diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2.java
index e084de1acb..80c145a959 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2.java
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public abstract class BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2<T extends StatefulActivity<?>, Q exte
         if (mStateCallback.hasStates(STATE_HANDLER_INVALIDATED)) {
             return;
         }
-        mTaskViewSimulator.setRecentsConfiguration(mActivity.getResources().getConfiguration());
+        mTaskViewSimulator.setRecentsRotation(mActivity.getDisplay().getRotation());
 
         // If we've already ended the gesture and are going home, don't prepare recents UI,
         // as that will set the state as BACKGROUND_APP, overriding the animation to NORMAL.
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
index c9ed498af1..8a6efe4715 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ public class TaskViewSimulator implements TransformParams.BuilderProxy {
     /**
      * @see com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView#onConfigurationChanged(Configuration)
      */
-    public void setRecentsConfiguration(Configuration configuration) {
-        mOrientationState.setActivityConfiguration(configuration);
+    public void setRecentsRotation(int recentsRotation) {
+        mOrientationState.setRecentsRotation(recentsRotation);
         mLayoutValid = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 027a737cef..49c83e45fc 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends StatefulActivity> extends PagedView
         mActivity = BaseActivity.fromContext(context);
         mOrientationState = new RecentsOrientedState(
                 context, mSizeStrategy, this::animateRecentsRotationInPlace);
-        mOrientationState.setActivityConfiguration(context.getResources().getConfiguration());
+        mOrientationState.setRecentsRotation(mActivity.getDisplay().getRotation());
 
         mFastFlingVelocity = getResources()
                 .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.recents_fast_fling_velocity);
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends StatefulActivity> extends PagedView
     @Override
     protected void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
         super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
-        if (mOrientationState.setActivityConfiguration(newConfig)) {
+        if (mOrientationState.setRecentsRotation(mActivity.getDisplay().getRotation())) {
             updateOrientationHandler();
         }
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
index 37f6faf523..a8d6442135 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.plugins.OverviewScreenshotActions;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.PluginListener;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.ThumbnailData;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ConfigurationCompat;
 
 /**
  * A task in the Recents view.
@@ -385,8 +384,8 @@ public class TaskThumbnailView extends View implements PluginListener<OverviewSc
         if (mBitmapShader != null && mThumbnailData != null) {
             mPreviewRect.set(0, 0, mThumbnailData.thumbnail.getWidth(),
                     mThumbnailData.thumbnail.getHeight());
-            int currentRotation = ConfigurationCompat.getWindowConfigurationRotation(
-                    mActivity.getResources().getConfiguration());
+            int currentRotation = getTaskView().getRecentsView().getPagedViewOrientedState()
+                    .getRecentsActivityRotation();
             mPreviewPositionHelper.updateThumbnailMatrix(mPreviewRect, mThumbnailData,
                     getMeasuredWidth(), getMeasuredHeight(), mActivity.getDeviceProfile(),
                     currentRotation);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
index d822b6c291..81d24d79c7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.SOURCE;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ import android.view.Surface;
 
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.WindowBounds;
 import com.android.quickstep.BaseActivityInterface;
 import com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ConfigurationCompat;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.util.function.IntConsumer;
@@ -91,6 +88,7 @@ public final class RecentsOrientedState implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPre
     private @SurfaceRotation int mTouchRotation = ROTATION_0;
     private @SurfaceRotation int mDisplayRotation = ROTATION_0;
     private @SurfaceRotation int mRecentsActivityRotation = ROTATION_0;
+    private @SurfaceRotation int mRecentsRotation = ROTATION_0 - 1;
 
     // Launcher activity supports multiple orientation, but fallback activity does not
     private static final int FLAG_MULTIPLE_ORIENTATION_SUPPORTED_BY_ACTIVITY = 1 << 0;
@@ -133,8 +131,6 @@ public final class RecentsOrientedState implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPre
     private int mFlags;
     private int mPreviousRotation = ROTATION_0;
 
-    @Nullable private Configuration mActivityConfiguration;
-
     /**
      * @param rotationChangeListener Callback for receiving rotation events when rotation watcher
      *                              is enabled
@@ -170,11 +166,11 @@ public final class RecentsOrientedState implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPre
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the configuration for the recents activity, which could affect the activity's rotation
+     * Sets the rotation for the recents activity, which could affect the appearance of task view.
      * @see #update(int, int)
      */
-    public boolean setActivityConfiguration(Configuration activityConfiguration) {
-        mActivityConfiguration = activityConfiguration;
+    public boolean setRecentsRotation(@SurfaceRotation int recentsRotation) {
+        mRecentsRotation = recentsRotation;
         return update(mTouchRotation, mDisplayRotation);
     }
 
@@ -231,9 +227,7 @@ public final class RecentsOrientedState implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPre
     @SurfaceRotation
     private int inferRecentsActivityRotation(@SurfaceRotation int displayRotation) {
         if (isRecentsActivityRotationAllowed()) {
-            return mActivityConfiguration == null
-                    ? displayRotation
-                    : ConfigurationCompat.getWindowConfigurationRotation(mActivityConfiguration);
+            return mRecentsRotation < ROTATION_0 ? displayRotation : mRecentsRotation;
         } else {
             return ROTATION_0;
         }