diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
index 8427885d10..8782ee65a5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
@@ -30,15 +30,16 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.ANIM_OVERVIEW_TR
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.SKIP_OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.ADJACENT_PAGE_HORIZONTAL_OFFSET;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.FIRST_FLOATING_TASK_TRANSLATE_OFFSCREEN;
-import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.OVERVIEW_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.SPLIT_INSTRUCTIONS_FADE;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_SECONDARY_TRANSLATION;
+import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
+import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public abstract class BaseRecentsViewStateController<T extends RecentsView>
         getTaskModalnessProperty().set(mRecentsView, state.getOverviewModalness());
         RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS.set(mRecentsView,
                 state.displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(mLauncher.getDeviceProfile()) ? 1f : 0f);
-        OVERVIEW_PROGRESS.set(mRecentsView, state == LauncherState.OVERVIEW ? 1f : 0f);
+        TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA.set(mRecentsView, state.showTaskThumbnailSplash() ? 1f : 0f);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -157,13 +158,19 @@ public abstract class BaseRecentsViewStateController<T extends RecentsView>
                 mRecentsView, getTaskModalnessProperty(),
                 toState.getOverviewModalness(),
                 config.getInterpolator(ANIM_OVERVIEW_MODAL, LINEAR));
-        boolean showAsGrid = toState.displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(mLauncher.getDeviceProfile());
-        setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS, showAsGrid ? 1f : 0f,
-                showAsGrid ? INSTANT : FINAL_FRAME);
 
-        boolean toOverview = toState == LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
-        setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, OVERVIEW_PROGRESS, toOverview ? 1f : 0f,
-                toOverview ? INSTANT : FINAL_FRAME);
+        LauncherState fromState = mLauncher.getStateManager().getState();
+        setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA,
+                toState.showTaskThumbnailSplash() ? 1f : 0f,
+                !toState.showTaskThumbnailSplash() && fromState == LauncherState.QUICK_SWITCH
+                        ? LINEAR : INSTANT);
+
+        boolean showAsGrid = toState.displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(mLauncher.getDeviceProfile());
+        Interpolator gridProgressInterpolator = showAsGrid
+                ? fromState == LauncherState.QUICK_SWITCH ? LINEAR : INSTANT
+                : FINAL_FRAME;
+        setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS, showAsGrid ? 1f : 0f,
+                gridProgressInterpolator);
     }
 
     abstract FloatProperty getTaskModalnessProperty();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
index b7330072d4..2eade67cc1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/BackgroundAppState.java
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public class BackgroundAppState extends OverviewState {
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean showTaskThumbnailSplash() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected float getDepthUnchecked(Context context) {
         return 1;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
index 6f925db36e..922679b5f4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.CONTENT_ALPHA;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.FULLSCREEN_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_SECONDARY_TRANSLATION;
+import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_OVERVIEW_DISABLED;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ public class NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController implements TouchController,
         // Set RecentView's initial properties.
         RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY.set(mRecentsView, fromState.getOverviewScaleAndOffset(mLauncher)[0]);
         ADJACENT_PAGE_HORIZONTAL_OFFSET.set(mRecentsView, 1f);
+        TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA.set(mRecentsView, fromState.showTaskThumbnailSplash() ? 1f : 0);
         mRecentsView.setContentAlpha(1);
         mRecentsView.setFullscreenProgress(fromState.getOverviewFullscreenProgress());
         mLauncher.getActionsView().getVisibilityAlpha().setValue(
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsStateController.java
index c7c3441acf..7337132a6a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsStateController.java
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.SKIP_OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.quickstep.fallback.RecentsState.OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.ADJACENT_PAGE_HORIZONTAL_OFFSET;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.FULLSCREEN_PROGRESS;
-import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.OVERVIEW_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_MODALNESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_PRIMARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_SECONDARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_SECONDARY_TRANSLATION;
+import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView.FLAG_UPDATE_ALL;
 
