diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
index 3a530affad..030ac7efcc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ 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 3545c27d24..677960df96 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
-                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    checkTaskbarVisibility();
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
                     return waitForLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
-                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    checkTaskbarVisibility();
 
                     waitForLauncherObject(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
                     return waitForLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
-                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    checkTaskbarVisibility();
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
                     return waitForFallbackLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
@@ -811,14 +811,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
-                    if (mIgnoreTaskbarVisibility) {
-                        return null;
-                    }
-                    if (isTablet() && !isFallbackOverview()) {
-                        waitForLauncherObject(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
-                    } else {
-                        waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
-                    }
+                    checkTaskbarVisibility();
                     return null;
                 }
                 default:
@@ -828,6 +821,18 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
         }
     }
 
+    private void checkTaskbarVisibility() {
+        if (mIgnoreTaskbarVisibility) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (isTablet() && !isFallbackOverview()) {
+            waitForLauncherObject(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+        } else {
+            waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void waitForLauncherInitialized() {
         for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
             if (getTestInfo(