diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index b363803ef3..9df31b820d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
     private static final int FLAG_SCREEN_PINNING_ACTIVE = 1 << 11;
     private static final int FLAG_VOICE_INTERACTION_WINDOW_SHOWING = 1 << 12;
 
-    private static final int MASK_IME_SWITCHER_VISIBLE = FLAG_SWITCHER_SUPPORTED | FLAG_IME_VISIBLE;
-
     private static final String NAV_BUTTONS_SEPARATE_WINDOW_TITLE = "Taskbar Nav Buttons";
 
     public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_IMMERSIVE_MODE = 0;
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
                     isThreeButtonNav ? mStartContextualContainer : mEndContextualContainer,
                     mControllers.navButtonController, R.id.ime_switcher);
             mPropertyHolders.add(new StatePropertyHolder(imeSwitcherButton,
-                    flags -> ((flags & MASK_IME_SWITCHER_VISIBLE) != 0)
+                    flags -> ((flags & FLAG_SWITCHER_SUPPORTED) != 0)
                             && ((flags & FLAG_ROTATION_BUTTON_VISIBLE) == 0)));
         }
 
@@ -506,6 +504,13 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
         return (mState & FLAG_IME_VISIBLE) != 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if IME switcher is visible
+     */
+    public boolean isImeSwitcherVisible() {
+        return (mState & FLAG_SWITCHER_SUPPORTED) != 0;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the home button is disabled
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index d1994e720a..22f047ca83 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
                 fromInit);
         mControllers.taskbarViewController.setImeIsVisible(
                 mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeVisible());
+        mControllers.taskbarViewController.setIsImeSwitcherVisible(
+                mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeSwitcherVisible());
         int shadeExpandedFlags = SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_EXPANDED
                 | SYSUI_STATE_QUICK_SETTINGS_EXPANDED;
         onNotificationShadeExpandChanged((systemUiStateFlags & shadeExpandedFlags) != 0, fromInit);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 0cbd0d1c8e..23a03341d3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
     public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_RECENTS_DISABLED = 3;
     public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_NOTIFICATION_EXPANDED = 4;
     public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_ASSISTANT_INVOKED = 5;
-    private static final int NUM_ALPHA_CHANNELS = 6;
+    public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_IME_BUTTON_NAV = 6;
+    private static final int NUM_ALPHA_CHANNELS = 7;
 
     private final TaskbarActivityContext mActivity;
     private final TaskbarView mTaskbarView;
@@ -142,6 +143,14 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
         mTaskbarView.setTouchesEnabled(!isImeVisible);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Should be called when the IME switcher visibility changes.
+     */
+    public void setIsImeSwitcherVisible(boolean isImeSwitcherVisible) {
+        mTaskbarIconAlpha.getProperty(ALPHA_INDEX_IME_BUTTON_NAV).setValue(
+                isImeSwitcherVisible ? 0 : 1);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Should be called when the recents button is disabled, so we can hide taskbar icons as well.
      */