diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
index 48dadd1f34..25b9bdc0e6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
@@ -146,12 +146,6 @@ public class TaskViewSimulator implements TransformParams.BuilderProxy {
             return 1;
         }
 
-        if (mIsDesktopTask) {
-            mTaskRect.set(mThumbnailPosition);
-            mPivot.set(mTaskRect.centerX(), mTaskRect.centerY());
-            return 1;
-        }
-
         if (mIsGridTask) {
             mSizeStrategy.calculateGridTaskSize(mContext, mDp, mTaskRect,
                     mOrientationState.getOrientationHandler());
@@ -169,6 +163,20 @@ public class TaskViewSimulator implements TransformParams.BuilderProxy {
             mOrientationState.getOrientationHandler()
                     .setSplitTaskSwipeRect(mDp, mTaskRect, mSplitBounds, mStagePosition);
             mTaskRect.offset(mTaskRectTranslationX, mTaskRectTranslationY);
+        } else if (mIsDesktopTask) {
+            // For desktop, tasks can take up only part of the screen size.
+            // Full task size represents the whole screen size, but scaled down to fit in recents.
+            // Task rect will represent the scaled down thumbnail position and is placed inside
+            // full task size as it is on the home screen.
+            fullTaskSize = new Rect(mTaskRect);
+            PointF fullscreenTaskDimension = new PointF();
+            BaseActivityInterface.getTaskDimension(mContext, mDp, fullscreenTaskDimension);
+            // Calculate the scale down factor used in recents
+            float scale = fullTaskSize.width() / fullscreenTaskDimension.x;
+            mTaskRect.set(mThumbnailPosition);
+            mTaskRect.scale(scale);
+            // Ensure the task rect is inside the full task rect
+            mTaskRect.offset(fullTaskSize.left, fullTaskSize.top);
         } else {
             fullTaskSize = mTaskRect;
         }