diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
index 6b5c962df1..b2d5940895 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ public class BubbleBarController extends IBubblesListener.Stub {
         bubbleControllers.runAfterInit(() -> {
             mBubbleBarViewController.setHiddenForBubbles(!BUBBLE_BAR_ENABLED);
             mBubbleStashedHandleViewController.setHiddenForBubbles(!BUBBLE_BAR_ENABLED);
+            mBubbleBarViewController.setUpdateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse(
+                    key -> setSelectedBubble(mBubbles.get(key)));
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
index 58c67e366e..0b336450c4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarActivityContext;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
  * The view that holds all the bubble views. Modifying this view should happen through
@@ -101,6 +102,9 @@ public class BubbleBarView extends FrameLayout {
     @Nullable
     private Runnable mReorderRunnable;
 
+    @Nullable
+    private Consumer<String> mUpdateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse;
+
     public BubbleBarView(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
     }
@@ -144,6 +148,13 @@ public class BubbleBarView extends FrameLayout {
                     mReorderRunnable.run();
                     mReorderRunnable = null;
                 }
+                // If the bar was just collapsed and the overflow was the last bubble that was
+                // selected, set the first bubble as selected.
+                if (!mIsBarExpanded && mUpdateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse != null
+                        && mSelectedBubbleView.getBubble() instanceof BubbleBarOverflow) {
+                    BubbleView firstBubble = (BubbleView) getChildAt(0);
+                    mUpdateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse.accept(firstBubble.getBubble().getKey());
+                }
                 updateWidth();
             }
 
@@ -293,6 +304,11 @@ public class BubbleBarView extends FrameLayout {
         }
     }
 
+    public void setUpdateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse(
+            Consumer<String> updateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse) {
+        mUpdateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse = updateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets which bubble view should be shown as selected.
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
index 52c144ed4d..4e9f88a14e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
  * Controller for {@link BubbleBarView}. Manages the visibility of the bubble bar as well as
@@ -184,6 +185,12 @@ public class BubbleBarViewController {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Sets a callback that updates the selected bubble after the bubble bar collapses. */
+    public void setUpdateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse(
+            Consumer<String> updateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse) {
+        mBarView.setUpdateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse(updateSelectedBubbleAfterCollapse);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets whether the bubble bar should be hidden due to SysUI state (e.g. on lockscreen).
      */