diff --git a/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml b/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
index f563643aea4..fbb464ca938 100644
--- a/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         android:title="@string/zen_mode_settings_title"
         settings:useAdminDisabledSummary="true"
         android:fragment="com.android.settings.notification.ZenModeSettings"
+        settings:controller="com.android.settings.notification.ZenModePreferenceController"
         settings:allowDividerAbove="false" />
 
     <!-- Empty category to draw divider -->
diff --git a/res/xml/sound_settings.xml b/res/xml/sound_settings.xml
index b7b64f54758..d38a8e4dc7c 100644
--- a/res/xml/sound_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/sound_settings.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
         android:order="-120"
         settings:useAdminDisabledSummary="true"
         settings:keywords="@string/keywords_sounds_and_notifications_interruptions"
-        settings:allowDividerAbove="true"/>
+        settings:allowDividerAbove="true"
+        settings:controller="com.android.settings.notification.ZenModePreferenceController" />
 
     <Preference
         android:key="gesture_prevent_ringing_sound"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
index cdc02c042d8..96a4eb62a6c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
-import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
-import androidx.preference.Preference;
 
 import com.android.internal.logging.nano.MetricsProto.MetricsEvent;
 import com.android.settings.R;
@@ -42,6 +40,9 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+import androidx.preference.Preference;
+
 @SearchIndexable
 public class ConfigureNotificationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
     private static final String TAG = "ConfigNotiSettings";
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ public class ConfigureNotificationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
     static final String KEY_SWIPE_DOWN = "gesture_swipe_down_fingerprint_notifications";
 
     private static final String KEY_NOTI_DEFAULT_RINGTONE = "notification_default_ringtone";
-    private static final String KEY_ZEN_MODE = "zen_mode_notifications";
 
     private RingtonePreference mRequestPreference;
     private static final int REQUEST_CODE = 200;
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ public class ConfigureNotificationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
             }
 
         });
-        controllers.add(new ZenModePreferenceController(context, lifecycle, KEY_ZEN_MODE));
         return controllers;
     }
 
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ public class ConfigureNotificationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
                     keys.add(KEY_LOCKSCREEN);
                     keys.add(KEY_LOCKSCREEN_WORK_PROFILE);
                     keys.add(KEY_LOCKSCREEN_WORK_PROFILE_HEADER);
-                    keys.add(KEY_ZEN_MODE);
                     return keys;
                 }
             };
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/SoundSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/SoundSettings.java
index 7ad22a93bd0..dbac1c264c6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/SoundSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/SoundSettings.java
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ import android.preference.SeekBarVolumizer;
 import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
-import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
-import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
-import androidx.preference.Preference;
-
 import com.android.internal.logging.nano.MetricsProto;
 import com.android.internal.logging.nano.MetricsProto.MetricsEvent;
 import com.android.settings.R;
@@ -50,13 +46,16 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
+import androidx.preference.Preference;
+
 @SearchIndexable
 public class SoundSettings extends DashboardFragment {
     private static final String TAG = "SoundSettings";
 
     private static final String SELECTED_PREFERENCE_KEY = "selected_preference";
     private static final int REQUEST_CODE = 200;
-    private static final String KEY_ZEN_MODE = "zen_mode";
     private static final int SAMPLE_CUTOFF = 2000;  // manually cap sample playback at 2 seconds
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ public class SoundSettings extends DashboardFragment {
                 onPreferenceDataChanged(listPreference));
         mMediaOutputControllerKey = use(MediaOutputPreferenceController.class).getPreferenceKey();
         use(HandsFreeProfileOutputPreferenceController.class).setCallback(listPreference ->
-            onPreferenceDataChanged(listPreference));
+                onPreferenceDataChanged(listPreference));
         mHfpOutputControllerKey =
                 use(HandsFreeProfileOutputPreferenceController.class).getPreferenceKey();
 
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ public class SoundSettings extends DashboardFragment {
     private static List<AbstractPreferenceController> buildPreferenceControllers(Context context,
             SoundSettings fragment, Lifecycle lifecycle) {
         final List<AbstractPreferenceController> controllers = new ArrayList<>();
-        controllers.add(new ZenModePreferenceController(context, lifecycle, KEY_ZEN_MODE));
 
