diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
index 48315d0c8f..15a5c3efe2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
@@ -145,9 +145,10 @@ public class FallbackRecentsView extends RecentsView<RecentsActivity, RecentsSta
         RunningTaskInfo runningTaskInfo = runningTaskInfos[0];
         if (mHomeTaskInfo != null && runningTaskInfo != null &&
                 mHomeTaskInfo.taskId == runningTaskInfo.taskId
-                && getTaskViewCount() == 0) {
+                && getTaskViewCount() == 0 && mLoadPlanEverApplied) {
             // Do not add a stub task if we are running over home with empty recents, so that we
             // show the empty recents message instead of showing a stub task and later removing it.
+            // Ignore empty task signal if applyLoadPlan has never run.
             return false;
         }
         return super.shouldAddStubTaskView(runningTaskInfos);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index a5534e7f42..9a76f2b9f3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
 
     // Keeps track of task id whose visual state should not be reset
     private int mIgnoreResetTaskId = -1;
+    protected boolean mLoadPlanEverApplied;
 
     // Variables for empty state
     private final Drawable mEmptyIcon;
@@ -1451,6 +1452,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         resetTaskVisuals();
         onTaskStackUpdated();
         updateEnabledOverlays();
+        mLoadPlanEverApplied = true;
     }
 
     private boolean isModal() {