diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
index b02b85fad4..b90a5b001a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
@@ -276,7 +276,10 @@ public class BubbleBarViewController {
 
             @Override
             public boolean isOnLeft() {
-                return mBarView.getBubbleBarLocation().isOnLeft(mBarView.isLayoutRtl());
+                boolean shouldRevertLocation =
+                        mBarView.isShowingDropTarget() && mIsLocationUpdatedForDropTarget;
+                boolean isOnLeft = mBarView.getBubbleBarLocation().isOnLeft(mBarView.isLayoutRtl());
+                return shouldRevertLocation != isOnLeft;
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -1053,7 +1056,12 @@ public class BubbleBarViewController {
         boolean isInApp = mTaskbarStashController.isInApp();
         // if this is the first bubble, animate to the initial state.
         if (mBarView.getBubbleChildCount() == 1 && !isUpdate) {
-            mBubbleBarViewAnimator.animateToInitialState(bubble, isInApp, isExpanding);
+            // If a drop target is visible and the first bubble is added, hide the empty drop target
+            if (mBarView.isShowingDropTarget()) {
+                mBubbleBarPinController.hideDropTarget();
+            }
+            mBubbleBarViewAnimator.animateToInitialState(bubble, isInApp, isExpanding,
+                    mBarView.isShowingDropTarget());
             return;
         }
         // if we're not stashed or we're in persistent taskbar, animate for collapsed state.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimator.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimator.kt
index 745c689541..30cfafe694 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimator.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimator.kt
@@ -365,7 +365,12 @@ constructor(
     }
 
     /** Animates to the initial state of the bubble bar, when there are no previous bubbles. */
-    fun animateToInitialState(b: BubbleBarBubble, isInApp: Boolean, isExpanding: Boolean) {
+    fun animateToInitialState(
+        b: BubbleBarBubble,
+        isInApp: Boolean,
+        isExpanding: Boolean,
+        isDragging: Boolean = false,
+    ) {
         val bubbleView = b.view
         val animator = PhysicsAnimator.getInstance(bubbleView)
         if (animator.isRunning()) animator.cancel()
@@ -374,15 +379,12 @@ constructor(
         // bubble bar to the handle if we're in an app.
         val showAnimation = buildBubbleBarSpringInAnimation()
         val hideAnimation =
-            if (isInApp && !isExpanding) {
+            if (isInApp && !isExpanding && !isDragging) {
                 buildBubbleBarToHandleAnimation()
             } else {
                 Runnable {
-                    moveToState(AnimatingBubble.State.ANIMATING_OUT)
-                    bubbleBarFlyoutController.collapseFlyout {
-                        onFlyoutRemoved()
-                        clearAnimatingBubble()
-                    }
+                    collapseFlyoutAndUpdateState()
+                    if (isDragging) return@Runnable
                     bubbleStashController.showBubbleBarImmediate()
                     bubbleStashController.updateTaskbarTouchRegion()
                 }
@@ -440,11 +442,7 @@ constructor(
         // first bounce the bubble bar and show the flyout. Then hide the flyout.
         val showAnimation = buildBubbleBarBounceAnimation()
         val hideAnimation = Runnable {
-            moveToState(AnimatingBubble.State.ANIMATING_OUT)
-            bubbleBarFlyoutController.collapseFlyout {
-                onFlyoutRemoved()
-                clearAnimatingBubble()
-            }
+            collapseFlyoutAndUpdateState()
             bubbleStashController.showBubbleBarImmediate()
             bubbleStashController.updateTaskbarTouchRegion()
         }
@@ -454,6 +452,14 @@ constructor(
         scheduler.postDelayed(FLYOUT_DELAY_MS, hideAnimation)
     }
 
+    private fun collapseFlyoutAndUpdateState() {
+        moveToState(AnimatingBubble.State.ANIMATING_OUT)
+        bubbleBarFlyoutController.collapseFlyout {
+            onFlyoutRemoved()
+            clearAnimatingBubble()
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * The bubble bar animation when it is collapsed is divided into 2 chained animations. The first
      * animation is a regular accelerate animation that moves the bubble bar upwards. When it ends
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest.kt b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest.kt
index 46b5659ce9..a456fb9c73 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest.kt
+++ b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import org.mockito.kotlin.any
 import org.mockito.kotlin.atLeastOnce
 import org.mockito.kotlin.eq
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import org.mockito.kotlin.never
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 
@@ -572,6 +573,71 @@ class BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest {
         verify(bubbleStashController).stashBubbleBarImmediate()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun animateToInitialState_whileDragging_inApp() {
+        setUpBubbleBar()
+        setUpBubbleStashController()
+        whenever(bubbleStashController.bubbleBarTranslationY)
+            .thenReturn(BAR_TRANSLATION_Y_FOR_TASKBAR)
+
+        val handle = View(context)
+        val handleAnimator = PhysicsAnimator.getInstance(handle)
+        whenever(bubbleStashController.getStashedHandlePhysicsAnimator()).thenReturn(handleAnimator)
+
+        val barAnimator = PhysicsAnimator.getInstance(bubbleBarView)
+
+        var notifiedBubbleBarVisible = false
+        val onBubbleBarVisible = Runnable { notifiedBubbleBarVisible = true }
+        val animator =
+            BubbleBarViewAnimator(
+                bubbleBarView,
+                bubbleStashController,
+                flyoutController,
+                bubbleBarParentViewController,
+                onExpanded = emptyRunnable,
+                onBubbleBarVisible = onBubbleBarVisible,
+                animatorScheduler,
+            )
+
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync {
+            bubbleBarView.visibility = INVISIBLE
+            animator.animateToInitialState(
+                bubble,
+                isInApp = true,
+                isExpanding = false,
+                isDragging = true,
+            )
+        }
+
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync {}
+        PhysicsAnimatorTestUtils.blockUntilAnimationsEnd(DynamicAnimation.TRANSLATION_Y)
+
+        barAnimator.assertIsNotRunning()
+        assertThat(animator.isAnimating).isTrue()
+        assertThat(bubbleBarView.alpha).isEqualTo(1)
+        assertThat(bubbleBarView.translationY).isEqualTo(BAR_TRANSLATION_Y_FOR_TASKBAR)
+        assertThat(bubbleBarParentViewController.timesInvoked).isEqualTo(1)
+        waitForFlyoutToShow()
+
+        assertThat(animatorScheduler.delayedBlock).isNotNull()
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync(animatorScheduler.delayedBlock!!)
+
+        waitForFlyoutToHide()
+
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync {}
+        PhysicsAnimatorTestUtils.blockUntilAnimationsEnd(DynamicAnimation.TRANSLATION_Y)
+
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().waitForIdleSync()
+        assertThat(bubbleBarParentViewController.timesInvoked).isEqualTo(2)
+        assertThat(animator.isAnimating).isFalse()
+        assertThat(bubbleBarView.alpha).isEqualTo(1)
+        assertThat(handle.translationY).isEqualTo(0)
+        assertThat(bubbleBarView.visibility).isEqualTo(VISIBLE)
+        assertThat(notifiedBubbleBarVisible).isTrue()
+
+        verify(bubbleStashController, never()).stashBubbleBarImmediate()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun animateToInitialState_inApp_autoExpanding() {
         setUpBubbleBar()