diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskAnimationManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskAnimationManager.java
index 0de4ffc32e..2896fe04b7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskAnimationManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskAnimationManager.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class TaskAnimationManager implements RecentsAnimationCallbacks.RecentsAn
      * Finishes the running recents animation.
      * @param forceFinish will synchronously finish the controller
      */
-    private void finishRunningRecentsAnimation(boolean toHome, boolean forceFinish) {
+    public void finishRunningRecentsAnimation(boolean toHome, boolean forceFinish) {
         if (mController != null) {
             ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.addLog(
                     /* event= */ "finishRunningRecentsAnimation", toHome);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/NavHandleLongPressInputConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/NavHandleLongPressInputConsumer.java
index a9accb7bf7..0b11b0032e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/NavHandleLongPressInputConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/NavHandleLongPressInputConsumer.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.android.quickstep.inputconsumers;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR;
+
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.GestureDetector;
 import android.view.GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener;
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ public class NavHandleLongPressInputConsumer extends DelegateInputConsumer {
                     if (longPressRunnable != null) {
                         setActive(motionEvent);
 
-                        longPressRunnable.run();
+                        MAIN_EXECUTOR.post(longPressRunnable);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
index 4c66504b89..7e6116720b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
@@ -417,8 +417,9 @@ public class OtherActivityInputConsumer extends ContextWrapper implements InputC
     private void finishTouchTracking(MotionEvent ev) {
         TraceHelper.INSTANCE.beginSection(UP_EVT);
 
+        boolean isCanceled = ev.getActionMasked() == ACTION_CANCEL;
         if (mPassedWindowMoveSlop && mInteractionHandler != null) {
-            if (ev.getActionMasked() == ACTION_CANCEL) {
+            if (isCanceled) {
                 mInteractionHandler.onGestureCancelled();
             } else {
                 mVelocityTracker.computeCurrentVelocity(PX_PER_MS);
@@ -440,8 +441,10 @@ public class OtherActivityInputConsumer extends ContextWrapper implements InputC
             if (mActiveCallbacks != null && mInteractionHandler != null) {
                 if (mTaskAnimationManager.isRecentsAnimationRunning()) {
                     // The animation started, but with no movement, in this case, there will be no
-                    // animateToProgress so we have to manually finish here.
-                    mTaskAnimationManager.finishRunningRecentsAnimation(false /* toHome */);
+                    // animateToProgress so we have to manually finish here. In the case of
+                    // ACTION_CANCEL, someone else may be doing something so finish synchronously.
+                    mTaskAnimationManager.finishRunningRecentsAnimation(false /* toHome */,
+                            isCanceled /* forceFinish */);
                 } else {
                     // The animation hasn't started yet, so insert a replacement handler into the
                     // callbacks which immediately finishes the animation after it starts.