diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 2e082a68a3..40718f16dd 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -1230,6 +1230,7 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
     public void commitRunningAppsToUI() {
         mModelCallbacks.commitRunningAppsToUI();
         if (ENABLE_TASKBAR_RECENTS_LAYOUT_TRANSITION.isTrue()
+                && !mActivity.isTransientTaskbar()
                 && mTaskbarView.getLayoutTransition() == null) {
             // Set up after the first commit so that the initial recents do not animate (janky).
             mTaskbarView.setLayoutTransition(createLayoutTransitionForRunningApps());