diff --git a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/LawnchairLauncher.kt b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/LawnchairLauncher.kt
index 493aaca882..3ce3e90f7e 100644
--- a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/LawnchairLauncher.kt
+++ b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/LawnchairLauncher.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ import app.lawnchair.theme.ThemeProvider
 import app.lawnchair.ui.popup.LawnchairShortcut
 import app.lawnchair.util.getThemedIconPacksInstalled
 import app.lawnchair.util.unsafeLazy
+import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity
+import com.android.launcher3.GestureNavContract
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherRootView
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.states.OverviewState
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SystemUiController.UI_STATE_BASE_WINDOW
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController
+import com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingSurfaceView
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.LauncherWidgetHolder
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.RoundedCornerEnforcement
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.shared.LauncherOverlayManager
@@ -307,6 +310,20 @@ class LawnchairLauncher :
         }
     }
 
+    override fun handleGestureContract(intent: Intent?) {
+        if (!LawnchairApp.isRecentsEnabled) {
+            val gnc = GestureNavContract.fromIntent(intent)
+            if (gnc != null) {
+                AbstractFloatingView.closeOpenViews(
+                    this,
+                    false,
+                    AbstractFloatingView.TYPE_ICON_SURFACE,
+                )
+                FloatingSurfaceView.show(this, gnc)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun createAppWidgetHolder(): LauncherWidgetHolder {
         val factory = LauncherWidgetHolder.HolderFactory.newFactory(this) as LawnchairWidgetHolder.LawnchairHolderFactory
         return factory.newInstance(