diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
index b7c6743780..5a3e009b8d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
 
     // Either RectFSpringAnim (if animating home) or ObjectAnimator (from mCurrentShift) otherwise
     private RunningWindowAnim mRunningWindowAnim;
+    // Possible second animation running at the same time as mRunningWindowAnim
+    private Animator mParallelRunningAnim;
     private boolean mIsMotionPaused;
     private boolean mHasMotionEverBeenPaused;
 
@@ -798,6 +800,13 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
                 mRunningWindowAnim.end();
             }
         }
+        if (mParallelRunningAnim != null) {
+            if (cancel) {
+                mParallelRunningAnim.cancel();
+            } else {
+                mParallelRunningAnim.end();
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private void onSettledOnEndTarget() {
@@ -1060,7 +1069,11 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
             ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance().registerTaskStackListener(
                     mActivityRestartListener);
 
-            mActivityInterface.onAnimateToLauncher(mGestureState.getEndTarget(), duration);
+            mParallelRunningAnim = mActivityInterface.getParallelAnimationToLauncher(
+                    mGestureState.getEndTarget(), duration);
+            if (mParallelRunningAnim != null) {
+                mParallelRunningAnim.start();
+            }
         }
 
         if (mGestureState.getEndTarget() == HOME) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
index 3afffc1dad..d810947ee5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
@@ -347,7 +347,9 @@ public abstract class BaseActivityInterface<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_T
      * Called when the gesture ends and the animation starts towards the given target. No-op by
      * default, but subclasses can override to add an additional animation with the same duration.
      */
-    public void onAnimateToLauncher(GestureState.GestureEndTarget endTarget, long duration) {
+    public @Nullable Animator getParallelAnimationToLauncher(
+            GestureState.GestureEndTarget endTarget, long duration) {
+        return null;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
index 98b96b2c6c..878f5c9e4c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.QUICK_SWITCH;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_IME_SHOWING;
 
+import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
@@ -267,13 +268,14 @@ public final class LauncherActivityInterface extends
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onAnimateToLauncher(GestureEndTarget endTarget, long duration) {
+    public @Nullable Animator getParallelAnimationToLauncher(GestureEndTarget endTarget,
+            long duration) {
         TaskbarController taskbarController = getTaskbarController();
         if (taskbarController == null) {
-            return;
+            return null;
         }
         LauncherState toState = stateFromGestureEndTarget(endTarget);
-        taskbarController.createAnimToLauncher(toState, duration).start();
+        return taskbarController.createAnimToLauncher(toState, duration);
     }
 
     @Override