diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 18463839b2..c8bce026e7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.DropTarget.DragObject;
 import com.android.launcher3.accessibility.BaseAccessibilityDelegate.LauncherAction;
 import com.android.launcher3.accessibility.LauncherAccessibilityDelegate;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.ActivityAllAppsContainerView;
+import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsRecyclerView;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsStore;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.BaseAllAppsContainerView;
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.util.TraceHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.UiThreadHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ViewOnDrawExecutor;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
+import com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingIconView;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingSurfaceView;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.OptionsPopupView;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ScrimView;
@@ -2757,8 +2759,8 @@ public class Launcher extends StatefulActivity<LauncherState>
      * @param supportsAllAppsState If true and we are in All Apps state, looks for view in All Apps.
      *                             Else we only looks on the workspace.
      */
-    public View getFirstMatchForAppClose(int preferredItemId, String packageName, UserHandle user,
-            boolean supportsAllAppsState) {
+    public @Nullable View getFirstMatchForAppClose(int preferredItemId, String packageName,
+            UserHandle user, boolean supportsAllAppsState) {
         final Predicate<ItemInfo> preferredItem = info ->
                 info != null && info.id == preferredItemId;
         final Predicate<ItemInfo> packageAndUserAndApp = info ->
@@ -2770,8 +2772,21 @@ public class Launcher extends StatefulActivity<LauncherState>
                         packageName);
 
         if (supportsAllAppsState && isInState(LauncherState.ALL_APPS)) {
-            return getFirstMatch(Collections.singletonList(mAppsView.getActiveRecyclerView()),
+            AllAppsRecyclerView activeRecyclerView = mAppsView.getActiveRecyclerView();
+            View v = getFirstMatch(Collections.singletonList(activeRecyclerView),
                     preferredItem, packageAndUserAndApp);
+
+            if (activeRecyclerView.getCurrentScrollY() > 0) {
+                RectF locationBounds = new RectF();
+                FloatingIconView.getLocationBoundsForView(this, v, false, locationBounds,
+                        new Rect());
+                if (locationBounds.top < mAppsView.getHeaderBottom()) {
+                    // Icon is covered by scrim, return null to play fallback animation.
+                    return null;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return v;
         } else {
             List<ViewGroup> containers = new ArrayList<>(mWorkspace.getPanelCount() + 1);
             containers.add(mWorkspace.getHotseat().getShortcutsAndWidgets());
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/ActivityAllAppsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/ActivityAllAppsContainerView.java
index 2368cf7ce1..53a6fd7edb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/ActivityAllAppsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/ActivityAllAppsContainerView.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class ActivityAllAppsContainerView<T extends Context & AppLauncher
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected int getHeaderBottom() {
+    public int getHeaderBottom() {
         if (FeatureFlags.ENABLE_FLOATING_SEARCH_BAR.get()) {
             return super.getHeaderBottom();
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/BaseAllAppsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/BaseAllAppsContainerView.java
index 2c04fc7753..b84768cb97 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/BaseAllAppsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/BaseAllAppsContainerView.java
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ public abstract class BaseAllAppsContainerView<T extends Context & ActivityConte
     protected abstract BaseAllAppsAdapter<T> createAdapter(AlphabeticalAppsList<T> mAppsList,
             BaseAdapterProvider[] adapterProviders);
 
-    protected int getHeaderBottom() {
+    public int getHeaderBottom() {
         return (int) getTranslationY();
     }