         // Volumes are added via xml
 
@@ -309,15 +307,6 @@ public class SoundSettings extends DashboardFragment {
                     return buildPreferenceControllers(context, null /* fragment */,
                             null /* lifecycle */);
                 }
-
-                @Override
-                public List<String> getNonIndexableKeys(Context context) {
-                    List<String> keys = super.getNonIndexableKeys(context);
-                    // Duplicate results
-                    keys.add((new ZenModePreferenceController(context, null, KEY_ZEN_MODE))
-                            .getPreferenceKey());
-                    return keys;
-                }
             };
 
     // === Work Sound Settings ===
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/ZenModePreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/ZenModePreferenceController.java
index 0d94029f47c..d70ffe28b8b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/ZenModePreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/ZenModePreferenceController.java
@@ -23,38 +23,30 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
-import androidx.preference.Preference;
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-import android.util.Slog;
 
-import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
-import com.android.settingslib.core.AbstractPreferenceController;
-import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
+import com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.LifecycleObserver;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.events.OnPause;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.events.OnResume;
 
-public class ZenModePreferenceController extends AbstractPreferenceController
-        implements LifecycleObserver, OnResume, OnPause, PreferenceControllerMixin {
+import androidx.preference.Preference;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+
+public class ZenModePreferenceController extends BasePreferenceController
+        implements LifecycleObserver, OnResume, OnPause {
 
-    private final String mKey;
     private SettingObserver mSettingObserver;
     private ZenModeSettings.SummaryBuilder mSummaryBuilder;
 
-    public ZenModePreferenceController(Context context, Lifecycle lifecycle, String key) {
-        super(context);
+    public ZenModePreferenceController(Context context, String key) {
+        super(context, key);
         mSummaryBuilder = new ZenModeSettings.SummaryBuilder(context);
-
-        if (lifecycle != null) {
-            lifecycle.addObserver(this);
-        }
-        mKey = key;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
         super.displayPreference(screen);
-        mSettingObserver = new SettingObserver(screen.findPreference(mKey));
+        mSettingObserver = new SettingObserver(screen.findPreference(getPreferenceKey()));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -72,13 +64,8 @@ public class ZenModePreferenceController extends AbstractPreferenceController
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String getPreferenceKey() {
-        return mKey;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isAvailable() {
-        return true;
+    public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
+        return AVAILABLE_UNSEARCHABLE;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/ZenModePreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/ZenModePreferenceControllerTest.java
index 3ea4471fadc..ece25e2661b 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/ZenModePreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/ZenModePreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.notification;
 
+import static com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController.AVAILABLE_UNSEARCHABLE;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.NotificationManager.Policy;
 import android.content.Context;
-import androidx.preference.Preference;
 
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.testutils.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowApplication;
 import org.robolectric.util.ReflectionHelpers;
 
+import androidx.preference.Preference;
+
 @RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
 public class ZenModePreferenceControllerTest {
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public class ZenModePreferenceControllerTest {
         ShadowApplication shadowApplication = ShadowApplication.getInstance();
         shadowApplication.setSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE, mNotificationManager);
         mContext = shadowApplication.getApplicationContext();
-        mController = new ZenModePreferenceController(mContext, null, KEY_ZEN_MODE);
+        mController = new ZenModePreferenceController(mContext, KEY_ZEN_MODE);
         when(mNotificationManager.getNotificationPolicy()).thenReturn(mPolicy);
         mSummaryBuilder = spy(new ZenModeSettings.SummaryBuilder(mContext));
         ReflectionHelpers.setField(mController, "mSummaryBuilder", mSummaryBuilder);
@@ -69,8 +71,8 @@ public class ZenModePreferenceControllerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void isAlwaysAvailable() {
-        assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isTrue();
+    public void isAvailable_unsearchable() {
+        assertThat(mController.getAvailabilityStatus()).isEqualTo(AVAILABLE_UNSEARCHABLE);
     }
 
     @Test