diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index 69804bdd5f..113bd91f00 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -121,10 +121,9 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController {
     /**
      * Initializes the controller
      */
-    public void init(TaskbarControllers controllers, TaskbarSharedState sharedState) {
+    public void init(TaskbarControllers controllers) {
         mControllers = controllers;
         mNavButtonsView.getLayoutParams().height = mContext.getDeviceProfile().taskbarSize;
-        parseSystemUiFlags(sharedState.sysuiStateFlags);
         mNavButtonTranslationYMultiplier.value = 1;
 
         mA11yLongClickListener = view -> {
@@ -290,12 +289,15 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController {
         }
     }
 
-    public void updateStateForSysuiFlags(int systemUiStateFlags) {
+    public void updateStateForSysuiFlags(int systemUiStateFlags, boolean skipAnim) {
         if (systemUiStateFlags == mSysuiStateFlags) {
             return;
         }
         parseSystemUiFlags(systemUiStateFlags);
         applyState();
+        if (skipAnim) {
+            mPropertyHolders.forEach(StatePropertyHolder::endAnimation);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 172b396bcc..db3156bfb9 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends ContextThemeWrapper implements Activ
 
         // Initialize controllers after all are constructed.
         mControllers.init(sharedState);
+        updateSysuiStateFlags(sharedState.sysuiStateFlags, true /* fromInit */);
 
         mWindowManager.addView(mDragLayer, mWindowLayoutParams);
     }
@@ -325,26 +326,28 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends ContextThemeWrapper implements Activ
         mWindowManager.removeViewImmediate(mDragLayer);
     }
 
-    public void updateSysuiStateFlags(int systemUiStateFlags) {
-        mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.updateStateForSysuiFlags(systemUiStateFlags);
+    public void updateSysuiStateFlags(int systemUiStateFlags, boolean fromInit) {
+        mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.updateStateForSysuiFlags(systemUiStateFlags,
+                fromInit);
         mControllers.taskbarViewController.setImeIsVisible(
                 mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeVisible());
         int shadeExpandedFlags = SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_EXPANDED
                 | SYSUI_STATE_QUICK_SETTINGS_EXPANDED;
-        onNotificationShadeExpandChanged((systemUiStateFlags & shadeExpandedFlags) != 0);
+        onNotificationShadeExpandChanged((systemUiStateFlags & shadeExpandedFlags) != 0, fromInit);
         mControllers.taskbarViewController.setRecentsButtonDisabled(
                 mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isRecentsDisabled());
         mControllers.stashedHandleViewController.setIsHomeButtonDisabled(
                 mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isHomeDisabled());
         mControllers.taskbarKeyguardController.updateStateForSysuiFlags(systemUiStateFlags);
-        mControllers.taskbarStashController.updateStateForSysuiFlags(systemUiStateFlags);
-        mControllers.taskbarScrimViewController.updateStateForSysuiFlags(systemUiStateFlags);
+        mControllers.taskbarStashController.updateStateForSysuiFlags(systemUiStateFlags, fromInit);
+        mControllers.taskbarScrimViewController.updateStateForSysuiFlags(systemUiStateFlags,
+                fromInit);
     }
 
     /**
      * Hides the taskbar icons and background when the notication shade is expanded.
      */
-    private void onNotificationShadeExpandChanged(boolean isExpanded) {
+    private void onNotificationShadeExpandChanged(boolean isExpanded, boolean skipAnim) {
         float alpha = isExpanded ? 0 : 1;
         AnimatorSet anim = new AnimatorSet();
         anim.play(mControllers.taskbarViewController.getTaskbarIconAlpha().getProperty(
@@ -354,6 +357,9 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends ContextThemeWrapper implements Activ
                     .animateToValue(alpha));
         }
         anim.start();
+        if (skipAnim) {
+            anim.end();
+        }
     }
 
