diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView.java
index 837e06a677..4f75ef5599 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView.java
@@ -214,4 +214,11 @@ public class TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView extends AbstractSlideInView<TaskbarOverla
     protected boolean isEventOverContent(MotionEvent ev) {
         return getPopupContainer().isEventOverView(mAppsView.getVisibleContainerView(), ev);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBackInvoked() {
+        if (!mAllAppsCallbacks.handleSearchBackInvoked()) {
+            super.onBackInvoked();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsViewController.java
index d06a68b10c..f43169b498 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsViewController.java
@@ -120,5 +120,10 @@ final class TaskbarAllAppsViewController {
         public void onAllAppsTransitionEnd(boolean toAllApps) {
             mSearchSessionController.onAllAppsTransitionEnd(toAllApps);
         }
+
+        /** Invoked on back press, returning {@code true} if the search session handled it. */
+        boolean handleSearchBackInvoked() {
+            return mSearchSessionController.handleBackInvoked();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
index 41e81ecbca..c26977f7ac 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ open class TaskbarSearchSessionController : ResourceBasedOverride, AllAppsTransi
     /** Creates a [PreDragCondition] for [view], if it is a search result that requires one. */
     open fun createPreDragConditionForSearch(view: View): PreDragCondition? = null
 
+    open fun handleBackInvoked(): Boolean = false
+
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
         fun newInstance(context: Context): TaskbarSearchSessionController {