diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
index 2a9674f90b..96aabb4dfc 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
     android:defaultFocusHighlightEnabled="false"
     android:focusable="true">
 
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/background"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+
     <!--
          TODO(b249371338): DesktopTaskView extends from TaskView. TaskView expects TaskThumbnailView
          and IconView with these ids to be present. Need to refactor RecentsView to accept child
@@ -38,10 +43,9 @@
 
     <com.android.quickstep.views.IconView
         android:id="@+id/icon"
-        android:layout_width="0dp"
-        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_width="@dimen/task_thumbnail_icon_size"
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/task_thumbnail_icon_size"
         android:focusable="false"
-        android:importantForAccessibility="no"
-        android:visibility="gone" />
+        android:importantForAccessibility="no" />
 
 </com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView>
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.java
index dc265e4c4b..0ac682fda9 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITIO
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ShapeDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.shapes.RoundRectShape;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
@@ -31,14 +33,16 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
-import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.RunnableList;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ public class DesktopTaskView extends TaskView {
 
     private final ArrayList<CancellableTask<?>> mPendingThumbnailRequests = new ArrayList<>();
 
-    private ShapeDrawable mBackground;
+    private View mBackgroundView;
 
     public DesktopTaskView(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
@@ -104,14 +108,28 @@ public class DesktopTaskView extends TaskView {
     @Override
     protected void onFinishInflate() {
         super.onFinishInflate();
+
+        mBackgroundView = findViewById(R.id.background);
+
+        int topMarginPx =
+                mActivity.getDeviceProfile().overviewTaskThumbnailTopMarginPx;
+        FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = (LayoutParams) mBackgroundView.getLayoutParams();
+        params.topMargin = topMarginPx;
+        mBackgroundView.setLayoutParams(params);
+
         float[] outerRadii = new float[8];
         Arrays.fill(outerRadii, getTaskCornerRadius());
         RoundRectShape shape = new RoundRectShape(outerRadii, null, null);
-        mBackground = new ShapeDrawable(shape);
-        mBackground.setTint(getResources().getColor(android.R.color.system_neutral2_300,
+        ShapeDrawable background = new ShapeDrawable(shape);
+        background.setTint(getResources().getColor(android.R.color.system_neutral2_300,
                 getContext().getTheme()));
         // TODO(b/244348395): this should be wallpaper
-        setBackground(mBackground);
+        mBackgroundView.setBackground(background);
+
+        Drawable icon = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_desktop, getContext().getTheme());
+        Drawable iconBackground = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.bg_circle,
+                getContext().getTheme());
+        mIconView.setDrawable(new LayerDrawable(new Drawable[]{iconBackground, icon}));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -252,20 +270,9 @@ public class DesktopTaskView extends TaskView {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void setOrientationState(RecentsOrientedState orientationState) {
-        // TODO(b/249371338): this copies logic from TaskView
-        PagedOrientationHandler orientationHandler = orientationState.getOrientationHandler();
-        boolean isRtl = getLayoutDirection() == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
+    protected void setThumbnailOrientation(RecentsOrientedState orientationState) {
         DeviceProfile deviceProfile = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
-
-        LayoutParams iconParams = (LayoutParams) mIconView.getLayoutParams();
-
         int thumbnailTopMargin = deviceProfile.overviewTaskThumbnailTopMarginPx;
-        int taskIconHeight = deviceProfile.overviewTaskIconSizePx;
-        int taskMargin = deviceProfile.overviewTaskMarginPx;
-
-        orientationHandler.setTaskIconParams(iconParams, taskMargin, taskIconHeight,
-                thumbnailTopMargin, isRtl);
 
         LayoutParams snapshotParams = (LayoutParams) mSnapshotView.getLayoutParams();
         snapshotParams.topMargin = thumbnailTopMargin;
@@ -374,6 +381,9 @@ public class DesktopTaskView extends TaskView {
 
         setMeasuredDimension(containerWidth, containerHeight);
 
