diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
index 3458a3f9d7..267c4d06f4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public class OverviewState extends LauncherState {
         return new float[] {scale, pageRect.top - childTop};
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public float getHoseatAlpha(Launcher launcher) {
+        return launcher.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout() ? 0 : 1;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onStateEnabled(Launcher launcher) {
         RecentsView rv = launcher.getOverviewPanel();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
index dfb935fd43..01ab56317b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ public class LauncherState {
         return new float[] {1, 0};
     }
 
+    public float getHoseatAlpha(Launcher launcher) {
+        return 1f;
+    }
+
     public void onStateEnabled(Launcher launcher) {
         dispatchWindowStateChanged(launcher);
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
index 9f76b6f962..2392c9b412 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.launcher3;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.DRAWABLE_ALPHA;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SCALE_PROPERTY;
+import static com.android.launcher3.Partner.TAG;
 import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isAccessibilityEnabled;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.TimeInterpolator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Property;
 import android.view.View;
 
@@ -138,6 +140,10 @@ public class WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation {
         propertySetter.setFloat(mWorkspace, View.TRANSLATION_Y,
                 finalWorkspaceTranslationY, Interpolators.ZOOM_IN);
 
+        float hotseatAlpha = state.getHoseatAlpha(mLauncher);
+        propertySetter.setViewAlpha(mWorkspace.createHotseatAlphaAnimator(hotseatAlpha),
+                mLauncher.getHotseat(), hotseatAlpha);
+
         // Set scrim
         propertySetter.setInt(mLauncher.getDragLayer().getScrim(), DRAWABLE_ALPHA,
                 state.hasScrim ? mWorkspaceScrimAlpha : 0, Interpolators.DEACCEL_1_5);
@@ -159,6 +165,7 @@ public class WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation {
     public static class PropertySetter {
 
         public void setViewAlpha(Animator anim, View view, float alpha) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "setViewAlpha: " + anim + " " + alpha);
             if (anim != null) {
                 anim.end();
                 return;
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewPanel.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewPanel.java
index b23927be22..26dd68f718 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewPanel.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewPanel.java
@@ -173,13 +173,8 @@ public class OverviewPanel extends LinearLayout implements Insettable, View.OnCl
     }
 
     private void setState(LauncherState state, PropertySetter setter) {
-        boolean isOverview = state == LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
-        float finalHotseatAlpha = isOverview ? 0 : 1;
-
-        setter.setViewAlpha(null, this, isOverview ? 1 : 0);
-        setter.setViewAlpha(
-                mLauncher.getWorkspace().createHotseatAlphaAnimator(finalHotseatAlpha),
-                mLauncher.getHotseat(), finalHotseatAlpha);
+        float hotseatAlpha = state.getHoseatAlpha(mLauncher);
+        setter.setViewAlpha(null, this, 1f - hotseatAlpha);
     }
 
     public static int getButtonBarHeight(Launcher launcher) {
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
index bcbe61c9f0..73f208e8f7 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ public class OverviewState extends LauncherState {
         return new float[] {SCALE_FACTOR, -workspaceOffsetTopEdge + overviewOffsetTopEdge };
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public float getHoseatAlpha(Launcher launcher) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onStateEnabled(Launcher launcher) {
         launcher.getWorkspace().setPageRearrangeEnabled(true);