diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
index 9a1ed4d56d..d6d31c483e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile.OnDeviceProfileChangeListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimationRunner.RemoteAnimationFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorListeners;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.FastBitmapDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.DeepShortcutView;
@@ -551,7 +552,8 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
 
             final boolean scrimEnabled = ENABLE_SCRIM_FOR_APP_LAUNCH.get();
             if (scrimEnabled) {
-                boolean useTaskbarColor = mDeviceProfile.isTaskbarPresentInApps;
+                boolean useTaskbarColor = mDeviceProfile.isTaskbarPresentInApps
+                        && !FeatureFlags.ENABLE_TASKBAR_IN_OVERVIEW.get();
                 int scrimColor = useTaskbarColor
                         ? mLauncher.getResources().getColor(R.color.taskbar_background)
                         : Themes.getAttrColor(mLauncher, R.attr.overviewScrimColor);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
index 03d00c4758..555cd65b3a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
@@ -286,8 +286,6 @@ public class LauncherTaskbarUIController extends TaskbarUIController {
     @Override
     public void setSystemGestureInProgress(boolean inProgress) {
         super.setSystemGestureInProgress(inProgress);
-        // TODO(b/250645563): Don't show round corners when leaving in-app state, and remove
-        // forceHideBackground call entirely.
         if (!FeatureFlags.ENABLE_TASKBAR_IN_OVERVIEW.get()) {
             // Launcher's ScrimView will draw the background throughout the gesture. But once the
             // gesture ends, start drawing taskbar's background again since launcher might stop
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
index 4150d40bea..733c6a8b48 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.LayoutUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public class BackgroundAppState extends OverviewState {
     @Override
     public int getWorkspaceScrimColor(Launcher launcher) {
         DeviceProfile dp = launcher.getDeviceProfile();
-        if (dp.isTaskbarPresentInApps) {
+        if (dp.isTaskbarPresentInApps && !FeatureFlags.ENABLE_TASKBAR_IN_OVERVIEW.get()) {
             return launcher.getColor(R.color.taskbar_background);
         }
         return Color.TRANSPARENT;