+        int thumbnailTopMarginPx = mActivity.getDeviceProfile().overviewTaskThumbnailTopMarginPx;
+        containerHeight -= thumbnailTopMarginPx;
+
         int thumbnails = mSnapshotViewMap.size();
         if (thumbnails == 0) {
             return;
@@ -416,6 +426,8 @@ public class DesktopTaskView extends TaskView {
                 }
                 int taskX = (int) (positionInParent.x * scaleWidth);
                 int taskY = (int) (positionInParent.y * scaleHeight);
+                // move task down by margin size
+                taskY += thumbnailTopMarginPx;
                 thumbnailView.setX(taskX);
                 thumbnailView.setY(taskY);
 
@@ -439,9 +451,9 @@ public class DesktopTaskView extends TaskView {
         mFullscreenProgress = progress;
         if (mFullscreenProgress > 0) {
             // Don't show background while we are transitioning to/from fullscreen
-            setBackground(null);
+            mBackgroundView.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
         } else {
-            setBackground(mBackground);
+            mBackgroundView.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
         }
         for (int i = 0; i < mSnapshotViewMap.size(); i++) {
             TaskThumbnailView thumbnailView = mSnapshotViewMap.valueAt(i);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 829e72c48e..d3c7778993 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -996,6 +996,11 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
     }
 
     public void setOrientationState(RecentsOrientedState orientationState) {
+        setIconOrientation(orientationState);
+        setThumbnailOrientation(orientationState);
+    }
+
+    protected void setIconOrientation(RecentsOrientedState orientationState) {
         PagedOrientationHandler orientationHandler = orientationState.getOrientationHandler();
         boolean isRtl = getLayoutDirection() == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
         DeviceProfile deviceProfile = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
@@ -1016,6 +1021,11 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
         int iconDrawableSize = isGridTask ? deviceProfile.overviewTaskIconDrawableSizeGridPx
                 : deviceProfile.overviewTaskIconDrawableSizePx;
         mIconView.setDrawableSize(iconDrawableSize, iconDrawableSize);
+    }
+
+    protected void setThumbnailOrientation(RecentsOrientedState orientationState) {
+        DeviceProfile deviceProfile = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
+        int thumbnailTopMargin = deviceProfile.overviewTaskThumbnailTopMarginPx;
 
         LayoutParams snapshotParams = (LayoutParams) mSnapshotView.getLayoutParams();
         snapshotParams.topMargin = thumbnailTopMargin;
diff --git a/res/drawable/ic_desktop.xml b/res/drawable/ic_desktop.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfaf8b873f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable/ic_desktop.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2023 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.
+  -->
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="32.0dp"
+    android:height="32.0dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="32.0"
+    android:viewportHeight="32.0"
+    >
+    <group android:scaleX="0.5"
+        android:scaleY="0.5"
+        android:translateX="6.0"
+        android:translateY="6.0">
+        <path
+            android:fillColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
+            android:pathData="M5.958,37.708Q4.458,37.708 3.354,36.604Q2.25,35.5 2.25,34V18.292Q2.25,16.792 3.354,15.688Q4.458,14.583 5.958,14.583H9.5V5.958Q9.5,4.458 10.625,3.354Q11.75,2.25 13.208,2.25H34Q35.542,2.25 36.646,3.354Q37.75,4.458 37.75,5.958V21.667Q37.75,23.167 36.646,24.271Q35.542,25.375 34,25.375H30.5V34Q30.5,35.5 29.396,36.604Q28.292,37.708 26.792,37.708ZM5.958,34H26.792Q26.792,34 26.792,34Q26.792,34 26.792,34V21.542H5.958V34Q5.958,34 5.958,34Q5.958,34 5.958,34ZM30.5,21.667H34Q34,21.667 34,21.667Q34,21.667 34,21.667V9.208H13.208V14.583H26.833Q28.375,14.583 29.438,15.667Q30.5,16.75 30.5,18.25Z"/>
+    </group>
+</vector>