diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
index fdef39f2eb..ba6f1651ed 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ public class LauncherTaskbarUIController extends TaskbarUIController {
         return mTaskbarLauncherStateController.applyState(fromInit ? 0 : duration, startAnimation);
     }
 
+    public void refreshResumedState() {
+        onLauncherResumedOrPaused(mLauncher.hasBeenResumed());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create Taskbar animation when going from an app to Launcher as part of recents transition.
      * @param toState If known, the state we will end up in when reaching Launcher.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
index 84fb077ab1..dfbd5bbfd1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
@@ -207,10 +207,6 @@ public class TaskbarLauncherStateController {
                     com.android.launcher3.taskbar.Utilities.setOverviewDragState(
                             mControllers, finalState.disallowTaskbarGlobalDrag(),
                             disallowLongClick, finalState.allowTaskbarInitialSplitSelection());
-                    // LauncherTaskbarUIController depends on the state when checking whether
-                    // to handle resume, so it should also be poked if current state changes
-                    mLauncher.getTaskbarUIController().onLauncherResumedOrPaused(
-                            mLauncher.hasBeenResumed());
                 }
             };
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarUIController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarUIController.java
index f3e2ee2e9d..f3513fdb97 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarUIController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarUIController.java
@@ -318,4 +318,9 @@ public class TaskbarUIController {
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Refreshes the resumed state of this ui controller.
+     */
+    public void refreshResumedState() {}
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 134ef6cce3..d57070847b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -849,6 +849,13 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
                     // QuickstepTransitionManager.createWallpaperOpenAnimations when launcher
                     // shows again
                     getRecentsView().startHome(false /* animated */);
+                    RecentsView rv = getRecentsView();
+                    if (rv != null && rv.mSizeStrategy.getTaskbarController() != null) {
+                        // LauncherTaskbarUIController depends on the launcher state when checking
+                        // whether to handle resume, but that can come in before startHome() changes
+                        // the state, so force-refresh here to ensure the taskbar is updated
+                        rv.mSizeStrategy.getTaskbarController().refreshResumedState();
+                    }
                 });
             }
             // Indicate success once the system has indicated that the transition has started