diff --git a/go/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GoActivityControlHelper.java b/go/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GoActivityControlHelper.java
index 2db8b39d94..274a347cbb 100644
--- a/go/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GoActivityControlHelper.java
+++ b/go/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GoActivityControlHelper.java
@@ -61,4 +61,9 @@ public abstract class GoActivityControlHelper<T extends BaseDraggingActivity> im
         // Go does not support live tiles.
         return false;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLaunchTaskFailed(T activity) {
+        // Go does not support gestures from one task to another.
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickSwitchState.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickSwitchState.java
index ed511f5f2f..cdc271fdd3 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickSwitchState.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickSwitchState.java
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.states;
 
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.os.Looper;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView;
  */
 public class QuickSwitchState extends BackgroundAppState {
 
+    private static final String TAG = "QuickSwitchState";
+
     public QuickSwitchState(int id) {
         super(id, LauncherLogProto.ContainerType.APP);
     }
@@ -48,7 +53,12 @@ public class QuickSwitchState extends BackgroundAppState {
     public void onStateTransitionEnd(Launcher launcher) {
         TaskView tasktolaunch = launcher.<RecentsView>getOverviewPanel().getTaskViewAt(0);
         if (tasktolaunch != null) {
-            tasktolaunch.launchTask(false);
+            tasktolaunch.launchTask(false, success -> {
+                if (!success) {
+                    launcher.getStateManager().goToState(OVERVIEW);
+                    tasktolaunch.notifyTaskLaunchFailed(TAG);
+                }
+            }, new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()));
         } else {
             launcher.getStateManager().goToState(NORMAL);
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityControllerHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityControllerHelper.java
index 2c42fd63a6..4ae6d87b8d 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -224,4 +224,10 @@ public final class FallbackActivityControllerHelper implements
     public boolean isInLiveTileMode() {
         return false;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLaunchTaskFailed(RecentsActivity activity) {
+        // TODO: probably go back to overview instead.
+        activity.<RecentsView>getOverviewPanel().startHome();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
index e52a420380..0d06c19ab5 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -506,4 +506,9 @@ public final class LauncherActivityControllerHelper implements ActivityControlHe
         return launcher != null && launcher.getStateManager().getState() == OVERVIEW &&
                 launcher.isStarted();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLaunchTaskFailed(Launcher launcher) {
+        launcher.getStateManager().goToState(OVERVIEW);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
index edeae81165..e9aa6d0780 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
@@ -746,6 +746,9 @@ public class WindowTransformSwipeHandler<T extends BaseDraggingActivity>
                         ? 0 : (progress - mShiftAtGestureStart) / (1 - mShiftAtGestureStart));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param windowProgress 0 == app, 1 == overview
+     */
     private void updateSysUiFlags(float windowProgress) {
         if (mRecentsView != null) {
             TaskView centermostTask = mRecentsView.getTaskViewAt(mRecentsView
@@ -1247,7 +1250,17 @@ public class WindowTransformSwipeHandler<T extends BaseDraggingActivity>
                 if (!mCanceled) {
                     TaskView nextTask = mRecentsView.getTaskView(taskId);
                     if (nextTask != null) {
-                        nextTask.launchTask(false /* animate */, true /* freezeTaskList */);
+                        nextTask.launchTask(false /* animate */, true /* freezeTaskList */,
+                                success -> {
+                            if (!success) {
+                                // We couldn't launch the task, so take user to overview so they can
+                                // decide what to do instead of staying in this broken state.
+                                endLauncherTransitionController();
+                                mActivityControlHelper.onLaunchTaskFailed(mActivity);
+                                nextTask.notifyTaskLaunchFailed(TAG);
+                                updateSysUiFlags(1 /* windowProgress == overview */);
+                            }
+                        }, mMainThreadHandler);
                         doLogGesture(NEW_TASK);
                     }
                     reset();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ActivityControlHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ActivityControlHelper.java
index dcc1ace883..8675c3e02e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ActivityControlHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ActivityControlHelper.java
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public interface ActivityControlHelper<T extends BaseDraggingActivity> {
 
     boolean isInLiveTileMode();
 
+    void onLaunchTaskFailed(T activity);
+
     interface ActivityInitListener {
 
         void register();