diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
index 4188a0f61a..af8dfac575 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class TaskbarLauncherStateController {
     private void updateOverviewDragState(LauncherState launcherState) {
         boolean disallowLongClick =
                 FeatureFlags.enableSplitContextually()
-                        ? mLauncher.isSplitSelectionActive()
+                        ? mLauncher.isSplitSelectionActive() || mIsAnimatingToLauncher
                         : launcherState == LauncherState.OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT;
         com.android.launcher3.taskbar.Utilities.setOverviewDragState(
                 mControllers, launcherState.disallowTaskbarGlobalDrag(),