diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
index 7e6116720b..04c420e398 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ public class OtherActivityInputConsumer extends ContextWrapper implements InputC
             // starting the gesture. In that case, we need to clean-up an unfinished or un-started
             // animation.
             if (mActiveCallbacks != null && mInteractionHandler != null) {
-                if (mTaskAnimationManager.isRecentsAnimationRunning()) {
+                if (mTaskAnimationManager.isRecentsAnimationRunning()
+                        && !allowInterceptByParent()) {
                     // The animation started, but with no movement, in this case, there will be no
                     // animateToProgress so we have to manually finish here. In the case of
                     // ACTION_CANCEL, someone else may be doing something so finish synchronously.