diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
index 3e1fef91e8..544f9bf27e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public final class TaskbarAllAppsController {
             cleanUpOverlay();
         });
         TaskbarAllAppsViewController viewController = new TaskbarAllAppsViewController(
-                mOverlayContext, mSlideInView, mControllers);
+                mOverlayContext, mSlideInView, mControllers, mSearchSessionController);
 
         viewController.show(animate);
         mAppsView = mOverlayContext.getAppsView();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView.java
index 84cc00278b..4f75ef5599 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ package com.android.launcher3.taskbar.allapps;
 
 import static com.android.app.animation.Interpolators.EMPHASIZED;
 
+import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.PropertyValuesHolder;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
@@ -63,14 +65,23 @@ public class TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView extends AbstractSlideInView<TaskbarOverla
         }
         mIsOpen = true;
         attachToContainer();
+        mAllAppsCallbacks.onAllAppsTransitionStart(true);
 
         if (animate) {
             mOpenCloseAnimator.setValues(
                     PropertyValuesHolder.ofFloat(TRANSLATION_SHIFT, TRANSLATION_SHIFT_OPENED));
             mOpenCloseAnimator.setInterpolator(EMPHASIZED);
+            mOpenCloseAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+                    mOpenCloseAnimator.removeListener(this);
+                    mAllAppsCallbacks.onAllAppsTransitionEnd(true);
+                }
+            });
             mOpenCloseAnimator.setDuration(mAllAppsCallbacks.getOpenDuration()).start();
         } else {
             mTranslationShift = TRANSLATION_SHIFT_OPENED;
+            mAllAppsCallbacks.onAllAppsTransitionEnd(true);
         }
     }
 
@@ -81,9 +92,18 @@ public class TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView extends AbstractSlideInView<TaskbarOverla
 
     @Override
     protected void handleClose(boolean animate) {
+        if (mIsOpen) {
+            mAllAppsCallbacks.onAllAppsTransitionStart(false);
+        }
         handleClose(animate, mAllAppsCallbacks.getCloseDuration());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onCloseComplete() {
+        mAllAppsCallbacks.onAllAppsTransitionEnd(false);
+        super.onCloseComplete();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Interpolator getIdleInterpolator() {
         return EMPHASIZED;
@@ -194,4 +214,11 @@ public class TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView extends AbstractSlideInView<TaskbarOverla
     protected boolean isEventOverContent(MotionEvent ev) {
         return getPopupContainer().isEventOverView(mAppsView.getVisibleContainerView(), ev);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBackInvoked() {
+        if (!mAllAppsCallbacks.handleSearchBackInvoked()) {
+            super.onBackInvoked();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsViewController.java
index a851734341..f43169b498 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsViewController.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarStashController.FLAG_STASHED_
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.OnboardingPrefs.ALL_APPS_VISITED_COUNT;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
+import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.appprediction.AppsDividerView;
 import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.NavbarButtonsViewController;
 import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarControllers;
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ final class TaskbarAllAppsViewController {
     TaskbarAllAppsViewController(
             TaskbarOverlayContext context,
             TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView slideInView,
-            TaskbarControllers taskbarControllers) {
+            TaskbarControllers taskbarControllers,
+            TaskbarSearchSessionController searchSessionController) {
 
         mContext = context;
         mSlideInView = slideInView;
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ final class TaskbarAllAppsViewController {
         mNavbarButtonsViewController = taskbarControllers.navbarButtonsViewController;
         mOverlayController = taskbarControllers.taskbarOverlayController;
 
-        mSlideInView.init(new TaskbarAllAppsCallbacks());
+        mSlideInView.init(new TaskbarAllAppsCallbacks(searchSessionController));
         setUpAppDivider();
         setUpTaskbarStashing();
     }
@@ -94,7 +96,13 @@ final class TaskbarAllAppsViewController {
         });
     }
 
-    class TaskbarAllAppsCallbacks {
+    class TaskbarAllAppsCallbacks implements AllAppsTransitionListener {
+        private final TaskbarSearchSessionController mSearchSessionController;
+
+        private TaskbarAllAppsCallbacks(TaskbarSearchSessionController searchSessionController) {
+            mSearchSessionController = searchSessionController;
+        }
+
         int getOpenDuration() {
             return mOverlayController.getOpenDuration();
         }
@@ -102,5 +110,20 @@ final class TaskbarAllAppsViewController {
         int getCloseDuration() {
             return mOverlayController.getCloseDuration();
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onAllAppsTransitionStart(boolean toAllApps) {
+            mSearchSessionController.onAllAppsTransitionStart(toAllApps);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onAllAppsTransitionEnd(boolean toAllApps) {
+            mSearchSessionController.onAllAppsTransitionEnd(toAllApps);
+        }
+
+        /** Invoked on back press, returning {@code true} if the search session handled it. */
+        boolean handleSearchBackInvoked() {
+            return mSearchSessionController.handleBackInvoked();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
index 52e2ce1067..c26977f7ac 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.android.launcher3.taskbar.allapps
 import android.content.Context
 import android.view.View
 import com.android.launcher3.R
+import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionListener
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragOptions.PreDragCondition
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo
@@ -26,23 +27,29 @@ import com.android.launcher3.util.ResourceBasedOverride
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ResourceBasedOverride.Overrides
 
 /** Stub for managing the Taskbar search session. */
-open class TaskbarSearchSessionController : ResourceBasedOverride {
+open class TaskbarSearchSessionController : ResourceBasedOverride, AllAppsTransitionListener {
 
     /** Start the search session lifecycle. */
-    open fun startLifecycle() {}
+    open fun startLifecycle() = Unit
 
     /** Destroy the search session. */
-    open fun onDestroy() {}
+    open fun onDestroy() = Unit
 
     /** Updates the predicted items shown in the zero-state. */
-    open fun setZeroStatePredictedItems(items: List<ItemInfo>) {}
+    open fun setZeroStatePredictedItems(items: List<ItemInfo>) = Unit
 
     /** Updates the search suggestions shown in the zero-state. */
-    open fun setZeroStateSearchSuggestions(items: List<ItemInfo>) {}
+    open fun setZeroStateSearchSuggestions(items: List<ItemInfo>) = Unit
+
+    override fun onAllAppsTransitionStart(toAllApps: Boolean) = Unit
+
+    override fun onAllAppsTransitionEnd(toAllApps: Boolean) = Unit
 
     /** Creates a [PreDragCondition] for [view], if it is a search result that requires one. */
     open fun createPreDragConditionForSearch(view: View): PreDragCondition? = null
 
+    open fun handleBackInvoked(): Boolean = false
+
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
         fun newInstance(context: Context): TaskbarSearchSessionController {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionListener.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a17e29039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.launcher3.allapps;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for listening to all-apps open-close transition
+ */
+public interface AllAppsTransitionListener {
+    /**
+     * Called when the transition starts
+     * @param toAllApps {@code true} if this transition is supposed to end in the AppApps UI
+     *
+     * @see ActivityAllAppsContainerView
+     */
+    void onAllAppsTransitionStart(boolean toAllApps);
+
+    /**
+     * Called when the transition ends
+     * @param toAllApps {@code true} if the final state is all-apps
+     *
+     * @see ActivityAllAppsContainerView
+     */
+    void onAllAppsTransitionEnd(boolean toAllApps);
+}