diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
index dffdc5a641..1e7e89e034 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ public class OverviewCommandHelper {
             }
         };
 
+        RecentsView<?, ?> visibleRecentsView = activityInterface.getVisibleRecentsView();
+        if (visibleRecentsView != null) {
+            visibleRecentsView.moveFocusedTaskToFront();
+        }
         if (mTaskAnimationManager.isRecentsAnimationRunning()) {
             cmd.mActiveCallbacks = mTaskAnimationManager.continueRecentsAnimation(gestureState);
             cmd.mActiveCallbacks.addListener(interactionHandler);