diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
index 75e8dd1f7a..17baa3ad91 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.ThumbnailData;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.InteractionJankMonitorWrapper;
 
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
@@ -271,6 +272,14 @@ public class OverviewCommandHelper {
         scheduleNextTask(cmd);
     }
 
+    public void dump(PrintWriter pw) {
+        pw.println("OverviewCommandHelper:");
+        pw.println("  mPendingCommands=" + mPendingCommands.size());
+        if (!mPendingCommands.isEmpty()) {
+            pw.println("    pendingCommandType=" + mPendingCommands.get(0).type);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static class CommandInfo {
         public final long createTime = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
         public final int type;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
index 3e0027947d..db92e339cd 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> {
     private Handler mUiHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
 
     private static final long HOME_APPEAR_DURATION = 250;
+    private static final long RECENTS_ANIMATION_TIMEOUT = 1000;
 
     private RecentsDragLayer mDragLayer;
     private ScrimView mScrimView;
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> {
     // Strong refs to runners which are cleared when the activity is destroyed
     private RemoteAnimationFactory mActivityLaunchAnimationRunner;
 
+    // For handling degenerate cases where starting an activity doesn't actually trigger the remote
+    // animation callback
+    private final Handler mHandler = new Handler();
+    private final Runnable mAnimationStartTimeoutRunnable = this::onAnimationStartTimeout;
+
     /**
      * Init drag layer and overview panel views.
      */
@@ -220,6 +226,16 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> {
         // TODO(b/137318995) This should go home, but doing so removes freeform windows
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called if the remote animation callback from #getActivityLaunchOptions() hasn't called back
+     * in a reasonable time due to a conflict with the recents animation.
+     */
+    private void onAnimationStartTimeout() {
+        if (mActivityLaunchAnimationRunner != null) {
+            mActivityLaunchAnimationRunner.onAnimationCancelled();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ActivityOptionsWrapper getActivityLaunchOptions(final View v, @Nullable ItemInfo item) {
         if (!(v instanceof TaskView)) {
@@ -234,6 +250,7 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> {
             public void onCreateAnimation(int transit, RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
                     RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets,
                     RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] nonAppTargets, AnimationResult result) {
+                mHandler.removeCallbacks(mAnimationStartTimeoutRunnable);
                 AnimatorSet anim = composeRecentsLaunchAnimator(taskView, appTargets,
                         wallpaperTargets, nonAppTargets);
                 anim.addListener(resetStateListener());
@@ -243,6 +260,7 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> {
 
             @Override
             public void onAnimationCancelled() {
+                mHandler.removeCallbacks(mAnimationStartTimeoutRunnable);
                 onEndCallback.executeAllAndDestroy();
             }
         };
@@ -260,6 +278,7 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> {
         activityOptions.options.setLaunchDisplayId(
                 (v != null && v.getDisplay() != null) ? v.getDisplay().getDisplayId()
                         : Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY);
+        mHandler.postDelayed(mAnimationStartTimeoutRunnable, RECENTS_ANIMATION_TIMEOUT);
         return activityOptions;
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index a3d48da4f7..d09a5d4def 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -942,6 +942,9 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service
             if (mOverviewComponentObserver != null) {
                 mOverviewComponentObserver.dump(pw);
             }
+            if (mOverviewCommandHelper != null) {
+                mOverviewCommandHelper.dump(pw);
+            }
             if (mGestureState != null) {
                 mGestureState.dump(pw);
             }