     public void onRotationProposal(int rotation, boolean isValid) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarControllers.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarControllers.java
index 7b0053e0a9..d739eeac26 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarControllers.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarControllers.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class TaskbarControllers {
      */
     public void init(TaskbarSharedState sharedState) {
         taskbarDragController.init(this);
-        navbarButtonsViewController.init(this, sharedState);
+        navbarButtonsViewController.init(this);
         if (taskbarActivityContext.isThreeButtonNav()) {
             rotationButtonController.init();
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
index 92cee04f37..5986e22fab 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class TaskbarManager implements DisplayController.DisplayInfoChangeListen
             public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
                 int configDiff = mOldConfig.diff(newConfig);
                 int configsRequiringRecreate = ActivityInfo.CONFIG_ASSETS_PATHS
-                        | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_LAYOUT_DIRECTION;
+                        | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_LAYOUT_DIRECTION | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_UI_MODE;
                 if ((configDiff & configsRequiringRecreate) != 0) {
                     // Color has changed, recreate taskbar to reload background color & icons.
                     recreateTaskbar();
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class TaskbarManager implements DisplayController.DisplayInfoChangeListen
     public void onSystemUiFlagsChanged(int systemUiStateFlags) {
         mSharedState.sysuiStateFlags = systemUiStateFlags;
         if (mTaskbarActivityContext != null) {
-            mTaskbarActivityContext.updateSysuiStateFlags(systemUiStateFlags);
+            mTaskbarActivityContext.updateSysuiStateFlags(systemUiStateFlags, false /* fromInit */);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarScrimViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarScrimViewController.java
index e7e55efe63..4b4ee4423c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarScrimViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarScrimViewController.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class TaskbarScrimViewController {
     /**
      * Updates the scrim state based on the flags.
      */
-    public void updateStateForSysuiFlags(int stateFlags) {
+    public void updateStateForSysuiFlags(int stateFlags, boolean skipAnim) {
         final boolean bubblesExpanded = (stateFlags & SYSUI_STATE_BUBBLES_EXPANDED) != 0;
         final boolean manageMenuExpanded =
                 (stateFlags & SYSUI_STATE_BUBBLES_MANAGE_MENU_EXPANDED) != 0;
@@ -73,15 +73,18 @@ public class TaskbarScrimViewController {
                 // what the total transparency would be.
                 ? (SCRIM_ALPHA + (SCRIM_ALPHA * (1 - SCRIM_ALPHA)))
                 : showScrim ? SCRIM_ALPHA : 0;
-        showScrim(showScrim, scrimAlpha);
+        showScrim(showScrim, scrimAlpha, skipAnim);
     }
 
-    private void showScrim(boolean showScrim, float alpha) {
+    private void showScrim(boolean showScrim, float alpha, boolean skipAnim) {
         mScrimView.setOnClickListener(showScrim ? (view) -> onClick() : null);
         mScrimView.setClickable(showScrim);
         ObjectAnimator anim = mScrimAlpha.animateToValue(showScrim ? alpha : 0);
         anim.setInterpolator(showScrim ? SCRIM_ALPHA_IN : SCRIM_ALPHA_OUT);
         anim.start();
+        if (skipAnim) {
+            anim.end();
+        }
     }
 
     private void updateScrimAlpha() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
index 0dd4ef19b3..d11eb36feb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
@@ -408,10 +408,10 @@ public class TaskbarStashController {
     }
 
     /** Called when some system ui state has changed. (See SYSUI_STATE_... in QuickstepContract) */
-    public void updateStateForSysuiFlags(int systemUiStateFlags) {
+    public void updateStateForSysuiFlags(int systemUiStateFlags, boolean skipAnim) {
         updateStateForFlag(FLAG_STASHED_IN_APP_PINNED,
                 hasAnyFlag(systemUiStateFlags, SYSUI_STATE_SCREEN_PINNING));
-        applyState();
+        applyState(skipAnim ? 0 : TASKBAR_STASH_DURATION);
     }
 
     /**