diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 3469e2fab0..d3ac4110f1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -562,6 +562,11 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher implements RecentsViewContainer,
             mSplitSelectStateController.onDestroy();
         }
 
+        RecentsView recentsView = getOverviewPanel();
+        if (recentsView != null) {
+            recentsView.destroy();
+        }
+
         super.onDestroy();
         mHotseatPredictionController.destroy();
         if (mViewCapture != null) mViewCapture.close();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
index 9c4d9bfc06..5e8ea374fd 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -452,6 +452,10 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> implem
 
     @Override
     protected void onDestroy() {
+        RecentsView recentsView = getOverviewPanel();
+        if (recentsView != null) {
+            recentsView.destroy();
+        }
         super.onDestroy();
         ACTIVITY_TRACKER.onContextDestroyed(this);
         mActivityLaunchAnimationRunner = null;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/window/RecentsWindowManager.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/window/RecentsWindowManager.kt
index e22736cfd8..5d99aec543 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/window/RecentsWindowManager.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/window/RecentsWindowManager.kt
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class RecentsWindowManager(context: Context) :
         TaskStackChangeListeners.getInstance().unregisterTaskStackListener(taskStackChangeListener)
         callbacks?.removeListener(recentsAnimationListener)
         recentsWindowTracker.onContextDestroyed(this)
+        recentsView?.destroy()
     }
 
     override fun startHome() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 770a6597f0..892b89d666 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -1238,8 +1238,15 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<
             mSplitSelectStateController.unregisterSplitListener(mSplitSelectionListener);
         }
         reset();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute clean-up logic needed when the view is destroyed.
+     */
+    public void destroy() {
+        Log.d(TAG, "destroy");
         if (enableRefactorTaskThumbnail()) {
-            mHelper.onDetachedFromWindow();
+            mHelper.onDestroy();
             RecentsDependencies.destroy();
         }
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewModelHelper.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewModelHelper.kt
index d92c4d06fd..ff711da70f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewModelHelper.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewModelHelper.kt
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class RecentsViewModelHelper(
     private val recentsCoroutineScope: CoroutineScope,
     private val dispatcherProvider: DispatcherProvider,
 ) {
-    fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
-        recentsCoroutineScope.cancel("RecentsView detaching from window")
+    fun onDestroy() {
+        recentsCoroutineScope.cancel("RecentsView is being destroyed")
     }
 
     fun switchToScreenshot(