diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/QuickStepContract.java b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/QuickStepContract.java
index 4885ade..07bd3a0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/QuickStepContract.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/QuickStepContract.java
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
     public static final int SYSUI_STATE_QUICK_SETTINGS_EXPANDED = 1 << 11;
     // Winscope tracing is enabled
     public static final int SYSUI_STATE_TRACING_ENABLED = 1 << 12;
+    // The Assistant gesture should be constrained. It is up to the launcher implementation to
+    // decide how to constrain it
+    public static final int SYSUI_STATE_ASSIST_GESTURE_CONSTRAINED = 1 << 13;
 
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     @IntDef({SYSUI_STATE_SCREEN_PINNING,
@@ -92,7 +95,8 @@
             SYSUI_STATE_OVERVIEW_DISABLED,
             SYSUI_STATE_HOME_DISABLED,
             SYSUI_STATE_SEARCH_DISABLED,
-            SYSUI_STATE_TRACING_ENABLED
+            SYSUI_STATE_TRACING_ENABLED,
+            SYSUI_STATE_ASSIST_GESTURE_CONSTRAINED
     })
     public @interface SystemUiStateFlags {}
 
@@ -112,6 +116,8 @@
         str.add((flags & SYSUI_STATE_A11Y_BUTTON_CLICKABLE) != 0 ? "a11y_click" : "");
         str.add((flags & SYSUI_STATE_A11Y_BUTTON_LONG_CLICKABLE) != 0 ? "a11y_long_click" : "");
         str.add((flags & SYSUI_STATE_TRACING_ENABLED) != 0 ? "tracing" : "");
+        str.add((flags & SYSUI_STATE_ASSIST_GESTURE_CONSTRAINED) != 0
+                ? "asst_gesture_constrain" : "");
         return str.toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistManager.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistManager.java
index 5077e18..cc4ee89 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistManager.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistManager.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package com.android.systemui.assist;
 
+import static android.view.Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
+
 import static com.android.systemui.DejankUtils.whitelistIpcs;
+import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_ASSIST_GESTURE_CONSTRAINED;
 
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@
 import com.android.settingslib.applications.InterestingConfigChanges;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.assist.ui.DefaultUiController;
+import com.android.systemui.model.SysUiState;
 import com.android.systemui.recents.OverviewProxyService;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.CommandQueue;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ConfigurationController;
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 
+import dagger.Lazy;
+
 /**
  * Class to manage everything related to assist in SystemUI.
  */
@@ -98,6 +104,9 @@
     public static final String INVOCATION_TYPE_KEY = "invocation_type";
     protected static final String ACTION_KEY = "action";
     protected static final String SHOW_ASSIST_HANDLES_ACTION = "show_assist_handles";
+    protected static final String SET_ASSIST_GESTURE_CONSTRAINED_ACTION =
+            "set_assist_gesture_constrained";
+    protected static final String CONSTRAINED_KEY = "should_constrain";
 
     public static final int INVOCATION_TYPE_GESTURE = 1;
     public static final int INVOCATION_TYPE_ACTIVE_EDGE = 2;
@@ -120,6 +129,7 @@
     private final PhoneStateMonitor mPhoneStateMonitor;
     private final AssistHandleBehaviorController mHandleController;
     private final UiController mUiController;
+    protected final Lazy<SysUiState> mSysUiState;
 
     private AssistOrbContainer mView;
     private final DeviceProvisionedController mDeviceProvisionedController;
@@ -185,7 +195,8 @@
             CommandQueue commandQueue,
             PhoneStateMonitor phoneStateMonitor,
             OverviewProxyService overviewProxyService,
-            ConfigurationController configurationController) {
+            ConfigurationController configurationController,
+            Lazy<SysUiState> sysUiState) {
         mContext = context;
         mDeviceProvisionedController = controller;
         mCommandQueue = commandQueue;
@@ -206,6 +217,8 @@
 
         mUiController = new DefaultUiController(mContext);
 
+        mSysUiState = sysUiState;
+
         overviewProxyService.addCallback(new OverviewProxyService.OverviewProxyListener() {
             @Override
             public void onAssistantProgress(float progress) {
@@ -243,8 +256,16 @@
                         if (VERBOSE) {
                             Log.v(TAG, "UI hints received");
                         }
-                        if (SHOW_ASSIST_HANDLES_ACTION.equals(hints.getString(ACTION_KEY))) {
+
+                        String action = hints.getString(ACTION_KEY);
+                        if (SHOW_ASSIST_HANDLES_ACTION.equals(action)) {
                             requestAssistHandles();
+                        } else if (SET_ASSIST_GESTURE_CONSTRAINED_ACTION.equals(action)) {
+                            mSysUiState.get()
+                                    .setFlag(
+                                            SYSUI_STATE_ASSIST_GESTURE_CONSTRAINED,
+                                            hints.getBoolean(CONSTRAINED_KEY, false))
+                                    .commitUpdate(DEFAULT_DISPLAY);
                         }
                     }
                 });