diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
index 726ba58ca1..f8cfe173ec 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
@@ -981,11 +981,14 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
 
             depthController.setSurface(dimLayer);
             backgroundRadiusAnim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
+                    depthController.setIsInLaunchTransition(true);
+                }
+
                 @Override
                 public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
-                    // Reset depth at the end of the launch animation, so the wallpaper won't be
-                    // zoomed out if an app crashes.
-                    DEPTH.setValue(depthController, 0f);
+                    depthController.setIsInLaunchTransition(false);
                     depthController.setSurface(null);
                     if (dimLayer != null) {
                         new SurfaceControl.Transaction()
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
index 4503e308e6..bb8b62db71 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
 import android.view.CrossWindowBlurListeners;
 import android.view.SurfaceControl;
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
      * @see android.service.wallpaper.WallpaperService.Engine#onZoomChanged(float)
      */
     private float mDepth;
+    /**
+     * If we're launching and app and should not be blurring the screen for performance reasons.
+     */
+    private boolean mBlurDisabledForAppLaunch;
 
     // Workaround for animating the depth when multiwindow mode changes.
     private boolean mIgnoreStateChangesDuringMultiWindowAnimation = false;
@@ -211,6 +216,19 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If we're launching an app from the home screen.
+     */
+    public void setIsInLaunchTransition(boolean inLaunchTransition) {
+        boolean blurEnabled = SystemProperties.getBoolean("ro.launcher.blur.appLaunch", true);
+        mBlurDisabledForAppLaunch = inLaunchTransition && !blurEnabled;
+        if (!inLaunchTransition) {
+            // Reset depth at the end of the launch animation, so the wallpaper won't be
+            // zoomed out if an app crashes.
+            setDepth(0f);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void setDepth(float depth) {
         depth = Utilities.boundToRange(depth, 0, 1);
         // Round out the depth to dedupe frequent, non-perceptable updates
@@ -238,7 +256,7 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
             boolean opaque = mLauncher.getScrimView().isFullyOpaque() && !isOverview;
 
             int blur = opaque || isOverview || !mCrossWindowBlursEnabled
-                    ? 0 : (int) (mDepth * mMaxBlurRadius);
+                    || mBlurDisabledForAppLaunch ? 0 : (int) (mDepth * mMaxBlurRadius);
             new SurfaceControl.Transaction()
                     .setBackgroundBlurRadius(mSurface, blur)
                     .setOpaque(mSurface, opaque)
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
index 01c9e765a8..fe5a3475ff 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager.LAUNCHER_STATE_BACKG
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Color;
-import android.os.SystemProperties;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseDraggingActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@ public class BackgroundAppState extends OverviewState {
 
     @Override
     protected float getDepthUnchecked(Context context) {
-        //TODO revert when b/178661709 is fixed
-        return SystemProperties.getBoolean("ro.launcher.depth.appLaunch", true) ? 1 : 0;
+        return 1;
     }
 
     @Override