diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
index c269648f7d..6031b49874 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
@@ -364,7 +364,12 @@ public class TaskbarStashController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskba
      * Returns the height that taskbar will be touchable.
      */
     public int getTouchableHeight() {
-        return mIsStashed ? mStashedHeight : mUnstashedHeight;
+        int bottomMargin = 0;
+        if (DisplayController.isTransientTaskbar(mActivity)) {
+            bottomMargin = mActivity.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
+                    R.dimen.transient_taskbar_margin);
+        }
+        return mIsStashed ? mStashedHeight : (mUnstashedHeight + bottomMargin);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
index 340187552e..a3505fd40e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
     private final boolean mIsTransientTaskbar;
     // May be set to false when mIsTransientTaskbar is true.
     private boolean mCanSlowSwipeGoHome = true;
+    private boolean mHasReachedOverviewThreshold = false;
 
     @Nullable
     private RemoteAnimationTargets.ReleaseCheck mSwipePipToHomeReleaseCheck = null;
@@ -764,6 +765,10 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
 
     private void setIsLikelyToStartNewTask(boolean isLikelyToStartNewTask, boolean animate) {
         if (mIsLikelyToStartNewTask != isLikelyToStartNewTask) {
+            if (isLikelyToStartNewTask && mIsTransientTaskbar) {
+                setDividerShown(false /* shown */, true /* immediate */);
+            }
+
             mIsLikelyToStartNewTask = isLikelyToStartNewTask;
             maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState(animate);
         }
@@ -1666,7 +1671,9 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
         mRecentsAnimationController.enableInputConsumer();
 
         // Start hiding the divider
-        setDividerShown(false /* shown */, true /* immediate */);
+        if (!mIsTransientTaskbar || mTaskbarAlreadyOpen || mIsTaskbarAllAppsOpen) {
+            setDividerShown(false /* shown */, true /* immediate */);
+        }
     }
 
     private void computeRecentsScrollIfInvisible() {
@@ -2302,6 +2309,10 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
 
         // "Catch up" with the displacement at mTaskbarCatchUpThreshold.
         if (displacement < mTaskbarCatchUpThreshold) {
+            if (!mHasReachedOverviewThreshold) {
+                setDividerShown(false /* shown */, true /* immediate */);
+                mHasReachedOverviewThreshold = true;
+            }
             return Utilities.mapToRange(displacement, mTaskbarAppWindowThreshold,
                     mTaskbarCatchUpThreshold, 0, mTaskbarCatchUpThreshold, ACCEL_DEACCEL);
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RotationTouchHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RotationTouchHelper.java
index aab5703ae9..f75924b2c7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RotationTouchHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RotationTouchHelper.java
@@ -233,10 +233,15 @@ public class RotationTouchHelper implements DisplayInfoChangeListener {
      * @return whether the coordinates of the {@param event} is in the swipe up gesture region.
      */
     public boolean isInSwipeUpTouchRegion(MotionEvent event, BaseActivityInterface activity) {
+        boolean inBarArea = mOrientationTouchTransformer.touchInValidSwipeRegions(event.getX(),
+                event.getY());
+        if (inBarArea) {
+            return true;
+        }
         if (isTrackpadMotionEvent(event)) {
             return !activity.isResumed();
         }
-        return mOrientationTouchTransformer.touchInValidSwipeRegions(event.getX(), event.getY());
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -245,11 +250,15 @@ public class RotationTouchHelper implements DisplayInfoChangeListener {
      */
     public boolean isInSwipeUpTouchRegion(MotionEvent event, int pointerIndex,
             BaseActivityInterface activity) {
+        boolean inBarArea = mOrientationTouchTransformer.touchInValidSwipeRegions(
+                event.getX(pointerIndex), event.getY(pointerIndex));
+        if (inBarArea) {
+            return true;
+        }
         if (isTrackpadMotionEvent(event)) {
             return !activity.isResumed();
         }
-        return mOrientationTouchTransformer.touchInValidSwipeRegions(event.getX(pointerIndex),
-                event.getY(pointerIndex));
+        return false;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index ffeadcdd60..4556fd41b5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service
 
             // If Taskbar is present, we listen for long press to unstash it.
             TaskbarActivityContext tac = mTaskbarManager.getCurrentActivityContext();
-            if (tac != null) {
+            if (tac != null && canStartSystemGesture) {
                 reasonString.append(NEWLINE_PREFIX)
                         .append(reasonPrefix)
                         .append(SUBSTRING_PREFIX)
diff --git a/tests/OWNERS b/tests/OWNERS
index 02e8ebcaba..6b8643c220 100644
--- a/tests/OWNERS
+++ b/tests/OWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Bug component: 164335
 vadimt@google.com
 sunnygoyal@google.com
 winsonc@google.com