diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
index a3832cdf8b..7426dc7259 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
@@ -356,6 +356,13 @@ public class BubbleBarController extends IBubblesListener.Stub {
             }
         }
 
+        // if a bubble was updated upstream, but removed before the update was received, add it back
+        if (update.updatedBubble != null && !mBubbles.containsKey(update.updatedBubble.getKey())) {
+            mBubbles.put(update.updatedBubble.getKey(), update.updatedBubble);
+            mBubbleBarViewController.addBubble(
+                    update.updatedBubble, isExpanding, suppressAnimation);
+        }
+
         if (update.addedBubble != null && isCollapsed) {
             // If we're collapsed, the most recently added bubble will be selected.
             bubbleToSelect = update.addedBubble;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
index ad815094bb..23c747eda0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public class BubbleBarViewController {
 
     private BubbleBarViewAnimator mBubbleBarViewAnimator;
 
+    private TimeSource mTimeSource = System::currentTimeMillis;
+
     @Nullable
     private BubbleBarBoundsChangeListener mBoundsChangeListener;
 
@@ -576,7 +578,7 @@ public class BubbleBarViewController {
      * @param bubble dismissed bubble item
      */
     public void onDismissBubbleWhileDragging(@NonNull BubbleBarItem bubble) {
-        mSystemUiProxy.dragBubbleToDismiss(bubble.getKey());
+        mSystemUiProxy.dragBubbleToDismiss(bubble.getKey(), mTimeSource.currentTimeMillis());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -601,6 +603,11 @@ public class BubbleBarViewController {
         void onBoundsChanged();
     }
 
+    /** Interface for getting the current timestamp. */
+    interface TimeSource {
+        long currentTimeMillis();
+    }
+
     /** Dumps the state of BubbleBarViewController. */
     public void dump(PrintWriter pw) {
         pw.println("Bubble bar view controller state:");
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
index 433baa9581..ec035a9145 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
@@ -831,12 +831,14 @@ public class SystemUiProxy implements ISystemUiProxy, NavHandle, SafeCloseable {
 
     /**
      * Tells SysUI to dismiss the bubble with the provided key.
+     *
      * @param key the key of the bubble to dismiss.
+     * @param timestamp the timestamp when the removal happened.
      */
-    public void dragBubbleToDismiss(String key) {
+    public void dragBubbleToDismiss(String key, long timestamp) {
         if (mBubbles == null) return;
         try {
-            mBubbles.dragBubbleToDismiss(key);
+            mBubbles.dragBubbleToDismiss(key, timestamp);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             Log.w(TAG, "Failed call dragBubbleToDismiss");
         }