diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
index 3e0daaf2ea..ebc9f96394 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
 import com.android.launcher3.CellLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringAnimationBuilder;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.OverviewScrim;
+import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DynamicResource;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ public class StaggeredWorkspaceAnim {
             addScrimAnimationForState(launcher, NORMAL, ALPHA_DURATION_MS);
         }
 
+        addDepthAnimationForState(launcher, NORMAL, ALPHA_DURATION_MS);
+
         mAnimators.play(launcher.getDragLayer().getScrim().createSysuiMultiplierAnim(0f, 1f)
                 .setDuration(ALPHA_DURATION_MS));
         mAnimators.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
@@ -221,4 +225,14 @@ public class StaggeredWorkspaceAnim {
                 ACCEL_DEACCEL);
         mAnimators.play(builder.buildAnim());
     }
+
+    private void addDepthAnimationForState(Launcher launcher, LauncherState state, long duration) {
+        if (!(launcher instanceof BaseQuickstepLauncher)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        PendingAnimation builder = new PendingAnimation(duration);
+        DepthController depthController = ((BaseQuickstepLauncher) launcher).getDepthController();
+        depthController.setStateWithAnimation(state, new StateAnimationConfig(), builder);
+        mAnimators.play(builder.buildAnim());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/StateManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/StateManager.java
index 44f7db95d0..60b87d984b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/StateManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/StateManager.java
@@ -306,8 +306,10 @@ public class StateManager<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_TYPE>> {
                     + state);
         }
         PendingAnimation builder = new PendingAnimation(mConfig.duration);
-        for (StateHandler handler : getStateHandlers()) {
-            handler.setStateWithAnimation(state, mConfig, builder);
+        if (mConfig.getAnimComponents() != 0) {
+            for (StateHandler handler : getStateHandlers()) {
+                handler.setStateWithAnimation(state, mConfig, builder);
+            }
         }
         builder.addListener(new AnimationSuccessListener() {