diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
index 1d9a5d5a67..34c08d6b2e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.util.Size;
+import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewRootImpl;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 import android.view.animation.PathInterpolator;
 
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ import com.android.quickstep.views.FloatingWidgetView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ActivityCompat;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ActivityOptionsCompat;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.system.BlurUtils;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.InteractionJankMonitorWrapper;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationAdapterCompat;
@@ -920,12 +923,39 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
                 BACKGROUND_APP.getDepth(mLauncher))
                 .setDuration(APP_LAUNCH_DURATION);
         if (allowBlurringLauncher) {
-            depthController.setSurfaceToApp(RemoteAnimationProvider.findLowestOpaqueLayerTarget(
-                    appTargets, MODE_OPENING));
+            final SurfaceControl dimLayer;
+            if (BlurUtils.supportsBlursOnWindows()) {
+                // Create a temporary effect layer, that lives on top of launcher, so we can apply
+                // the blur to it. The EffectLayer will be fullscreen, which will help with caching
+                // optimizations on the SurfaceFlinger side:
+                // - Results would be able to be cached as a texture
+                // - There won't be texture allocation overhead, because EffectLayers don't have
+                //   buffers
+                ViewRootImpl viewRootImpl = mLauncher.getDragLayer().getViewRootImpl();
+                SurfaceControl parent = viewRootImpl != null
+                        ? viewRootImpl.getSurfaceControl()
+                        : null;
+                dimLayer = new SurfaceControl.Builder()
+                        .setName("Blur layer")
+                        .setParent(parent)
+                        .setOpaque(false)
+                        .setHidden(false)
+                        .setEffectLayer()
+                        .build();
+            } else {
+                dimLayer = null;
+            }
+
+            depthController.setSurface(dimLayer);
             backgroundRadiusAnim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                 @Override
                 public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
-                    depthController.setSurfaceToApp(null);
+                    depthController.setSurface(null);
+                    if (dimLayer != null) {
+                        new SurfaceControl.Transaction()
+                                .remove(dimLayer)
+                                .apply();
+                    }
                 }
             });
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
index e608885491..46ef6982ff 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
+import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewRootImpl;
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
@@ -37,9 +39,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager.StateHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.BlurUtils;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.system.SurfaceControlCompat;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.system.TransactionCompat;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.WallpaperManagerCompat;
 
 /**
@@ -91,7 +90,8 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
                 @Override
                 public void onDraw() {
                     View view = mLauncher.getDragLayer();
-                    setSurface(new SurfaceControlCompat(view));
+                    ViewRootImpl viewRootImpl = view.getViewRootImpl();
+                    setSurface(viewRootImpl != null ? viewRootImpl.getSurfaceControl() : null);
                     view.post(() -> view.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnDrawListener(this));
                 }
             };
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
      */
     private int mMaxBlurRadius;
     private WallpaperManagerCompat mWallpaperManager;
-    private SurfaceControlCompat mSurface;
+    private SurfaceControl mSurface;
     /**
      * Ratio from 0 to 1, where 0 is fully zoomed out, and 1 is zoomed in.
      * @see android.service.wallpaper.WallpaperService.Engine#onZoomChanged(float)
@@ -157,11 +157,7 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
     /**
      * Sets the specified app target surface to apply the blur to.
      */
-    public void setSurfaceToApp(RemoteAnimationTargetCompat target) {
-        setSurface(target == null ? null : target.leash);
-    }
-
-    private void setSurface(SurfaceControlCompat surface) {
+    public void setSurface(SurfaceControl surface) {
         if (mSurface != surface) {
             mSurface = surface;
             if (surface != null) {
@@ -219,7 +215,7 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
         if (supportsBlur) {
             boolean isOpaque = mLauncher.getScrimView().isFullyOpaque();
             int blur = isOpaque ? 0 : (int) (mDepth * mMaxBlurRadius);
-            new TransactionCompat()
+            new SurfaceControl.Transaction()
                     .setBackgroundBlurRadius(mSurface, blur)
                     .setOpaque(mSurface, isOpaque)
                     .apply();