diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
index dc0ef27ba1..3952d20e0a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
@@ -169,10 +169,8 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
         mTaskBarRecentsAnimationListener = new TaskBarRecentsAnimationListener(callbacks);
         callbacks.addListener(mTaskBarRecentsAnimationListener);
-        RecentsView recentsView = mLauncher.getOverviewPanel();
-        recentsView.setTaskLaunchListener(() -> {
-            mTaskBarRecentsAnimationListener.endGestureStateOverride(true);
-        });
+        ((RecentsView) mLauncher.getOverviewPanel()).setTaskLaunchListener(() ->
+                mTaskBarRecentsAnimationListener.endGestureStateOverride(true));
         return animatorSet;
     }
 
@@ -459,6 +457,7 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
         private void endGestureStateOverride(boolean finishedToApp) {
             mCallbacks.removeListener(this);
             mTaskBarRecentsAnimationListener = null;
+            ((RecentsView) mLauncher.getOverviewPanel()).setTaskLaunchListener(null);
 
             // Update the resumed state immediately to ensure a seamless handoff
             boolean launcherResumed = !finishedToApp;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
index db402aff85..a0305688af 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
@@ -468,7 +468,6 @@ public final class TaskViewUtils {
             animatorSet.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                 @Override
                 public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
-                    super.onAnimationEnd(animation);
                     finishCallback.run();
                 }
             });
@@ -530,7 +529,6 @@ public final class TaskViewUtils {
                 for (SurfaceControl leash: closingTargets) {
                     t.hide(leash);
                 }
-                super.onAnimationEnd(animation);
                 finishCallback.run();
             }
         });
@@ -599,8 +597,13 @@ public final class TaskViewUtils {
             launcherAnim.setInterpolator(Interpolators.TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
             launcherAnim.setDuration(RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION);
 
-            // Make sure recents gets fixed up by resetting task alphas and scales, etc.
             windowAnimEndListener = new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
+                    recentsView.onTaskLaunchedInLiveTileMode();
+                }
+
+                // Make sure recents gets fixed up by resetting task alphas and scales, etc.
                 @Override
                 public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
                     recentsView.finishRecentsAnimation(false /* toRecents */, () -> {
@@ -677,7 +680,6 @@ public final class TaskViewUtils {
         dockFadeAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
             @Override
             public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
-                super.onAnimationStart(animation);
                 if (shown) {
                     for (SurfaceControl leash : auxiliarySurfaces) {
                         t.setAlpha(leash, 0);
@@ -689,7 +691,6 @@ public final class TaskViewUtils {
 
             @Override
             public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
-                super.onAnimationEnd(animation);
                 if (!shown) {
                     for (SurfaceControl leash : auxiliarySurfaces) {
                         t.hide(leash);