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ public class FallbackRecentsStateController implements StateHandler<RecentsState
         boolean showAsGrid = state.displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(mActivity.getDeviceProfile());
         setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS, showAsGrid ? 1f : 0f,
                 showAsGrid ? INSTANT : FINAL_FRAME);
-        setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, OVERVIEW_PROGRESS, state == RecentsState.DEFAULT ? 1f : 0f,
-                INSTANT);
+        setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA,
+                state.showTaskThumbnailSplash() ? 1f : 0f, INSTANT);
 
         setter.setViewBackgroundColor(mActivity.getScrimView(), state.getScrimColor(mActivity),
                 config.getInterpolator(ANIM_SCRIM_FADE, LINEAR));
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/RecentsState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/RecentsState.java
index af9d0cbb7a..223eba5b95 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/RecentsState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/RecentsState.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class RecentsState implements BaseState<RecentsState> {
     private static final int FLAG_SCRIM = BaseState.getFlag(5);
     private static final int FLAG_LIVE_TILE = BaseState.getFlag(6);
     private static final int FLAG_OVERVIEW_UI = BaseState.getFlag(7);
+    private static final int FLAG_TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH = BaseState.getFlag(8);
 
     public static final RecentsState DEFAULT = new RecentsState(0,
             FLAG_DISABLE_RESTORE | FLAG_CLEAR_ALL_BUTTON | FLAG_OVERVIEW_ACTIONS | FLAG_SHOW_AS_GRID
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ public class RecentsState implements BaseState<RecentsState> {
             FLAG_DISABLE_RESTORE | FLAG_CLEAR_ALL_BUTTON | FLAG_OVERVIEW_ACTIONS | FLAG_MODAL
                     | FLAG_SHOW_AS_GRID | FLAG_SCRIM | FLAG_LIVE_TILE | FLAG_OVERVIEW_UI);
     public static final RecentsState BACKGROUND_APP = new BackgroundAppState(2,
-            FLAG_DISABLE_RESTORE | FLAG_NON_INTERACTIVE | FLAG_FULL_SCREEN | FLAG_OVERVIEW_UI);
+            FLAG_DISABLE_RESTORE | FLAG_NON_INTERACTIVE | FLAG_FULL_SCREEN | FLAG_OVERVIEW_UI
+                    | FLAG_TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH);
     public static final RecentsState HOME = new RecentsState(3, 0);
     public static final RecentsState BG_LAUNCHER = new LauncherState(4, 0);
     public static final RecentsState OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT = new RecentsState(5,
@@ -139,6 +141,11 @@ public class RecentsState implements BaseState<RecentsState> {
         return hasFlag(FLAG_SHOW_AS_GRID) && deviceProfile.isTablet;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean showTaskThumbnailSplash() {
+        return hasFlag(FLAG_TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH);
+    }
+
     /**
      * True if the state has overview panel visible.
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
index 2dff18e654..f718be884c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
@@ -319,6 +319,6 @@ public class GroupedTaskView extends TaskView {
     protected void applyThumbnailSplashAlpha() {
         super.applyThumbnailSplashAlpha();
         mSnapshotView2.setSplashAlpha(
-                Utilities.mapToRange(mOverviewProgress, 0f, 1f, 1f, 0f, LINEAR));
+                Utilities.mapToRange(mTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha, 0f, 1f, 1f, 0f, LINEAR));
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 31c1bfcf53..69557a8103 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -381,19 +381,19 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
             };
 
     /**
-     * Progress to and from the OVERVIEW state, where being in OverviewState has a value of 1, and
-     * being in any other LauncherState has a value of 0.
+     * Alpha of the task thumbnail splash, where being in BackgroundAppState has a value of 1, and
+     * being in any other state has a value of 0.
      */
-    public static final FloatProperty<RecentsView> OVERVIEW_PROGRESS =
-            new FloatProperty<RecentsView>("overviewProgress") {
+    public static final FloatProperty<RecentsView> TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA =
+            new FloatProperty<RecentsView>("taskThumbnailSplashAlpha") {
                 @Override
-                public void setValue(RecentsView view, float overviewProgress) {
-                    view.setOverviewProgress(overviewProgress);
+                public void setValue(RecentsView view, float taskThumbnailSplashAlpha) {
+                    view.setTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha(taskThumbnailSplashAlpha);
                 }
 
                 @Override
                 public Float get(RecentsView view) {
-                    return view.mOverviewProgress;
+                    return view.mTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha;
                 }
             };
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
     protected float mTaskViewsSecondarySplitTranslation = 0;
     // Progress from 0 to 1 where 0 is a carousel and 1 is a 2 row grid.
     private float mGridProgress = 0;
-    private float mOverviewProgress = 0;
+    private float mTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha = 0;
     private boolean mShowAsGridLastOnLayout = false;
     private final IntSet mTopRowIdSet = new IntSet();
 
@@ -1640,6 +1640,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                 taskView.setStableAlpha(mContentAlpha);
                 taskView.setFullscreenProgress(mFullscreenProgress);
                 taskView.setModalness(mTaskModalness);
+                taskView.setTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha(mTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha);
             }
         }
         if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
@@ -2243,8 +2244,8 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
             updateGridProperties();
         }
 
