diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppTransitionManagerImpl.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
index 1042c60b88..eac4dce180 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
@@ -121,12 +121,16 @@ public final class LauncherAppTransitionManagerImpl extends QuickstepAppTransiti
         alpha.setDuration(CONTENT_ALPHA_DURATION);
         alpha.setInterpolator(LINEAR);
         anim.play(alpha);
+        overview.setFreezeViewVisibility(true);
 
         ObjectAnimator transY = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(overview, View.TRANSLATION_Y, trans);
         transY.setInterpolator(AGGRESSIVE_EASE);
         transY.setDuration(CONTENT_TRANSLATION_DURATION);
         anim.play(transY);
 
-        return mLauncher.getStateManager()::reapplyState;
+        return () -> {
+            overview.setFreezeViewVisibility(false);
+            mLauncher.getStateManager().reapplyState();
+        };
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
index 8ad5f27c33..5b2e27e539 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ public class LauncherRecentsView extends RecentsView<Launcher> implements StateL
     @Override
     public void onStateTransitionStart(LauncherState toState) {
         setOverviewStateEnabled(toState.overviewUi);
+        setFreezeViewVisibility(true);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ public class LauncherRecentsView extends RecentsView<Launcher> implements StateL
             reset();
         }
         setOverlayEnabled(finalState == OVERVIEW);
+        setFreezeViewVisibility(false);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 38bd46172f..e38a315f8a 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
     private boolean mDwbToastShown;
     private boolean mDisallowScrollToClearAll;
     private boolean mOverlayEnabled;
+    private boolean mFreezeViewVisibility;
 
     /**
      * TODO: Call reloadIdNeeded in onTaskStackChanged.
@@ -1302,7 +1303,25 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
         mEmptyMessagePaint.setAlpha(alphaInt);
         mEmptyIcon.setAlpha(alphaInt);
 
-        setVisibility(alpha > 0 ? VISIBLE : GONE);
+        if (alpha > 0) {
+            setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+        } else if (!mFreezeViewVisibility) {
+            setVisibility(GONE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Freezes the view visibility change. When frozen, the view will not change its visibility
+     * to gone due to alpha changes.
+     */
+    public void setFreezeViewVisibility(boolean freezeViewVisibility) {
+        if (mFreezeViewVisibility != freezeViewVisibility) {
+            mFreezeViewVisibility = freezeViewVisibility;
+
+            if (!mFreezeViewVisibility) {
+                setVisibility(mContentAlpha > 0 ? VISIBLE : GONE);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
index 95c96817a0..339681cd69 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public class FloatingIconView extends View implements
 
     private boolean mIsVerticalBarLayout = false;
     private boolean mIsAdaptiveIcon = false;
+    private boolean mIsOpening;
 
     private @Nullable Drawable mBadge;
     private @Nullable Drawable mForeground;
@@ -178,8 +179,10 @@ public class FloatingIconView extends View implements
     @Override
     protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
         super.onAttachedToWindow();
-        getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
-        mLauncher.getRotationHelper().setCurrentTransitionRequest(REQUEST_LOCK);
+        if (!mIsOpening) {
+            getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
+            mLauncher.getRotationHelper().setCurrentTransitionRequest(REQUEST_LOCK);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -326,7 +329,7 @@ public class FloatingIconView extends View implements
      * - For BubbleTextView, we return the icon bounds.
      */
     private float getLocationBoundsForView(View v, RectF outRect) {
-        boolean ignoreTransform = true;
+        boolean ignoreTransform = !mIsOpening;
         if (v instanceof DeepShortcutView) {
             v = ((DeepShortcutView) v).getBubbleText();
             ignoreTransform = false;
@@ -627,6 +630,7 @@ public class FloatingIconView extends View implements
         view.recycle();
 
         view.mIsVerticalBarLayout = launcher.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout();
+        view.mIsOpening = isOpening;
 
         view.mOriginalIcon = originalView;
         view.mPositionOut = positionOut;