diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
index 18461a6440..d7f7a0748b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimationRunner;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimationRunner.AnimationResult;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimationRunner.RemoteAnimationFactory;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherRootView;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
@@ -139,14 +140,14 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> implem
                         null /* depthController */, getStatsLogManager(),
                         systemUiProxy, RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(this),
                         null /*activityBackCallback*/);
+        // Setup root and child views
         inflateRootView(R.layout.fallback_recents_activity);
-        setContentView(getRootView());
-        mDragLayer = findViewById(R.id.drag_layer);
-        mScrimView = findViewById(R.id.scrim_view);
-        mFallbackRecentsView = findViewById(R.id.overview_panel);
-        mActionsView = findViewById(R.id.overview_actions_view);
-        getRootView().getSysUiScrim().getSysUIProgress().updateValue(0);
-        mDragLayer.recreateControllers();
+        LauncherRootView rootView = getRootView();
+        mDragLayer = rootView.findViewById(R.id.drag_layer);
+        mScrimView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.scrim_view);
+        mFallbackRecentsView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.overview_panel);
+        mActionsView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.overview_actions_view);
+
         if (enableDesktopWindowingMode()) {
             mDesktopRecentsTransitionController = new DesktopRecentsTransitionController(
                     getStateManager(), systemUiProxy, getIApplicationThread(),
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> implem
         mFallbackRecentsView.init(mActionsView, mSplitSelectStateController,
                 mDesktopRecentsTransitionController);
 
+        setContentView(rootView);
+        rootView.getSysUiScrim().getSysUIProgress().updateValue(0);
+        mDragLayer.recreateControllers();
+
         mTISBindHelper = new TISBindHelper(this, this::onTISConnected);
     }