diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController.java
index 29c5204e7c..0a9dfff568 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarNavButtonController.BUTTON_NOTIFICATIONS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarNavButtonController.BUTTON_QUICK_SETTINGS;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.Config;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 
 /**
@@ -40,8 +43,8 @@ public class DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController extends NavbarButtonsViewControl
     private TaskbarControllers mControllers;
 
     public DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController(TaskbarActivityContext context,
-            FrameLayout navButtonsView) {
-        super(context, navButtonsView);
+            @Nullable Context navigationBarPanelContext, FrameLayout navButtonsView) {
+        super(context, navigationBarPanelContext, navButtonsView);
         mContext = context;
         mNavButtonsView = navButtonsView;
         mNavButtonContainer = mNavButtonsView.findViewById(R.id.end_nav_buttons);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index 3514447ad1..bed4c376ae 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.annotation.DrawableRes;
 import android.annotation.IdRes;
 import android.annotation.LayoutRes;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.Config;
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
     private int mState;
 
     private final TaskbarActivityContext mContext;
+    private final @Nullable Context mNavigationBarPanelContext;
     private final WindowManagerProxy mWindowManagerProxy;
     private final FrameLayout mNavButtonsView;
     private final LinearLayout mNavButtonContainer;
@@ -203,8 +207,10 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
     private final RecentsHitboxExtender mHitboxExtender = new RecentsHitboxExtender();
     private ImageView mRecentsButton;
 
-    public NavbarButtonsViewController(TaskbarActivityContext context, FrameLayout navButtonsView) {
+    public NavbarButtonsViewController(TaskbarActivityContext context,
+            @Nullable Context navigationBarPanelContext, FrameLayout navButtonsView) {
         mContext = context;
+        mNavigationBarPanelContext = navigationBarPanelContext;
         mWindowManagerProxy = WindowManagerProxy.INSTANCE.get(mContext);
         mNavButtonsView = navButtonsView;
         mNavButtonContainer = mNavButtonsView.findViewById(R.id.end_nav_buttons);
@@ -312,7 +318,8 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
             rotationButton.hide();
             mControllers.rotationButtonController.setRotationButton(rotationButton, null);
         } else {
-            mFloatingRotationButton = new FloatingRotationButton(mContext,
+            mFloatingRotationButton = new FloatingRotationButton(
+                    ENABLE_TASKBAR_NAVBAR_UNIFICATION ? mNavigationBarPanelContext : mContext,
                     R.string.accessibility_rotate_button,
                     R.layout.rotate_suggestion,
                     R.id.rotate_suggestion,
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 60ee38fc10..182c8ecf40 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
 
     private static final String WINDOW_TITLE = "Taskbar";
 
+    private final @Nullable Context mNavigationBarPanelContext;
+
     private final TaskbarDragLayer mDragLayer;
     private final TaskbarControllers mControllers;
 
@@ -178,11 +180,13 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
 
     private DeviceProfile mPersistentTaskbarDeviceProfile;
 
-    public TaskbarActivityContext(Context windowContext, DeviceProfile launcherDp,
+    public TaskbarActivityContext(Context windowContext,
+            @Nullable Context navigationBarPanelContext, DeviceProfile launcherDp,
             TaskbarNavButtonController buttonController, ScopedUnfoldTransitionProgressProvider
             unfoldTransitionProgressProvider) {
         super(windowContext);
 
+        mNavigationBarPanelContext = navigationBarPanelContext;
         applyDeviceProfile(launcherDp);
         final Resources resources = getResources();
 
@@ -256,8 +260,10 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
                 new TaskbarDragController(this),
                 buttonController,
                 isDesktopMode
-                        ? new DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController(this, navButtonsView)
-                        : new NavbarButtonsViewController(this, navButtonsView),
+                        ? new DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController(this, mNavigationBarPanelContext,
+                                navButtonsView)
+                        : new NavbarButtonsViewController(this, mNavigationBarPanelContext,
+                                navButtonsView),
                 rotationButtonController,
                 new TaskbarDragLayerController(this, mDragLayer),
                 new TaskbarViewController(this, taskbarView),
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
index c0b07e7412..bbac11625d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public class TaskbarManager {
             Settings.Secure.NAV_BAR_KIDS_MODE);
 
     private final Context mContext;
+    private final @Nullable Context mNavigationBarPanelContext;
     private WindowManager mWindowManager;
     private FrameLayout mTaskbarRootLayout;
     private boolean mAddedWindow;
@@ -198,6 +199,9 @@ public class TaskbarManager {
         mContext = service.createWindowContext(display,
                 ENABLE_TASKBAR_NAVBAR_UNIFICATION ? TYPE_NAVIGATION_BAR : TYPE_NAVIGATION_BAR_PANEL,
                 null);
+        mNavigationBarPanelContext = ENABLE_TASKBAR_NAVBAR_UNIFICATION
+                ? service.createWindowContext(display, TYPE_NAVIGATION_BAR_PANEL, null)
+                : null;
         if (enableTaskbarNoRecreate()) {
             mWindowManager = mContext.getSystemService(WindowManager.class);
             mTaskbarRootLayout = new FrameLayout(mContext) {
@@ -435,8 +439,9 @@ public class TaskbarManager {
             }
 
             if (enableTaskbarNoRecreate() || mTaskbarActivityContext == null) {
-                mTaskbarActivityContext = new TaskbarActivityContext(mContext, dp,
-                        mNavButtonController, mUnfoldProgressProvider);
+                mTaskbarActivityContext = new TaskbarActivityContext(mContext,
+                        mNavigationBarPanelContext, dp, mNavButtonController,
+                        mUnfoldProgressProvider);
             } else {
                 mTaskbarActivityContext.updateDeviceProfile(dp);
             }