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 a506b7eb0c..324aaecf0e 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
@@ -1039,6 +1039,11 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
     }
 
     private void animateRecentsRotationInPlace(int newRotation) {
+        if (mOrientationState.canLauncherRotate()) {
+            // Update the rotation but let system take care of the rotation animation
+            setLayoutRotation(newRotation, mOrientationState.getDisplayRotation());
+            return;
+        }
         AnimatorSet pa = setRecentsChangedOrientation(true);
         pa.addListener(AnimationSuccessListener.forRunnable(() -> {
             setLayoutRotation(newRotation, mOrientationState.getDisplayRotation());
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
index 5745990614..498c232ec3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public final class RecentsOrientedState implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPre
         mDisplayRotation = displayRotation;
         mTouchRotation = touchRotation;
 
-        if (mLauncherRotation == mTouchRotation) {
+        if (mLauncherRotation == mTouchRotation || canLauncherRotate()) {
             mOrientationHandler = PagedOrientationHandler.HOME_ROTATED;
             if (DEBUG) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "current RecentsOrientedState: " + this);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public final class RecentsOrientedState implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPre
 
     private void setFlag(int mask, boolean enabled) {
         boolean wasRotationEnabled = !TestProtocol.sDisableSensorRotation
-                && mFlags == VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED;
+                && (mFlags & VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED) == VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED;
         if (enabled) {
             mFlags |= mask;
         } else {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public final class RecentsOrientedState implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPre
         }
 
         boolean isRotationEnabled = !TestProtocol.sDisableSensorRotation
-                && mFlags == VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED;
+                && (mFlags & VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED) == VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED;
         if (wasRotationEnabled != isRotationEnabled) {
             UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
                 if (isRotationEnabled) {