diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 70304023e0..7ea188bbbf 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -868,6 +868,10 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
         btv.post(() -> mControllers.taskbarPopupController.showForIcon(btv));
     }
 
+    public boolean isInApp() {
+        return mControllers.taskbarStashController.isInApp();
+    }
+
     protected void dumpLogs(String prefix, PrintWriter pw) {
         pw.println(prefix + "TaskbarActivityContext:");
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index c650f292f0..040c55bb9c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service
         mOverviewComponentObserver = new OverviewComponentObserver(this, mDeviceState);
         mOverviewCommandHelper = new OverviewCommandHelper(this,
                 mOverviewComponentObserver, mTaskAnimationManager);
-        mResetGestureInputConsumer = new ResetGestureInputConsumer(mTaskAnimationManager);
+        mResetGestureInputConsumer = new ResetGestureInputConsumer(
+                mTaskAnimationManager, mTaskbarManager::getCurrentActivityContext);
         mInputConsumer = InputConsumerController.getRecentsAnimationInputConsumer();
         mInputConsumer.registerInputConsumer();
         onSystemUiFlagsChanged(mDeviceState.getSystemUiStateFlags());
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/ResetGestureInputConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/ResetGestureInputConsumer.java
index d34b40bf0c..349f4d2f2f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/ResetGestureInputConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/ResetGestureInputConsumer.java
@@ -17,18 +17,25 @@ package com.android.quickstep.inputconsumers;
 
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarActivityContext;
 import com.android.quickstep.InputConsumer;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskAnimationManager;
 
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
 /**
  * A NO_OP input consumer which also resets any pending gesture
  */
 public class ResetGestureInputConsumer implements InputConsumer {
 
     private final TaskAnimationManager mTaskAnimationManager;
+    private final Supplier<TaskbarActivityContext> mActivityContextSupplier;
 
-    public ResetGestureInputConsumer(TaskAnimationManager taskAnimationManager) {
+    public ResetGestureInputConsumer(
+            TaskAnimationManager taskAnimationManager,
+            Supplier<TaskbarActivityContext> activityContextSupplier) {
         mTaskAnimationManager = taskAnimationManager;
+        mActivityContextSupplier = activityContextSupplier;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -40,7 +47,9 @@ public class ResetGestureInputConsumer implements InputConsumer {
     public void onMotionEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         if (ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN
                 && mTaskAnimationManager.isRecentsAnimationRunning()) {
-            mTaskAnimationManager.finishRunningRecentsAnimation(false /* toHome */);
+            TaskbarActivityContext tac = mActivityContextSupplier.get();
+            mTaskAnimationManager.finishRunningRecentsAnimation(
+                    /* toHome= */ tac != null && !tac.isInApp());
         }
     }
 }