diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/Utils.java b/src/com/android/settings/Utils.java
index a93fb76..36230d1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/Utils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/Utils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import static android.text.format.DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_DATE;
 
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.app.ActionBar;
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.AppGlobals;
 import android.app.IActivityManager;
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
 import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.IconCompat;
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
 import androidx.preference.Preference;
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceGroup;
 
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@
 import com.android.settings.core.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.settings.development.featureflags.FeatureFlagPersistent;
 import com.android.settings.password.ChooseLockSettingsHelper;
+import com.android.settingslib.widget.ActionBarShadowController;
 
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -1023,4 +1027,28 @@
         ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
         return !(am.isLowRamDevice() && (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a shadow appear/disappear animation to action bar scroll.
+     *
+     * <p/>
+     * This method must be called after {@link Fragment#onCreate(Bundle)}.
+     */
+    public static void setActionBarShadowAnimation(Activity activity, Lifecycle lifecycle,
+            View scrollView) {
+        if (activity == null) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "No activity, cannot style actionbar.");
+            return;
+        }
+        final ActionBar actionBar = activity.getActionBar();
+        if (actionBar == null) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "No actionbar, cannot style actionbar.");
+            return;
+        }
+        actionBar.setElevation(0);
+
+        if (lifecycle != null && scrollView != null) {
+            ActionBarShadowController.attachToView(activity, lifecycle, scrollView);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppAndNotificationDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppAndNotificationDashboardFragment.java
index 7aaf80d..c32a33d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppAndNotificationDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppAndNotificationDashboardFragment.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
 
 import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.Utils;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.DashboardFragment;
 import com.android.settings.notification.EmergencyBroadcastPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.search.BaseSearchIndexProvider;
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@
 
         super.onResume();
         mIsFirstLaunch = false;
+
+        if (mRecentAppsPreferenceController.isAvailable()) {
+            Utils.setActionBarShadowAnimation(getActivity(), getSettingsLifecycle(), getListView());
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/privacy/PrivacyDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/privacy/PrivacyDashboardFragment.java
index be6701e..fa21f9d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/privacy/PrivacyDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/privacy/PrivacyDashboardFragment.java
@@ -16,25 +16,22 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.privacy;
 
-import android.app.ActionBar;
-import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.settings.SettingsEnums;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
-import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
 import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.Utils;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.DashboardFragment;
 import com.android.settings.notification.LockScreenNotificationPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.search.BaseSearchIndexProvider;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.AbstractPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
 import com.android.settingslib.search.SearchIndexable;
-import com.android.settingslib.widget.ActionBarShadowController;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -87,29 +84,11 @@
     @Override
     public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
-        styleActionBar();
+        Utils.setActionBarShadowAnimation(getActivity(), getSettingsLifecycle(), getListView());
         initLoadingBar();
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    void styleActionBar() {
-        final Activity activity = getActivity();
-        final ActionBar actionBar = activity.getActionBar();
-        final Lifecycle lifecycle = getSettingsLifecycle();
-        final View scrollView = getListView();
-
-        if (actionBar == null) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "No actionbar, cannot style actionbar.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        actionBar.setElevation(0);
-        if (lifecycle != null && scrollView != null) {
-            ActionBarShadowController.attachToView(activity, lifecycle, scrollView);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @VisibleForTesting
     void initLoadingBar() {
         mProgressHeader = setPinnedHeaderView(R.layout.progress_header);
         mProgressAnimation = mProgressHeader.findViewById(R.id.progress_bar_animation);