diff --git a/res/layout/settings_homepage_container.xml b/res/layout/settings_homepage_container.xml
index d6c4aeff504..f210c542542 100644
--- a/res/layout/settings_homepage_container.xml
+++ b/res/layout/settings_homepage_container.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
             android:id="@+id/homepage_container"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:orientation="vertical"
-            android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants">
+            android:orientation="vertical">
 
             <FrameLayout
                 android:id="@+id/contextual_cards_content"
@@ -55,7 +54,9 @@
 
     <com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:touchscreenBlocksFocus="false"
+        android:keyboardNavigationCluster="false">
         <include layout="@layout/search_bar"/>
     </com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
index 5e6c54bb7c2..a8426437f57 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
@@ -90,5 +90,9 @@ public class SettingsHomepageActivity extends FragmentActivity {
         // The top padding is the height of action bar(48dp) + top/bottom margins(16dp)
         final int paddingTop = searchBarHeight + searchBarMargin * 2;
         view.setPadding(0 /* left */, paddingTop, 0 /* right */, 0 /* bottom */);
+
+        // Prevent inner RecyclerView gets focus and invokes scrolling.
+        view.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
+        view.requestFocus();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}