diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ViewUtils.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ViewUtils.java
index 3b58dfcb39..cf6b04e8eb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ViewUtils.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.view.ViewRootImpl;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.function.BooleanSupplier;
 
 /**
@@ -129,4 +130,18 @@ public class ViewUtils {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the view to the list of accessible children.
+     *
+     * @param view The view to add.
+     * @param outChildren The list of accessible children.
+     */
+    public static void addAccessibleChildToList(View view, ArrayList<View> outChildren) {
+        if (view.includeForAccessibility()) {
+            outChildren.add(view);
+        } else {
+            view.addChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
index 6b145bd30d..15b0a6bcdf 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.util.ViewPool
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rects.set
 import com.android.quickstep.BaseContainerInterface
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskOverlayFactory
+import com.android.quickstep.ViewUtils
 import com.android.quickstep.task.thumbnail.TaskThumbnailView
 import com.android.quickstep.util.RecentsOrientedState
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task
@@ -313,6 +314,11 @@ class DesktopTaskView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Attribu
 
     override fun getThumbnailFullscreenParams() = snapshotDrawParams
 
+    override fun addChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren: ArrayList<View>) {
+        super.addChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren)
+        ViewUtils.addAccessibleChildToList(backgroundView, outChildren)
+    }
+
     companion object {
         private const val TAG = "DesktopTaskView"
         private const val DEBUG = false
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskContainer.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskContainer.kt
index dc5ffeee12..959516fb3b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskContainer.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskContainer.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TransformingTouchDelegate
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskOverlayFactory
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskUtils
+import com.android.quickstep.ViewUtils.addAccessibleChildToList
 import com.android.quickstep.recents.di.RecentsDependencies
 import com.android.quickstep.recents.di.get
 import com.android.quickstep.recents.di.getScope
@@ -182,12 +183,4 @@ class TaskContainer(
         showWindowsView?.let { addAccessibleChildToList(it, outChildren) }
         digitalWellBeingToast?.let { addAccessibleChildToList(it, outChildren) }
     }
-
-    private fun addAccessibleChildToList(view: View, outChildren: ArrayList<View>) {
-        if (view.includeForAccessibility()) {
-            outChildren.add(view)
-        } else {
-            view.addChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren)
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 4da0122f8e..5fd4dac084 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public final class OverviewTask {
             return getCombinedSplitTaskHeight();
         }
 
-        UiObject2 taskSnapshot1 = findObjectInTask(DEFAULT.snapshotRes);
+        UiObject2 taskSnapshot1 = findObjectInTask((isDesktop() ? DESKTOP : DEFAULT).snapshotRes);
         return taskSnapshot1.getVisibleBounds().height();
     }