diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
index ce644dc0b8..cca0fd4e47 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.KEYGUARD_ANIMATION;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.SEPARATE_RECENTS_ACTIVITY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo.NO_MATCHING_ID;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController.isTransientTaskbar;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.ORDERED_BG_EXECUTOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.MultiPropertyFactory.MULTI_PROPERTY_VALUE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.window.RefreshRateTracker.getSingleFrameMs;
 import static com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingIconView.SHAPE_PROGRESS_DURATION;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Point;
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.provider.Settings.Global;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.util.Size;
 import android.view.CrossWindowBlurListeners;
@@ -231,6 +234,16 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
 
     private final StartingWindowListener mStartingWindowListener =
             new StartingWindowListener(this);
+    private ContentObserver mAnimationRemovalObserver = new ContentObserver(
+            ORDERED_BG_EXECUTOR.getHandler()) {
+        @Override
+        public void onChange(boolean selfChange) {
+            mAreAnimationsEnabled = Global.getFloat(mLauncher.getContentResolver(),
+                    Global.ANIMATOR_DURATION_SCALE, 1f) > 0
+                    || Global.getFloat(mLauncher.getContentResolver(),
+                    Global.TRANSITION_ANIMATION_SCALE, 1f) > 0;
+        }
+    };;
 
     private DeviceProfile mDeviceProfile;
 
@@ -260,6 +273,7 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
     // Pairs of window starting type and starting window background color for starting tasks
     // Will never be larger than MAX_NUM_TASKS
     private LinkedHashMap<Integer, Pair<Integer, Integer>> mTaskStartParams;
+    private boolean mAreAnimationsEnabled = true;
 
     private final Interpolator mOpeningXInterpolator;
     private final Interpolator mOpeningInterpolator;
@@ -270,6 +284,7 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
         mHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
         mDeviceProfile = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
         mBackAnimationController = new LauncherBackAnimationController(mLauncher, this);
+        checkAndMonitorIfAnimationsAreEnabled();
 
         Resources res = mLauncher.getResources();
         mClosingWindowTransY = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.closing_window_trans_y);
@@ -1160,6 +1175,8 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
         unregisterRemoteAnimations();
         unregisterRemoteTransitions();
         SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(mLauncher).setStartingWindowListener(null);
+        ORDERED_BG_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> mLauncher.getContentResolver()
+                .unregisterContentObserver(mAnimationRemovalObserver));
     }
 
     private void unregisterRemoteAnimations() {
@@ -1197,6 +1214,17 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
         }
     }
 
+    private void checkAndMonitorIfAnimationsAreEnabled() {
+        ORDERED_BG_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
+            mAnimationRemovalObserver.onChange(true);
+            mLauncher.getContentResolver().registerContentObserver(Global.getUriFor(
+                    Global.ANIMATOR_DURATION_SCALE), false, mAnimationRemovalObserver);
+            mLauncher.getContentResolver().registerContentObserver(Global.getUriFor(
+                    Global.TRANSITION_ANIMATION_SCALE), false, mAnimationRemovalObserver);
+
+        });
+    }
+
     private boolean launcherIsATargetWithMode(RemoteAnimationTarget[] targets, int mode) {
         for (RemoteAnimationTarget target : targets) {
             if (target.mode == mode && target.taskInfo != null
@@ -1375,7 +1403,7 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
                     (LauncherAppWidgetHostView) launcherView, targetRect, windowSize,
                     mDeviceProfile.isMultiWindowMode ? 0 : getWindowCornerRadius(mLauncher),
                     isTransluscent, fallbackBackgroundColor);
-        } else if (launcherView != null) {
+        } else if (launcherView != null && mAreAnimationsEnabled) {
             floatingIconView = getFloatingIconView(mLauncher, launcherView, null,
                     mLauncher.getTaskbarUIController() == null
                             ? null
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Executors.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Executors.java
index 07000ed054..c622b71108 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Executors.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Executors.java
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ public class Executors {
     public static final ThreadPoolExecutor THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR = new ThreadPoolExecutor(
             POOL_SIZE, POOL_SIZE, KEEP_ALIVE, TimeUnit.SECONDS, new LinkedBlockingQueue<>());
 
+    /**
+     * An {@link LooperExecutor} to be used with async task where order is important.
+     */
+    public static final LooperExecutor ORDERED_BG_EXECUTOR = new LooperExecutor(
+            createAndStartNewLooper("BackgroundExecutor", THREAD_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND));
+
     /**
      * Returns the executor for running tasks on the main thread.
      */