diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/StatusBarTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/StatusBarTouchController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5f6b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/StatusBarTouchController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.launcher3.uioverrides;
+
+import static android.view.MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN;
+import static android.view.MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE;
+
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
+import com.android.launcher3.touch.TouchEventTranslator;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
+import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.ISystemUiProxy;
+
+/**
+ * TouchController for handling touch events that get sent to the StatusBar. Once the
+ * Once the event delta y passes the touch slop, the events start getting forwarded.
+ * All events are offset by initial Y value of the pointer.
+ */
+public class StatusBarTouchController implements TouchController {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "StatusBarController";
+
+    protected final Launcher mLauncher;
+    protected final TouchEventTranslator mTranslator;
+    private final float mTouchSlop;
+    private ISystemUiProxy mSysUiProxy;
+
+    /* If {@code false}, this controller should not handle the input {@link MotionEvent}.*/
+    private boolean mCanIntercept;
+
+    public StatusBarTouchController(Launcher l) {
+        mLauncher = l;
+        mTouchSlop = ViewConfiguration.get(l).getScaledTouchSlop();
+        mTranslator = new TouchEventTranslator((MotionEvent ev)-> dispatchTouchEvent(ev));
+    }
+
+    private void dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        try {
+            if (mSysUiProxy != null) {
+                mSysUiProxy.onStatusBarMotionEvent(ev);
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Remote exception on sysUiProxy.", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final boolean onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        int action = ev.getActionMasked();
+        if (action == ACTION_DOWN) {
+            mCanIntercept = canInterceptTouch(ev);
+            if (!mCanIntercept) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            mTranslator.reset();
+            mTranslator.setDownParameters(0, ev);
+        } else if (ev.getActionMasked() == MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_DOWN) {
+            // Check!! should only set it only when threshold is not entered.
+            mTranslator.setDownParameters(ev.getActionIndex(), ev);
+        }
+        if (!mCanIntercept) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (action == ACTION_MOVE) {
+            float dy = ev.getY() - mTranslator.getDownY();
+            if (dy > mTouchSlop) {
+                mTranslator.dispatchDownEvents(ev);
+                mTranslator.processMotionEvent(ev);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public final boolean onControllerTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        mTranslator.processMotionEvent(ev);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private boolean canInterceptTouch(MotionEvent ev) {
+        if (!mLauncher.isInState(LauncherState.NORMAL)) {
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            // For NORMAL state, only listen if the event originated above the navbar height
+            DeviceProfile dp = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
+            if (ev.getY() > (mLauncher.getDragLayer().getHeight() - dp.getInsets().bottom)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        mSysUiProxy = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mLauncher).getSystemUiProxy();
+        return mSysUiProxy != null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index c939330..5980d85 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager.StateHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
 import com.android.quickstep.OverviewInteractionState;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.zip.Deflater;
 
 public class UiFactory {
@@ -59,24 +61,25 @@
     public static TouchController[] createTouchControllers(Launcher launcher) {
         boolean swipeUpEnabled = OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(launcher)
                 .isSwipeUpGestureEnabled();
-        if (!swipeUpEnabled) {
-            return new TouchController[] {
-                    launcher.getDragController(),
-                    new OverviewToAllAppsTouchController(launcher),
-                    new LauncherTaskViewController(launcher)};
+        ArrayList<TouchController> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        list.add(launcher.getDragController());
+
+        if (!swipeUpEnabled || launcher.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout()) {
+            list.add(new OverviewToAllAppsTouchController(launcher));
         }
+
         if (launcher.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout()) {
-            return new TouchController[] {
-                    launcher.getDragController(),
-                    new OverviewToAllAppsTouchController(launcher),
-                    new LandscapeEdgeSwipeController(launcher),
-                    new LauncherTaskViewController(launcher)};
+            list.add(new LandscapeEdgeSwipeController(launcher));
         } else {
-            return new TouchController[] {
-                    launcher.getDragController(),
-                    new PortraitStatesTouchController(launcher),
-                    new LauncherTaskViewController(launcher)};
+            list.add(new PortraitStatesTouchController(launcher));
         }
+        if (FeatureFlags.PULL_DOWN_STATUS_BAR && Utilities.IS_DEBUG_DEVICE
+                && !launcher.getDeviceProfile().isMultiWindowMode
+                && !launcher.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout()) {
+            list.add(new StatusBarTouchController(launcher));
+        }
+        list.add(new LauncherTaskViewController(launcher));
+        return list.toArray(new TouchController[list.size()]);
     }
 
     public static void setOnTouchControllersChangedListener(Context context, Runnable listener) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/BaseFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/BaseFlags.java
index 05fc33f..b67d35b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/BaseFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/BaseFlags.java
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 
     // Feature flag to enable moving the QSB on the 0th screen of the workspace.
     public static final boolean QSB_ON_FIRST_SCREEN = true;
+
+    //Feature flag to enable pulling down navigation shade from workspace.
