diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
index 17e7e1b9bb..ddea51f737 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ public class TaskbarLauncherStateController {
                 public void onStateTransitionComplete(LauncherState finalState) {
                     mLauncherState = finalState;
                     updateStateForFlag(FLAG_LAUNCHER_IN_STATE_TRANSITION, false);
+                    // TODO(b/279514548) Cleans up bad state that can occur when user interacts with
+                    // taskbar on top of transparent activity.
+                    if (finalState == LauncherState.NORMAL && mLauncher.isResumed()) {
+                        updateStateForFlag(FLAG_RESUMED, true);
+                    }
                     applyState();
                     boolean disallowLongClick = finalState == LauncherState.OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT;
                     com.android.launcher3.taskbar.Utilities.setOverviewDragState(