diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 93ee76e0eb..7558b0097e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -650,10 +650,13 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        // Back dispatcher is registered in {@link BaseActivity#onCreate}. For predictive back to
+        // work, we must opt-in BEFORE registering back dispatcher. So we need to call
+        // setEnableOnBackInvokedCallback() before super.onCreate()
         if (Utilities.ATLEAST_U && enablePredictiveBackGesture()) {
             getApplicationInfo().setEnableOnBackInvokedCallback(true);
         }
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         if (savedInstanceState != null) {
             mPendingSplitSelectInfo = ObjectWrapper.unwrap(
                     savedInstanceState.getIBinder(PENDING_SPLIT_SELECT_INFO));
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
index b7a907fa6b..a92e77aa04 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@ public class NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController implements TouchController,
 
     @Override
     public void onDragEnd(PointF velocity) {
+        cancelAnimations();
         boolean horizontalFling = mSwipeDetector.isFling(velocity.x);
         boolean verticalFling = mSwipeDetector.isFling(velocity.y);
         boolean noFling = !horizontalFling && !verticalFling;
         if (mMotionPauseDetector.isPaused() && noFling) {
             // Going to Overview.
-            cancelAnimations();
             InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.cancel(Cuj.CUJ_LAUNCHER_QUICK_SWITCH);
 
             StateAnimationConfig config = new StateAnimationConfig();
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ public class NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController implements TouchController,
         nonOverviewAnim.setDuration(Math.max(xDuration, yDuration));
         mNonOverviewAnim.setEndAction(() -> onAnimationToStateCompleted(targetState));
 
-        cancelAnimations();
         xOverviewAnim.start();
         yOverviewAnim.start();
         nonOverviewAnim.start();