
+import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QuickSettings.SharedValues.MediaLandscapeTopOffset
+import com.android.systemui.qs.ui.composable.QuickSettings.SharedValues.MediaOffset.InQQS
 import com.android.systemui.res.R
 import com.android.systemui.scene.session.ui.composable.SaveableSession
 import com.android.systemui.scene.shared.model.Scenes
@@ -241,6 +244,8 @@ private fun SceneScope.SingleShade(
     val mediaInRow =
         isMediaVisible &&
             LocalWindowSizeClass.current.heightSizeClass == WindowHeightSizeClass.Compact
+    val mediaOffset by
+        animateSceneDpAsState(value = InQQS, key = MediaLandscapeTopOffset, canOverflow = false)
 
     Box(
         modifier =
@@ -281,10 +286,10 @@ private fun SceneScope.SingleShade(
                                 statusBarIconController = statusBarIconController,
                             )
 
-                            val content: @Composable (Modifier) -> Unit = { modifier ->
+                            val content: @Composable () -> Unit = {
                                 Box(
                                     Modifier.element(QuickSettings.Elements.QuickQuickSettings)
-                                        .then(modifier)
+                                        .layoutId(QSMediaMeasurePolicy.LayoutId.QS)
                                 ) {
                                     QuickSettings(
                                         viewModel.qsSceneAdapter,
@@ -297,21 +302,25 @@ private fun SceneScope.SingleShade(
                                 MediaCarousel(
                                     isVisible = isMediaVisible,
                                     mediaHost = mediaHost,
-                                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().then(modifier),
+                                    modifier =
+                                        Modifier.fillMaxWidth()
+                                            .layoutId(QSMediaMeasurePolicy.LayoutId.Media),
                                     carouselController = mediaCarouselController,
                                 )
                             }
-
-                            if (!mediaInRow) {
-                                content(Modifier)
+                            val landscapeQsMediaMeasurePolicy = remember {
+                                QSMediaMeasurePolicy(
+                                    { viewModel.qsSceneAdapter.qqsHeight },
+                                    { mediaOffset.roundToPx() },
+                                )
+                            }
+                            if (mediaInRow) {
+                                Layout(
+                                    content = content,
+                                    measurePolicy = landscapeQsMediaMeasurePolicy,
+                                )
                             } else {
-                                Row(
-                                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
-                                    horizontalArrangement = spacedBy(16.dp),
-                                    verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-                                ) {
-                                    content(Modifier.weight(1f))
-                                }
+                                content()
                             }
                         }
                     },
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/adapter/QSSceneAdapterImplTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/adapter/QSSceneAdapterImplTest.kt
index 7388d51a7cf01c63b2698fafe058bf62cc15d861..b35b7bca4809d9ff2646bc56bbb7ef6e75d5bc4d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/adapter/QSSceneAdapterImplTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/adapter/QSSceneAdapterImplTest.kt
@@ -164,25 +164,16 @@ class QSSceneAdapterImplTest : SysuiTestCase() {
 
             with(qsImpl!!) {
                 verify(this).setQsVisible(false)
-                verify(this, never())
+                verify(this)
                     .setQsExpansion(
-                        /* expansion= */ anyFloat(),
-                        /* panelExpansionFraction= */ anyFloat(),
-                        /* proposedTranslation= */ anyFloat(),
-                        /* squishinessFraction= */ anyFloat(),
+                        /* expansion= */ 0f,
+                        /* panelExpansionFraction= */ 1f,
+                        /* proposedTranslation= */ 0f,
+                        /* squishinessFraction= */ 1f,
                     )
                 verify(this).setListening(false)
                 verify(this).setExpanded(false)
             }
-
-            underTest.applyLatestExpansionAndSquishiness()
-            verify(qsImpl!!)
-                .setQsExpansion(
-                    /* expansion= */ 0f,
-                    /* panelExpansionFraction= */ 1f,
-                    /* proposedTranslation= */ 0f,
-                    /* squishinessFraction= */ 1f,
-                )
         }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
index 9c8c17bb1ca09b3b89316ed48ecdaa57620db178..f3cc35ba31f8ebe8dcd781267abcfdc8c7095f1c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
 
     private boolean mSceneContainerEnabled;
 