-        if (mSizeStrategy.stateFromGestureEndTarget(endTarget)
-                .displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(mActivity.getDeviceProfile())) {
+        BaseState<?> endState = mSizeStrategy.stateFromGestureEndTarget(endTarget);
+        if (endState.displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(mActivity.getDeviceProfile())) {
             TaskView runningTaskView = getRunningTaskView();
             float runningTaskPrimaryGridTranslation = 0;
             if (runningTaskView != null) {
@@ -2268,11 +2269,12 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                 }
             }
         }
-        int overviewProgress = isOverviewEndTarget ? 1 : 0;
+        int splashAlpha = endState.showTaskThumbnailSplash() ? 1 : 0;
         if (animatorSet == null) {
-            setOverviewProgress(overviewProgress);
+            setTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha(splashAlpha);
         } else {
-            animatorSet.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, OVERVIEW_PROGRESS, overviewProgress));
+            animatorSet.play(
+                    ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA, splashAlpha));
         }
     }
 
@@ -2723,15 +2725,15 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         mClearAllButton.setGridProgress(gridProgress);
     }
 
-    private void setOverviewProgress(float overviewProgress) {
+    private void setTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha(float taskThumbnailSplashAlpha) {
         int taskCount = getTaskViewCount();
         if (taskCount == 0) {
             return;
         }
 
-        mOverviewProgress = overviewProgress;
+        mTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha = taskThumbnailSplashAlpha;
         for (int i = 0; i < taskCount; i++) {
-            requireTaskViewAt(i).setOverviewProgress(overviewProgress);
+            requireTaskViewAt(i).setTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha(taskThumbnailSplashAlpha);
         }
     }
 
@@ -4334,6 +4336,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
      * If launching one of the adjacent tasks, parallax the center task and other adjacent task
      * to the right.
      */
+    @SuppressLint("Recycle")
     public AnimatorSet createAdjacentPageAnimForTaskLaunch(TaskView tv) {
         AnimatorSet anim = new AnimatorSet();
 
@@ -4377,7 +4380,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                         properties));
             }
         }
-        anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(recentsView, OVERVIEW_PROGRESS, 1, 0));
+        anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(recentsView, TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA, 0, 1));
         return anim;
     }
 
@@ -4437,7 +4440,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                     BACKGROUND_APP.getDepth(mActivity));
             anim.play(depthAnimator);
         }
-        anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, OVERVIEW_PROGRESS, 1f, 0f));
+        anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA, 0f, 1f));
 
         anim.play(progressAnim);
         anim.setInterpolator(interpolator);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index b089155f5b..1e783777b7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
     protected final DigitalWellBeingToast mDigitalWellBeingToast;
     private float mFullscreenProgress;
     private float mGridProgress;
-    protected float mOverviewProgress;
+    protected float mTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha;
     private float mNonGridScale = 1;
     private float mDismissScale = 1;
     protected final FullscreenDrawParams mCurrentFullscreenParams;
@@ -1056,18 +1056,15 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Updates progress of task view for entering/exiting overview on swipe up/down.
-     *
-     * <p>Updates the alpha of any splash screen over the thumbnail if it exists.
+     * Updates alpha of task thumbnail splash on swipe up/down.
      */
-    public void setOverviewProgress(float overviewProgress) {
-        mOverviewProgress = overviewProgress;
+    public void setTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha(float taskThumbnailSplashAlpha) {
+        mTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha = taskThumbnailSplashAlpha;
         applyThumbnailSplashAlpha();
     }
 
     protected void applyThumbnailSplashAlpha() {
-        mSnapshotView.setSplashAlpha(
-                Utilities.mapToRange(mOverviewProgress, 0f, 1f, 1f, 0f, LINEAR));
+        mSnapshotView.setSplashAlpha(Utilities.boundToRange(mTaskThumbnailSplashAlpha, 0f, 1f));
     }
 
     private void setSplitSelectTranslationX(float x) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/BaseState.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/BaseState.java
index f9a36ad17c..32378b8384 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/BaseState.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/BaseState.java
@@ -63,4 +63,11 @@ public interface BaseState<T extends BaseState> {
     default boolean displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(DeviceProfile deviceProfile) {
         return false;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * For this state, whether tasks should show the thumbnail splash.
+     */
+    default boolean showTaskThumbnailSplash() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }