diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
index 9cf45b3151..bde6f9af19 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.ACCEL_DEACCEL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.ANIM_ALL_COMPONENTS;
+import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.SKIP_DEPTH_CONTROLLER;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.SKIP_OVERVIEW;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ public class StaggeredWorkspaceAnim {
      */
     private void prepareToAnimate(Launcher launcher) {
         StateAnimationConfig config = new StateAnimationConfig();
-        config.animFlags = ANIM_ALL_COMPONENTS | SKIP_OVERVIEW;
+        config.animFlags = ANIM_ALL_COMPONENTS | SKIP_OVERVIEW | SKIP_DEPTH_CONTROLLER;
         config.duration = 0;
         // setRecentsAttachedToAppWindow() will animate recents out.
         launcher.getStateManager().createAtomicAnimation(BACKGROUND_APP, NORMAL, config).start();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
index 24ba89a0d3..f83737ef9f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.statehandlers;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
+import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.SKIP_DEPTH_CONTROLLER;
 
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
@@ -163,7 +164,9 @@ public class DepthController implements LauncherStateManager.StateHandler {
     @Override
     public void setStateWithAnimation(LauncherState toState, StateAnimationConfig config,
             PendingAnimation animation) {
-        if (mSurface == null || config.onlyPlayAtomicComponent()) {
+        if (mSurface == null
+                || config.onlyPlayAtomicComponent()
+                || config.hasAnimationFlag(SKIP_DEPTH_CONTROLLER)) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/states/StateAnimationConfig.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/states/StateAnimationConfig.java
index 82cde642fa..8dccbd3207 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/states/StateAnimationConfig.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/states/StateAnimationConfig.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class StateAnimationConfig {
             PLAY_ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_SCALE,
             PLAY_ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_PEEK,
             SKIP_OVERVIEW,
+            SKIP_DEPTH_CONTROLLER
     })
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     public @interface AnimationFlags {}
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ public class StateAnimationConfig {
     public static final int PLAY_ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_SCALE = 1 << 1;
     public static final int PLAY_ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_PEEK = 1 << 2;
     public static final int SKIP_OVERVIEW = 1 << 3;
+    public static final int SKIP_DEPTH_CONTROLLER = 1 << 4;
 
     public long duration;
     public boolean userControlled;