+    @Nullable
+    private View mMediaViewPlaceHolderForScene;
+
     public QSPanel(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
         mUsingMediaPlayer = useQsMediaPlayer(context);
@@ -125,7 +128,6 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
         setOrientation(VERTICAL);
 
         mMovableContentStartIndex = getChildCount();
-
     }
 
     void initialize(QSLogger qsLogger, boolean usingMediaPlayer) {
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
         mUsingMediaPlayer = usingMediaPlayer;
         mTileLayout = getOrCreateTileLayout();
 
-        if (mUsingMediaPlayer) {
+        if (mUsingMediaPlayer || SceneContainerFlag.isEnabled()) {
             mHorizontalLinearLayout = new RemeasuringLinearLayout(mContext);
             mHorizontalLinearLayout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
             mHorizontalLinearLayout.setVisibility(
@@ -151,6 +153,13 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
             lp.setMarginEnd(marginSize);
             lp.gravity = Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL;
             mHorizontalLinearLayout.addView(mHorizontalContentContainer, lp);
+            if (SceneContainerFlag.isEnabled()) {
+                int mediaHeight = mContext.getResources()
+                        .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.qs_media_session_height_expanded);
+                lp = new LayoutParams(0, mediaHeight, 1);
+                mMediaViewPlaceHolderForScene = new View(mContext);
+                mHorizontalLinearLayout.addView(mMediaViewPlaceHolderForScene, lp);
+            }
 
             lp = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 0, 1);
             addView(mHorizontalLinearLayout, lp);
@@ -383,6 +392,13 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
         if (mTileLayout != null) {
             mTileLayout.updateResources();
         }
+
+        if (mMediaViewPlaceHolderForScene != null) {
+            ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp = mMediaViewPlaceHolderForScene.getLayoutParams();
+            lp.height = mContext.getResources()
+                    .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.qs_media_session_height_expanded);
+            mMediaViewPlaceHolderForScene.setLayoutParams(lp);
+        }
     }
 
     protected void updatePadding() {
@@ -417,7 +433,8 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
     }
 
     private void updateHorizontalLinearLayoutMargins() {
-        if (mUsingMediaPlayer && mHorizontalLinearLayout != null && !displayMediaMarginsOnMedia()) {
+        if ((mUsingMediaPlayer || SceneContainerFlag.isEnabled()) && mHorizontalLinearLayout != null
+                && !displayMediaMarginsOnMedia()) {
             LayoutParams lp = (LayoutParams) mHorizontalLinearLayout.getLayoutParams();
             lp.bottomMargin = Math.max(mMediaTotalBottomMargin - getPaddingBottom(), 0);
             mHorizontalLinearLayout.setLayoutParams(lp);
@@ -632,6 +649,7 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
             // using media, the parent should always be this.
             ViewGroup newParent =
                     horizontal && mUsingMediaPlayer ? mHorizontalContentContainer : this;
+            if (SceneContainerFlag.isEnabled()) return;
             switchAllContentToParent(newParent, mTileLayout);
             reAttachMediaHost(mediaHostView, horizontal);
             if (needsDynamicRowsAndColumns()) {
@@ -647,6 +665,19 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
     void setColumnRowLayout(boolean withMedia) {
         mTileLayout.setMinRows(withMedia ? 2 : 1);
         mTileLayout.setMaxColumns(withMedia ? 2 : 4);
+        placeTileLayoutForScene(withMedia);
+    }
+
+    protected void placeTileLayoutForScene(boolean withMedia) {
+        // The tile layout should be reparented if horizontal and we are using media. If not
+        // using media, the parent should always be this.
+        ViewGroup newParent = withMedia ? mHorizontalContentContainer : this;
+        if (mTileLayout != null && ((View) mTileLayout).getParent() != newParent) {
+            switchAllContentToParent(newParent, mTileLayout);
+        }
+        if (mHorizontalLinearLayout != null) {
+            mHorizontalLinearLayout.setVisibility(withMedia ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+        }
     }
 
