diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 8bd72d83be..cb2d77ada0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -1031,6 +1031,14 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
         mPendingSplitSelectInfo = null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean areFreeformTasksVisible() {
+        if (mDesktopVisibilityController != null) {
+            return mDesktopVisibilityController.areFreeformTasksVisible();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private static final class LauncherTaskViewController extends
             TaskViewTouchController<Launcher> {
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
index 733c6a8b48..95eb128e00 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.LayoutUtils;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 
 /**
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ public class BackgroundAppState extends OverviewState {
 
     @Override
     protected float getDepthUnchecked(Context context) {
+        if (DesktopTaskView.DESKTOP_MODE_SUPPORTED) {
+            if (Launcher.getLauncher(context).areFreeformTasksVisible()) {
+                // Don't blur the background while freeform tasks are visible
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickSwitchState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickSwitchState.java
index 969abc2804..739246992c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickSwitchState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickSwitchState.java
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.states;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager.LAUNCHER_STATE_BACKGROUND;
 
+import android.graphics.Color;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView;
 
 /**
  * State to indicate we are about to launch a recent task. Note that this state is only used when
@@ -43,6 +46,12 @@ public class QuickSwitchState extends BackgroundAppState {
 
     @Override
     public int getWorkspaceScrimColor(Launcher launcher) {
+        if (DesktopTaskView.DESKTOP_MODE_SUPPORTED) {
+            if (launcher.areFreeformTasksVisible()) {
+                // No scrim while freeform tasks are visible
+                return Color.TRANSPARENT;
+            }
+        }
         DeviceProfile dp = launcher.getDeviceProfile();
         if (dp.isTaskbarPresentInApps) {
             return launcher.getColor(R.color.taskbar_background);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 1563130493..e9723a59be 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -3326,4 +3326,12 @@ public class Launcher extends StatefulActivity<LauncherState>
             return false; // Return false to continue iterating through all the items.
         });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if there are visible tasks with windowing mode set to
+     * {@link android.app.WindowConfiguration#WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM}
+     */
+    public boolean areFreeformTasksVisible() {
+        return false; // Base launcher does not track freeform tasks
+    }
 }