diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index bafd5b4532..84bf02ec28 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -288,14 +288,9 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
             updateButtonLayoutSpacing();
             updateStateForFlag(FLAG_SMALL_SCREEN, isPhoneButtonNavMode(mContext));
 
-            // Animate taskbar background when either..
-            // notification shade expanded AND not on keyguard
-            // back is visible for bouncer
             mPropertyHolders.add(new StatePropertyHolder(
                     mControllers.taskbarDragLayerController.getNavbarBackgroundAlpha(),
-                    flags -> ((flags & FLAG_NOTIFICATION_SHADE_EXPANDED) != 0
-                                && (flags & FLAG_KEYGUARD_VISIBLE) == 0)
-                            || (flags & FLAG_ONLY_BACK_FOR_BOUNCER_VISIBLE) != 0));
+                    flags -> (flags & FLAG_ONLY_BACK_FOR_BOUNCER_VISIBLE) != 0));
 
             // Rotation button
             RotationButton rotationButton = new RotationButtonImpl(
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 1c8106f55a..d684485bca 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -590,10 +590,8 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
         AnimatorSet anim = new AnimatorSet();
         anim.play(mControllers.taskbarViewController.getTaskbarIconAlpha().get(
                 TaskbarViewController.ALPHA_INDEX_NOTIFICATION_EXPANDED).animateToValue(alpha));
-        if (!isThreeButtonNav()) {
-            anim.play(mControllers.taskbarDragLayerController.getNotificationShadeBgTaskbar()
-                    .animateToValue(alpha));
-        }
+        anim.play(mControllers.taskbarDragLayerController.getNotificationShadeBgTaskbar()
+                .animateToValue(alpha));
         anim.start();
         if (skipAnim) {
             anim.end();