     private void updateMargins(ViewGroup mediaHostView) {
@@ -699,6 +730,12 @@ public class QSPanel extends LinearLayout implements Tunable {
         mCanCollapse = canCollapse;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    View getMediaPlaceholder() {
+        return mMediaViewPlaceHolderForScene;
+    }
+
     public interface QSTileLayout {
         /** */
         default void saveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelControllerBase.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelControllerBase.java
index 3b5cc61057e6e3d9de5427fb5afef7d7800ded63..13cedc2d2f3bdd0d613e28a0024290860cd9ddb9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelControllerBase.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelControllerBase.java
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ public abstract class QSPanelControllerBase<T extends QSPanel> extends ViewContr
     boolean switchTileLayout(boolean force) {
         /* Whether or not the panel currently contains a media player. */
         boolean horizontal = shouldUseHorizontalLayout();
-        if (horizontal != mUsingHorizontalLayout || force) {
+        if ((!SceneContainerFlag.isEnabled() && horizontal != mUsingHorizontalLayout) || force) {
             mQSLogger.logSwitchTileLayout(horizontal, mUsingHorizontalLayout, force,
                     mView.getDumpableTag());
             mUsingHorizontalLayout = horizontal;
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ public abstract class QSPanelControllerBase<T extends QSPanel> extends ViewContr
         return false;
     }
 
-    void setLayoutForMediaInScene() {
+    private void setLayoutForMediaInScene() {
         boolean withMedia = shouldUseHorizontalInScene();
         mView.setColumnRowLayout(withMedia);
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/adapter/QSSceneAdapter.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/adapter/QSSceneAdapter.kt
index c7326b08e315864d1a4da780f74bb4fb6a1836d9..bb36fd5ea97952dbe9f4d4c200315683085620ec 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/adapter/QSSceneAdapter.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/ui/adapter/QSSceneAdapter.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QSContainerController
 import com.android.systemui.qs.QSContainerImpl
 import com.android.systemui.qs.QSImpl
 import com.android.systemui.qs.dagger.QSSceneComponent
+import com.android.systemui.qs.tiles.viewmodel.StubQSTileViewModel.state
 import com.android.systemui.res.R
 import com.android.systemui.settings.brightness.MirrorController
 import com.android.systemui.shade.domain.interactor.ShadeInteractor
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ constructor(
 
     override val qqsHeight: Int
         get() = qsImpl.value?.qqsHeight ?: 0
+
     override val qsHeight: Int
         get() = qsImpl.value?.qsHeight ?: 0
 
@@ -375,8 +377,10 @@ constructor(
             qs.view.setPadding(0, 0, 0, 0)
             qs.setContainerController(this@QSSceneAdapterImpl)
             qs.applyState(state.value)
+            applyLatestExpansionAndSquishiness()
         }
     }
+
     override fun setState(state: QSSceneAdapter.State) {
         this.state.value = state
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelTest.kt
index 2d282dcd15140ced7090c4f8df45594c459a9130..8aaa121640a38a792053759d52d41cf757b1f4d2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelTest.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package com.android.systemui.qs
 
 import android.graphics.Rect
+import android.platform.test.flag.junit.FlagsParameterization
 import android.testing.TestableContext
 import android.testing.TestableLooper
 import android.testing.TestableLooper.RunWithLooper
@@ -25,15 +26,16 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
-import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
-import com.android.systemui.res.R
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
+import com.android.systemui.flags.DisableSceneContainer
+import com.android.systemui.flags.parameterizeSceneContainerFlag
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QSTile
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QSTileView
 import com.android.systemui.qs.QSPanelControllerBase.TileRecord
 import com.android.systemui.qs.logging.QSLogger
 import com.android.systemui.qs.tileimpl.QSTileViewImpl
+import com.android.systemui.res.R
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
@@ -44,11 +46,17 @@ import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
 import org.mockito.Mockito.never
 import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
+import platform.test.runner.parameterized.ParameterizedAndroidJunit4
+import platform.test.runner.parameterized.Parameters
 
-@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+@RunWith(ParameterizedAndroidJunit4::class)
 @RunWithLooper
 @SmallTest
-class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
+class QSPanelTest(flags: FlagsParameterization) : SysuiTestCase() {
+
+    init {
+        mSetFlagsRule.setFlagsParameterization(flags)
+    }
 
