diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/FastOverviewState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/FastOverviewState.java
index 496fa96b36..89dd87993d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/FastOverviewState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/FastOverviewState.java
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 public class FastOverviewState extends OverviewState {
 
     private static final int STATE_FLAGS = FLAG_SHOW_SCRIM | FLAG_DISABLE_RESTORE
-            | FLAG_DISABLE_INTERACTION | FLAG_OVERVIEW_UI | FLAG_HIDE_BACK_BUTTON;
+            | FLAG_DISABLE_INTERACTION | FLAG_OVERVIEW_UI | FLAG_HIDE_BACK_BUTTON
+            | FLAG_DISABLE_ACCESSIBILITY;
 
     public FastOverviewState(int id) {
         super(id, QuickScrubController.QUICK_SCRUB_START_DURATION, STATE_FLAGS);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
index f87f006579..5bdf1b5e96 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 public class OverviewState extends LauncherState {
 
     private static final int STATE_FLAGS = FLAG_SHOW_SCRIM | FLAG_WORKSPACE_ICONS_CAN_BE_DRAGGED
-            | FLAG_DISABLE_RESTORE | FLAG_OVERVIEW_UI;
+            | FLAG_DISABLE_RESTORE | FLAG_OVERVIEW_UI | FLAG_DISABLE_ACCESSIBILITY;
 
     public OverviewState(int id) {
         this(id, OVERVIEW_TRANSITION_MS, STATE_FLAGS);