+    public static final boolean PULL_DOWN_STATUS_BAR = true;
+
     // When enabled the all-apps icon is not added to the hotseat.
     public static final boolean NO_ALL_APPS_ICON = true;
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
index fd9157e..7b09bcc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/TouchEventTranslator.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/TouchEventTranslator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a5c932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/TouchEventTranslator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.launcher3.touch;
+
+import android.graphics.PointF;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.util.Pair;
+import android.util.SparseArray;
+import android.util.SparseLongArray;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.MotionEvent.PointerCoords;
+import android.view.MotionEvent.PointerProperties;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities.Consumer;
+
+/**
+ * To minimize the size of the MotionEvent, historic events are not copied and passed via the
+ * listener.
+ */
+public class TouchEventTranslator {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "TouchEventTranslator";
+    private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
+
+    private class DownState {
+        long timeStamp;
+        float downY;
+        public DownState(long timeStamp, float downY) {
+            this.timeStamp = timeStamp;
+            this.downY = downY;
+        }
+    };
+    private final DownState ZERO = new DownState(0, 0f);
+
+    private final Consumer<MotionEvent> mListener;
+
+    private final SparseArray<DownState> mDownEvents;
+    private final SparseArray<PointF> mFingers;
+
+    private final SparseArray<Pair<PointerProperties[], PointerCoords[]>> mCache;
+
+    public TouchEventTranslator(Consumer<MotionEvent> listener) {
+        mDownEvents = new SparseArray<>();
+        mFingers = new SparseArray<>();
+        mCache = new SparseArray<>();
+
+        mListener = listener;
+    }
+
+    public void reset() {
+        mDownEvents.clear();
+        mFingers.clear();
+    }
+
+    public float getDownY() {
+        return mDownEvents.get(0).downY;
+    }
+
+    public void setDownParameters(int idx, MotionEvent e) {
+        DownState ev = new DownState(e.getEventTime(), e.getY(idx));
+        mDownEvents.append(idx, ev);
+    }
+
+    public void dispatchDownEvents(MotionEvent ev) {
+        for(int i = 0; i < ev.getPointerCount() && i < mDownEvents.size(); i++) {
+            int pid = ev.getPointerId(i);
+            put(pid, ev.getX(i), 0, mDownEvents.get(i).timeStamp, ev);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void processMotionEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            printSamples(TAG + " processMotionEvent", ev);
+        }
+        int index = ev.getActionIndex();
+        float x = ev.getX(index);
+        float y = ev.getY(index) - mDownEvents.get(index, ZERO).downY;
+        switch (ev.getActionMasked()) {
+            case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_DOWN:
+                int pid = ev.getPointerId(index);
+                if(mFingers.get(pid, null) != null) {
+                    for(int i=0; i < ev.getPointerCount(); i++) {
+                        pid = ev.getPointerId(i);
+                        position(pid, x, y);
+                    }
+                    generateEvent(ev.getAction(), ev);
+                } else {
+                    put(pid, x, y, ev);
+                }
+                break;
+            case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
+                for(int i=0; i < ev.getPointerCount(); i++) {
+                    pid = ev.getPointerId(i);
+                    position(pid, x, y);
+                }
+                generateEvent(ev.getAction(), ev);
+                break;
+            case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_UP:
+            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
+                pid = ev.getPointerId(index);
+                lift(pid, index, x, y, ev);
+                break;
+            case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
+                cancel(ev);
+                break;
+            default:
+                Log.v(TAG, "Didn't process ");
+                printSamples(TAG, ev);
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    private TouchEventTranslator put(int id, float x, float y, MotionEvent ev) {
+        return put(id, x, y, ev.getEventTime(), ev);
+    }
+
+    private TouchEventTranslator put(int id, float x, float y, long ms, MotionEvent ev) {
+        checkFingerExistence(id, false);
+        boolean isInitialDown = (mFingers.size() == 0);
+
+        mFingers.put(id, new PointF(x, y));
+        int n = mFingers.size();
+
+        if (mCache.get(n) == null) {
+            PointerProperties[] properties = new PointerProperties[n];
+            PointerCoords[] coords = new PointerCoords[n];
+            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+                properties[i] = new PointerProperties();
+                coords[i] = new PointerCoords();
+            }
+            mCache.put(n, new Pair(properties, coords));
+        }
+
+        int action;
+        if (isInitialDown) {
+            action = MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN;
+        } else {
+            action = MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_DOWN;
+            // Set the id of the changed pointer.