     @Mock private lateinit var qsLogger: QSLogger
 
@@ -57,9 +65,8 @@ class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
 
     private lateinit var footer: View
 
-    private val themedContext = TestableContext(
-            ContextThemeWrapper(context, R.style.Theme_SystemUI_QuickSettings)
-    )
+    private val themedContext =
+        TestableContext(ContextThemeWrapper(context, R.style.Theme_SystemUI_QuickSettings))
 
     @Before
     @Throws(Exception::class)
@@ -106,38 +113,8 @@ class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun testTilesFooterVisibleRTLLandscapeMedia() {
-        qsPanel.layoutDirection = View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL
-        // We need at least a tile so the layout has a height
-        qsPanel.tileLayout?.addTile(
-                QSPanelControllerBase.TileRecord(
-                    mock(QSTile::class.java),
-                    QSTileViewImpl(themedContext)
-                )
-            )
-
-        val mediaView = FrameLayout(themedContext)
-        mediaView.addView(View(themedContext), MATCH_PARENT, 800)
-
-        qsPanel.setUsingHorizontalLayout(/* horizontal */ true, mediaView, /* force */ true)
-        qsPanel.measure(
-            /* width */ View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(3000, View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY),
-            /* height */ View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(1000, View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY)
-        )
-        qsPanel.layout(0, 0, qsPanel.measuredWidth, qsPanel.measuredHeight)
-
-        val tiles = qsPanel.tileLayout as View
-        // Tiles are effectively to the right of media
-        assertThat(mediaView isLeftOf tiles)
-        assertThat(tiles.isVisibleToUser).isTrue()
-
-        assertThat(mediaView isLeftOf footer)
-        assertThat(footer.isVisibleToUser).isTrue()
-    }
-
-    @Test
+    @DisableSceneContainer
     fun testTilesFooterVisibleLandscapeMedia() {
-        qsPanel.layoutDirection = View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR
         // We need at least a tile so the layout has a height
         qsPanel.tileLayout?.addTile(
             QSPanelControllerBase.TileRecord(
@@ -158,10 +135,10 @@ class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
 
         val tiles = qsPanel.tileLayout as View
         // Tiles are effectively to the left of media
-        assertThat(tiles isLeftOf mediaView)
+        assertThat(tiles isLeftOf mediaView).isTrue()
         assertThat(tiles.isVisibleToUser).isTrue()
 
-        assertThat(footer isLeftOf mediaView)
+        assertThat(footer isLeftOf mediaView).isTrue()
         assertThat(footer.isVisibleToUser).isTrue()
     }
 
@@ -169,8 +146,8 @@ class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     fun testBottomPadding() {
         val padding = 10
         themedContext.orCreateTestableResources.addOverride(
-                R.dimen.qs_panel_padding_bottom,
-                padding
+            R.dimen.qs_panel_padding_bottom,
+            padding
         )
         qsPanel.updatePadding()
         assertThat(qsPanel.paddingBottom).isEqualTo(padding)
@@ -182,8 +159,8 @@ class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         val paddingCombined = 100
         themedContext.orCreateTestableResources.addOverride(R.dimen.qs_panel_padding_top, padding)
         themedContext.orCreateTestableResources.addOverride(
-                R.dimen.qs_panel_padding_top,
-                paddingCombined
+            R.dimen.qs_panel_padding_top,
+            paddingCombined
         )
 
         qsPanel.updatePadding()
@@ -220,7 +197,8 @@ class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun initializedWithNoMedia_tileLayoutParentIsAlwaysQsPanel() {
+    @DisableSceneContainer
+    fun initializedWithNoMedia_sceneContainerDisabled_tileLayoutParentIsAlwaysQsPanel() {
         lateinit var panel: QSPanel
         lateinit var tileLayout: View
         testableLooper.runWithLooper {
@@ -249,6 +227,7 @@ class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @DisableSceneContainer
     fun initializeWithNoMedia_mediaNeverAttached() {
         lateinit var panel: QSPanel
         testableLooper.runWithLooper {
@@ -288,6 +267,10 @@ class QSPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         assertThat(qsPanel.tileLayout!!.maxColumns).isEqualTo(2)
     }
 
+    companion object {
+        @Parameters(name = "{0}") @JvmStatic fun getParams() = parameterizeSceneContainerFlag()
+    }
+
     private infix fun View.isLeftOf(other: View): Boolean {
         val rect = Rect()
         getBoundsOnScreen(rect)