diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
index b2c29b2d90..b9fda31c4e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
         // If going home, align the icons to hotseat
         AnimatorSet animatorSet = new AnimatorSet();
 
+        // Update stashed flags first to ensure goingToUnstashedLauncherState() returns correctly.
         TaskbarStashController stashController = mControllers.taskbarStashController;
         stashController.updateStateForFlag(FLAG_IN_STASHED_LAUNCHER_STATE,
                 toState.isTaskbarStashed());
@@ -195,7 +196,8 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
         if (hasAnyFlag(changedFlags, FLAG_RESUMED)) {
             boolean isResumed = isResumed();
             ObjectAnimator anim = mIconAlignmentForResumedState
-                    .animateToValue(isResumed ? 1 : 0)
+                    .animateToValue(isResumed && goingToUnstashedLauncherState()
+                            ? 1 : 0)
                     .setDuration(duration);
 
             anim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
@@ -219,7 +221,8 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
         if (hasAnyFlag(changedFlags, FLAG_RECENTS_ANIMATION_RUNNING)) {
             boolean isRecentsAnimationRunning = isRecentsAnimationRunning();
             Animator animator = mIconAlignmentForGestureState
-                    .animateToValue(isRecentsAnimationRunning ? 1 : 0);
+                    .animateToValue(isRecentsAnimationRunning && goingToUnstashedLauncherState()
+                            ? 1 : 0);
             if (isRecentsAnimationRunning) {
                 animator.setDuration(duration);
             }
@@ -253,6 +256,11 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
         return animatorSet;
     }
 
+    /** Returns whether we're going to a state where taskbar icons should align with launcher. */
+    private boolean goingToUnstashedLauncherState() {
+        return !mControllers.taskbarStashController.isInStashedLauncherState();
+    }
+
     private void playStateTransitionAnim(boolean isTransitionStateStashed,
             AnimatorSet animatorSet, long duration, boolean committed) {
         TaskbarStashController controller = mControllers.taskbarStashController;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
index 8965dc4816..a3ad83504c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ public class TaskbarStashController {
         return hasAnyFlag(FLAGS_STASHED_IN_APP);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the taskbar should be stashed in the current LauncherState.
+     */
+    public boolean isInStashedLauncherState() {
+        return hasAnyFlag(FLAG_IN_STASHED_LAUNCHER_STATE) && supportsVisualStashing();
+    }
+
     private boolean hasAnyFlag(int flagMask) {
         return hasAnyFlag(mState, flagMask);
     }