diff --git a/tests/Android.bp b/tests/Android.bp
index 5a52440673..ac0749e9e6 100644
--- a/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/Android.bp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ filegroup {
       "src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/SamplerRule.java",
       "src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/ScreenRecordRule.java",
       "src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/ShellCommandRule.java",
+      "src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/TestIsolationRule.java",
       "src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/TestStabilityRule.java",
       "src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/TISBindRule.java",
       "src/com/android/launcher3/util/viewcapture_analysis/*.java",
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 5240e6a02b..8fac53d7c0 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.FailureWatcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.SamplerRule;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ScreenRecordRule;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ShellCommandRule;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.TestIsolationRule;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.TestStabilityRule;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ViewCaptureRule;
 
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
                 }, DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT, launcher);
     }
 
+    public void checkDetectedLeaks() {
+        checkDetectedLeaks(mLauncher);
+    }
+
     private static String getActivityLeakErrorMessage(LauncherInstrumentation launcher) {
         sActivityLeakReported = true;
         return "Activity leak detector has found leaked activities, "
@@ -215,7 +220,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
 
     @Rule
     public TestRule mOrderSensitiveRules = RuleChain
-            .outerRule(new SamplerRule())
+            .outerRule(new TestIsolationRule(this))
+            .around(new SamplerRule())
             .around(new TestStabilityRule())
             .around(getRulesInsideActivityMonitor());
 
@@ -488,6 +494,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
     }
 
     protected void closeLauncherActivity() {
+        finishLauncherActivity();
+        waitForLauncherCondition(
+                "Launcher still active", launcher -> launcher == null, DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT);
+    }
+
+    public void finishLauncherActivity() {
         // Destroy Launcher activity.
         executeOnLauncher(launcher -> {
             if (launcher != null) {
@@ -495,8 +507,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
                 launcher.finish();
             }
         });
-        waitForLauncherCondition(
-                "Launcher still active", launcher -> launcher == null, DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT);
     }
 
     protected boolean isInLaunchedApp(Launcher launcher) {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/TestIsolationRule.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/TestIsolationRule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4bfa6bbe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/TestIsolationRule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.launcher3.util.rule;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.ui.AbstractLauncherUiTest;
+
+import org.junit.rules.TestRule;
+import org.junit.runner.Description;
+import org.junit.runners.model.Statement;
+
+/**
+ * Isolates tests from some of the state created by the previous test.
+ */
+public class TestIsolationRule implements TestRule {
+    final AbstractLauncherUiTest mTest;
+
+    public TestIsolationRule(AbstractLauncherUiTest test) {
+        mTest = test;
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    @Override
+    public Statement apply(@NonNull Statement base, @NonNull Description description) {
+        return new Statement() {
+            @Override
+            public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
+                mTest.finishLauncherActivity();
+                mTest.checkDetectedLeaks();
+                try {
+                    base.evaluate();
+                } finally {
+                    mTest.finishLauncherActivity();
+                }
+                mTest.checkDetectedLeaks();
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}