diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/keyboard_quick_switch_desktop_taskview.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/keyboard_quick_switch_desktop_taskview.xml
index 71c782d7e0..db47ff08ba 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/keyboard_quick_switch_desktop_taskview.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/keyboard_quick_switch_desktop_taskview.xml
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@
 
             app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/text"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/small_text"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"/>
 
         <TextView
             style="@style/KeyboardQuickSwitchText.OnTaskView"
-            android:id="@+id/text"
+            android:id="@+id/small_text"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:textAlignment="center"
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView.java
index ce9655646a..bf5c0c862f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView.java
@@ -104,9 +104,18 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView extends ConstraintLayout {
         mIcon2 = findViewById(R.id.icon_2);
         mContent = findViewById(R.id.content);
 
-        Resources resources = mContext.getResources();
-
         Preconditions.assertNotNull(mContent);
+
+        TypefaceUtils.setTypeface(
+                mContent.findViewById(R.id.large_text),
+                TypefaceUtils.FONT_FAMILY_HEADLINE_LARGE_EMPHASIZED
+        );
+        TypefaceUtils.setTypeface(
+                mContent.findViewById(R.id.small_text),
+                TypefaceUtils.FONT_FAMILY_LABEL_LARGE_BASELINE
+        );
+
+        Resources resources = mContext.getResources();
         mBorderAnimator = BorderAnimator.createScalingBorderAnimator(
                 /* borderRadiusPx= */ mBorderRadius != INVALID_BORDER_RADIUS
                         ? mBorderRadius
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchView.java
index 4581119c72..4b4d68dd23 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchView.java
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchView extends ConstraintLayout {
                 R.dimen.keyboard_quick_switch_view_small_spacing);
         mOutlineRadius = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.keyboard_quick_switch_view_radius);
         mIsRtl = Utilities.isRtl(resources);
+
+        TypefaceUtils.setTypeface(
+                mNoRecentItemsPane.findViewById(R.id.no_recent_items_text),
+                TypefaceUtils.FONT_FAMILY_LABEL_LARGE_BASELINE);
     }
 
     private void registerOnBackInvokedCallback() {
@@ -310,7 +314,7 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchView extends ConstraintLayout {
                     layoutInflater,
                     previousTaskView);
 
-            desktopButton.<TextView>findViewById(R.id.text).setText(
+            desktopButton.<TextView>findViewById(R.id.small_text).setText(
                     resources.getString(R.string.quick_switch_desktop));
         }
         mDisplayingRecentTasks = !groupTasks.isEmpty() || useDesktopTaskView;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TypefaceUtils.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TypefaceUtils.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa551b84ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TypefaceUtils.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 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.taskbar
+
+import android.graphics.Typeface
+import android.widget.TextView
+import com.android.launcher3.Flags
+
+/**
+ * Helper util class to set pre-defined typefaces to textviews
+ *
+ * If the typeface font family is already defined here, you can just reuse it directly. Otherwise,
+ * please define it here for future use. You do not need to define the font style. If you need
+ * anything other than [Typeface.NORMAL], pass it inline when calling [setTypeface]
+ */
+class TypefaceUtils {
+
+    companion object {
+        const val FONT_FAMILY_HEADLINE_LARGE_EMPHASIZED = "variable-headline-large-emphasized"
+        const val FONT_FAMILY_LABEL_LARGE_BASELINE = "variable-label-large"
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        @JvmOverloads
+        fun setTypeface(
+            textView: TextView?,
+            fontFamilyName: String,
+            fontStyle: Int = Typeface.NORMAL,
+        ) {
+            if (!Flags.expressiveThemeInTaskbarAndNavigation()) return
+            textView?.typeface = Typeface.create(fontFamilyName, fontStyle)
+        }
+    }
+}