diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
index f9883e379c..ed0f778a15 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
             "Enables One Search box in Taskbar All Apps.");
 
     public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_TASKBAR_IN_OVERVIEW = getDebugFlag(
-            "ENABLE_TASKBAR_IN_OVERVIEW", false,
+            "ENABLE_TASKBAR_IN_OVERVIEW", true,
             "Enables accessing the system Taskbar in overview.");
 
     public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_SPLIT_FROM_WORKSPACE = getDebugFlag(
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index c3ea14ae85..fcff3fa08e 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -827,7 +827,11 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
-                    waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    if (isTablet()) {
+                        waitForSystemLauncherObject(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    } else {
+                        waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    }
                     waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
                     return waitForSystemLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
@@ -836,7 +840,11 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
-                    waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    if (isTablet()) {
+                        waitForSystemLauncherObject(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    } else {
+                        waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    }
 
                     waitForSystemLauncherObject(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
                     return waitForSystemLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);