diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory.java
index c7cd39c100..a8d7538687 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory.java
@@ -94,8 +94,12 @@ public class QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory extends
     @Override
     public void prepareForAtomicAnimation(LauncherState fromState, LauncherState toState,
             StateAnimationConfig config) {
+
         RecentsView overview = mActivity.getOverviewPanel();
         if ((fromState == OVERVIEW || fromState == OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT) && toState == NORMAL) {
+            overview.switchToScreenshot(() ->
+                    overview.finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */, null));
+
             if (fromState == OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT) {
                 config.setInterpolator(ANIM_OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT_FLOATING_TASK_TRANSLATE_OFFSCREEN,
                         clampToProgress(EMPHASIZED_ACCELERATE, 0, 0.4f));
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 6d78364f71..0a31a62aaf 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -4100,14 +4100,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         alpha = Utilities.boundToRange(alpha, 0, 1);
         mContentAlpha = alpha;
 
-        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> {
-            TransformParams params = remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams();
-            params.setTargetAlpha(mContentAlpha);
-            if (params.getTargetSet() != null) {
-                remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().apply(params);
-            }
-        });
-
         int runningTaskId = getTaskIdsForRunningTaskView()[0];
         for (int i = getTaskViewCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             TaskView child = requireTaskViewAt(i);