diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDesktopModeController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDesktopModeController.kt
index a00db5eb76..ab502451ac 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDesktopModeController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDesktopModeController.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class TaskbarDesktopModeController(
     private lateinit var taskbarControllers: TaskbarControllers
     private lateinit var taskbarSharedState: TaskbarSharedState
 
+    val isLauncherAnimationRunning: Boolean
+        get() = desktopVisibilityController.launcherAnimationRunning
+
     fun init(controllers: TaskbarControllers, sharedState: TaskbarSharedState) {
         taskbarControllers = controllers
         taskbarSharedState = sharedState
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsController.kt
index bc3dc53aa0..8176920ec7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsController.kt
@@ -269,7 +269,11 @@ class TaskbarRecentAppsController(
                 desktopTasks = allRecentTasks.filterIsInstance<DesktopTask>().flatMap { it.tasks }
                 val runningTasksChanged = oldRunningTaskdIds != runningTaskIds
                 val minimizedTasksChanged = oldMinimizedTaskIds != minimizedTaskIds
-                if (onRecentsOrHotseatChanged() || runningTasksChanged || minimizedTasksChanged) {
+
+                if (
+                    (onRecentsOrHotseatChanged() || runningTasksChanged || minimizedTasksChanged) &&
+                        !controllers.taskbarDesktopModeController.isLauncherAnimationRunning
+                ) {
                     controllers.taskbarViewController.commitRunningAppsToUI()
                 }
                 if (needsRecentsTasksReload) {
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsControllerTest.kt b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsControllerTest.kt
index 35409dbd8a..c119572d15 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsControllerTest.kt
+++ b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsControllerTest.kt
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class TaskbarRecentAppsControllerTest : TaskbarBaseTestCase() {
             recentTasksChangedListener = null
             it
         }
+        whenever(taskbarDesktopModeController.isLauncherAnimationRunning).thenReturn(false)
         recentAppsController = TaskbarRecentAppsController(mockContext, mockRecentsModel)
         recentAppsController.canShowRunningApps = canShowRunningAndRecentAppsAtInit
         recentAppsController.canShowRecentApps = canShowRunningAndRecentAppsAtInit