diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index e9a3779b7f..67128f01fe 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -647,6 +647,15 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
                     mActivity.getStateManager(), recentsView,
                     recentsView.getDepthController());
             anim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
+                    recentsView.runActionOnRemoteHandles(
+                            (Consumer<RemoteTargetHandle>) remoteTargetHandle ->
+                                    remoteTargetHandle
+                                            .getTaskViewSimulator()
+                                            .setDrawsBelowRecents(false));
+                }
+
                 @Override
                 public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animator) {
                     mIsClickableAsLiveTile = true;