diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/LandscapeStatesTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/LandscapeStatesTouchController.java
index 355b88d910..30ceb43f93 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/LandscapeStatesTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/LandscapeStatesTouchController.java
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ public class LandscapeStatesTouchController extends PortraitStatesTouchControlle
 
     @Override
     protected LauncherState getTargetState(LauncherState fromState, boolean isDragTowardPositive) {
-        if (fromState == ALL_APPS) {
+        if (fromState == ALL_APPS && !isDragTowardPositive) {
             // Should swipe down go to OVERVIEW instead?
             return TouchInteractionService.isConnected() ?
                     mLauncher.getStateManager().getLastState() : NORMAL;
-        } else {
+        } else if (isDragTowardPositive) {
             return ALL_APPS;
         }
+        return fromState;
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PortraitStatesTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
index 1b65ca0b05..c92264f3a8 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class PortraitStatesTouchController extends AbstractStateChangeTouchContr
 
     @Override
     protected LauncherState getTargetState(LauncherState fromState, boolean isDragTowardPositive) {
-        if (fromState == ALL_APPS) {
+        if (fromState == ALL_APPS && !isDragTowardPositive) {
             // Should swipe down go to OVERVIEW instead?
             return TouchInteractionService.isConnected() ?
                     mLauncher.getStateManager().getLastState() : NORMAL;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
index 9726704ddb..3d85ac3c6d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractStateChangeTouchController extends AnimatorListene
         return mLauncher.getAllAppsController().getShiftRange();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the state to go to from fromState given the drag direction. If there is no state in
+     * that direction, returns fromState.
+     */
     protected abstract LauncherState getTargetState(LauncherState fromState,
             boolean isDragTowardPositive);
 
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsSwipeController.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsSwipeController.java
index c97c3ccecb..d1cddc18f6 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsSwipeController.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsSwipeController.java
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ public class AllAppsSwipeController extends AbstractStateChangeTouchController {
 
     @Override
     protected LauncherState getTargetState(LauncherState fromState, boolean isDragTowardPositive) {
-        return fromState == ALL_APPS ? NORMAL : ALL_APPS;
+        if (fromState == NORMAL && isDragTowardPositive) {
+            return ALL_APPS;
+        } else if (fromState == ALL_APPS && !isDragTowardPositive) {
+            return NORMAL;
+        }
+        return fromState;
     }
 
     @Override