diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index e4b81dc206..4e43a615ea 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -598,6 +598,11 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
         return isPhoneMode() && !isThreeButtonNav();
     }
 
+    /** Returns whether Taskbar draws its own background, vs being translucent for apps to draw. */
+    public boolean drawsTaskbarBackground() {
+        return !isPhoneMode();
+    }
+
     /** Returns {@code true} iff a tiny version of taskbar is shown on phone. */
     public boolean isTinyTaskbar() {
         return enableTinyTaskbar() && mDeviceProfile.isPhone && mDeviceProfile.isTaskbarPresent;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
index 1e193f6817..174a02b4ea 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class TaskbarDragLayerController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTa
     }
 
     private void updateBackgroundAlpha() {
-        if (mActivity.isPhoneMode() || mActivity.isDestroyed()) {
+        if (!mActivity.drawsTaskbarBackground() || mActivity.isDestroyed()) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
index 9ceca1a1a0..e4d0bedfb3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ class TaskbarInsetsController(val context: TaskbarActivityContext) : LoggableTas
             val taskbarStashController = controllers.taskbarStashController
             val tappableHeight = taskbarStashController.tappableHeightToReportToApps
             // We only report tappableElement height for unstashed, persistent taskbar,
-            // which is also when we draw the rounded corners above taskbar.
+            // which is also when we draw the rounded corners above taskbar on tablets.
             val insetsRoundedCornerFlag =
-                if (tappableHeight > 0) {
+                if (tappableHeight > 0 && context.drawsTaskbarBackground()) {
                     FLAG_INSETS_ROUNDED_CORNER
                 } else {
                     0