diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 6fb00a51d1..13e11aac22 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher implements RecentsViewContainer,
 
     @Override
     protected void setupViews() {
-        getTheme().applyStyle(getOverviewBlurStyleResId(), true);
         getAppWidgetHolder().setOnViewCreationCallback(new QuickstepInteractionHandler(this));
+        mDepthController = new DepthController(this);
+        getTheme().applyStyle(getOverviewBlurStyleResId(), true);
         super.setupViews();
 
         mActionsView = findViewById(R.id.overview_actions_view);
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher implements RecentsViewContainer,
         mAppTransitionManager.registerRemoteTransitions();
 
         mTISBindHelper = new TISBindHelper(this, this::onTISConnected);
-        mDepthController = new DepthController(this);
+
         if (DesktopModeStatus.canEnterDesktopModeOrShowAppHandle(this)) {
             mSplitSelectStateController.initSplitFromDesktopController(this);
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/BaseDepthController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/BaseDepthController.java
index 5c84e1a466..1d85beffb2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/BaseDepthController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/BaseDepthController.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import android.os.Trace;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.AttachedSurfaceControl;
+import android.view.CrossWindowBlurListeners;
 import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -122,9 +123,11 @@ public class BaseDepthController {
     public BaseDepthController(Launcher activity) {
         mLauncher = activity;
         if (Flags.allAppsBlur() || enableOverviewBackgroundWallpaperBlur()) {
+            mCrossWindowBlursEnabled =
+                    CrossWindowBlurListeners.getInstance().isCrossWindowBlurEnabled();
+            mBlursEnabled = calculateBlursEnabled();
             mMaxBlurRadius = activity.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                     R.dimen.max_depth_blur_radius_enhanced);
-            mLauncher.updateBlurStyle();
         } else {
             mMaxBlurRadius = activity.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.max_depth_blur_radius);
         }
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ public class BaseDepthController {
     }
 
     protected final void onBlurChange() {
-        boolean blursEnabled = mCrossWindowBlursEnabled && !mPauseBlurs;
+        boolean blursEnabled = calculateBlursEnabled();
         if (mBlursEnabled == blursEnabled) {
             return;
         }
@@ -412,4 +415,8 @@ public class BaseDepthController {
     private SurfaceControl.Transaction createTransaction() {
         return new SurfaceControl.Transaction();
     }
+
+    private Boolean calculateBlursEnabled() {
+        return mCrossWindowBlursEnabled && !mPauseBlurs;
+    }
 }