+            action |= id << MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT;
+        }
+        generateEvent(action, ms, ev);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public TouchEventTranslator position(int id, float x, float y) {
+        checkFingerExistence(id, true);
+        mFingers.get(id).set(x, y);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    private TouchEventTranslator lift(int id, int index, MotionEvent ev) {
+        checkFingerExistence(id, true);
+        boolean isFinalUp = (mFingers.size() == 1);
+        int action;
+        if (isFinalUp) {
+            action = MotionEvent.ACTION_UP;
+        } else {
+            action = MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_UP;
+            // Set the id of the changed pointer.
+            action |= index << MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT;
+        }
+        generateEvent(action, ev);
+        mFingers.remove(id);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    private TouchEventTranslator lift(int id, int index, float x, float y, MotionEvent ev) {
+        checkFingerExistence(id, true);
+        mFingers.get(id).set(x, y);
+        return lift(id, index, ev);
+    }
+
+    public TouchEventTranslator cancel(MotionEvent ev) {
+        generateEvent(MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL, ev);
+        mFingers.clear();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    private void checkFingerExistence(int id, boolean shouldExist) {
+        if (shouldExist != (mFingers.get(id, null) != null)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    shouldExist ? "Finger does not exist" : "Finger already exists");
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Used to debug MotionEvents being sent/received.
+     */
+    public void printSamples(String msg, MotionEvent ev) {
+        System.out.printf("%s %s", msg, MotionEvent.actionToString(ev.getActionMasked()));
+        final int pointerCount = ev.getPointerCount();
+        System.out.printf("#%d/%d", ev.getPointerId(ev.getActionIndex()), pointerCount);
+        System.out.printf(" t=%d:", ev.getEventTime());
+        for (int p = 0; p < pointerCount; p++) {
+            System.out.printf("  id=%d: (%f,%f)",
+                    ev.getPointerId(p), ev.getX(p), ev.getY(p));
+        }
+        System.out.println();
+    }
+
+    private void generateEvent(int action, MotionEvent ev) {
+        generateEvent(action, ev.getEventTime(), ev);
+    }
+
+    private void generateEvent(int action, long ms, MotionEvent ev) {
+        Pair<PointerProperties[], PointerCoords[]> state = getFingerState();
+        MotionEvent event = MotionEvent.obtain(
+                mDownEvents.get(0).timeStamp,
+                ms,
+                action,
+                state.first.length,
+                state.first,
+                state.second,
+                ev.getMetaState(),
+                ev.getButtonState() /* buttonState */,
+                ev.getXPrecision() /* xPrecision */,
+                ev.getYPrecision() /* yPrecision */,
+                ev.getDeviceId(),
+                ev.getEdgeFlags(),
+                ev.getSource(),
+                ev.getFlags() /* flags */);
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            printSamples(TAG + " generateEvent", event);
+        }
+        mListener.accept(event);
+        event.recycle();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the description of the fingers' state expected by MotionEvent.
+     */
+    private Pair<PointerProperties[], PointerCoords[]> getFingerState() {
+        int nFingers = mFingers.size();
+
+        Pair<PointerProperties[], PointerCoords[]> result = mCache.get(nFingers);
+        PointerProperties[] properties = result.first;
+        PointerCoords[] coordinates = result.second;
+
+        int index = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < mFingers.size(); i++) {
+            int id = mFingers.keyAt(i);
+            PointF location = mFingers.get(id);
+
+            PointerProperties property = properties[i];
+            property.id = id;
+            property.toolType = MotionEvent.TOOL_TYPE_FINGER;
+            properties[index] = property;
+
+            PointerCoords coordinate = coordinates[i];
+            coordinate.x = location.x;
+            coordinate.y = location.y;
+            coordinate.pressure = 1.0f;
+            coordinates[index] = coordinate;
+
+            index++;
+        }
+        return mCache.get(nFingers);
+    }
+}