diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleViewController.java
index ec710c5229..fabf3a5acd 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleViewController.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public class StashedHandleViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
     // States that affect whether region sampling is enabled or not
     private boolean mIsStashed;
     private boolean mIsLumaSamplingEnabled;
+    private boolean mIsAppTransitionPending;
     private boolean mTaskbarHidden;
 
     private float mTranslationYForSwipe;
@@ -267,6 +268,11 @@ public class StashedHandleViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
         updateSamplingState();
     }
 
+    public void setIsAppTransitionPending(boolean pending) {
+        mIsAppTransitionPending = pending;
+        updateSamplingState();
+    }
+
     private void updateSamplingState() {
         updateRegionSamplingWindowVisibility();
         if (shouldSample()) {
@@ -278,7 +284,7 @@ public class StashedHandleViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
     }
 
     private boolean shouldSample() {
-        return mIsStashed && mIsLumaSamplingEnabled;
+        return mIsStashed && mIsLumaSamplingEnabled && !mIsAppTransitionPending;
     }
 
     protected void updateStashedHandleHintScale() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 5f733b066e..041433213e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -914,6 +914,10 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
         mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.transitionTo(barMode, animate);
     }
 
+    public void appTransitionPending(boolean pending) {
+        mControllers.stashedHandleViewController.setIsAppTransitionPending(pending);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when this instance of taskbar is no longer needed
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
index 8c87fa65d5..8ecac96ad4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
@@ -549,7 +549,15 @@ public class TaskbarManager {
 
     public void transitionTo(@BarTransitions.TransitionMode int barMode,
             boolean animate) {
-        mTaskbarActivityContext.transitionTo(barMode, animate);
+        if (mTaskbarActivityContext != null) {
+            mTaskbarActivityContext.transitionTo(barMode, animate);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void appTransitionPending(boolean pending) {
+        if (mTaskbarActivityContext != null) {
+            mTaskbarActivityContext.appTransitionPending(pending);
+        }
     }
 
     private boolean isTaskbarEnabled(DeviceProfile deviceProfile) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index 4587bdd0a4..98e7fed5fd 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -379,6 +379,15 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service {
             ));
         }
 
+        @BinderThread
+        @Override
+        public void appTransitionPending(boolean pending) {
+            MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> executeForTouchInteractionService(tis ->
+                    executeForTaskbarManager(
+                            taskbarManager -> taskbarManager.appTransitionPending(pending))
+            ));
+        }
+
         /**
          * Preloads the Overview activity.
          * <p>