diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AbstractFloatingView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AbstractFloatingView.java
index 3cb6ba67f3..d6f992f516 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AbstractFloatingView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AbstractFloatingView.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFloatingView extends LinearLayout implements Touch
     }
 
     public final void close(boolean animate) {
-        animate &= !Utilities.isPowerSaverPreventingAnimation(getContext());
+        animate &= Utilities.areAnimationsEnabled(getContext());
         if (mIsOpen) {
             BaseActivity.fromContext(getContext()).getUserEventDispatcher()
                     .resetElapsedContainerMillis("container closed");
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index a117cfd159..9d9a639d86 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
             // Animations are disabled in power save mode, causing the repeated animation to jump
             // spastically between beginning and end states. Since this looks bad, we don't repeat
             // the animation in power save mode.
-            if (!Utilities.isPowerSaverPreventingAnimation(getContext())) {
+            if (Utilities.areAnimationsEnabled(getContext())) {
                 va.setRepeatMode(ValueAnimator.REVERSE);
                 va.setRepeatCount(ValueAnimator.INFINITE);
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
index eff0619d0c..209578d22a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ public class LauncherStateManager {
 
     private void goToState(LauncherState state, boolean animated, long delay,
             final Runnable onCompleteRunnable) {
+        animated &= Utilities.areAnimationsEnabled(mLauncher);
         if (mLauncher.isInState(state)) {
             if (mConfig.mCurrentAnimation == null) {
                 // Run any queued runnable
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index fd4b5086be..75984500bc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.android.launcher3;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
 
+import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.WallpaperManager;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
@@ -517,12 +518,10 @@ public final class Utilities {
                 LauncherFiles.DEVICE_PREFERENCES_KEY, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
     }
 
-    public static boolean isPowerSaverPreventingAnimation(Context context) {
-        if (ATLEAST_P) {
-            // Battery saver mode no longer prevents animations.
-            return false;
-        }
-        return context.getSystemService(PowerManager.class).isPowerSaveMode();
+    public static boolean areAnimationsEnabled(Context context) {
+        return ATLEAST_OREO
+                ? ValueAnimator.areAnimatorsEnabled()
+                : !context.getSystemService(PowerManager.class).isPowerSaveMode();
     }
 
     public static boolean isWallpaperAllowed(Context context) {