diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index c4ccd966e9..508e5bb3e9 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements TaskCallbacks, PageCallback
                     TaskUtils.getLaunchComponentKeyForTask(getTask().key));
         });
         setOutlineProvider(new TaskOutlineProvider(getResources()));
-        setDescendantFocusability(FOCUS_BLOCK_DESCENDANTS);
     }
 
     @Override