diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
index 9d70cfaee6..e1d89a13dd 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.BlurUtils;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.WallpaperManagerCompat;
 
-import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
@@ -156,6 +155,10 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
     // Workaround for animating the depth when multiwindow mode changes.
     private boolean mIgnoreStateChangesDuringMultiWindowAnimation = false;
 
+    // Hints that there is potentially content behind Launcher and that we shouldn't optimize by
+    // marking the launcher surface as opaque.  Only used in certain Launcher states.
+    private boolean mHasContentBehindLauncher;
+
     private View.OnAttachStateChangeListener mOnAttachListener;
 
     public DepthController(Launcher l) {
@@ -199,6 +202,10 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
         mLauncher.getScrimView().addOpaquenessListener(mOpaquenessListener);
     }
 
+    public void setHasContentBehindLauncher(boolean hasContentBehindLauncher) {
+        mHasContentBehindLauncher = hasContentBehindLauncher;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets if the underlying activity is started or not
      */
@@ -311,13 +318,14 @@ public class DepthController implements StateHandler<LauncherState>,
         }
 
         if (supportsBlur) {
-            boolean opaque = mLauncher.getScrimView().isFullyOpaque();
+            boolean hasOpaqueBg = mLauncher.getScrimView().isFullyOpaque();
+            boolean isSurfaceOpaque = !mHasContentBehindLauncher && hasOpaqueBg;
 
-            mCurrentBlur = !mCrossWindowBlursEnabled || mBlurDisabledForAppLaunch
+            mCurrentBlur = !mCrossWindowBlursEnabled || mBlurDisabledForAppLaunch || hasOpaqueBg
                     ? 0 : (int) (depth * mMaxBlurRadius);
             SurfaceControl.Transaction transaction = new SurfaceControl.Transaction()
                     .setBackgroundBlurRadius(mSurface, mCurrentBlur)
-                    .setOpaque(mSurface, opaque);
+                    .setOpaque(mSurface, isSurfaceOpaque);
 
             // Set early wake-up flags when we know we're executing an expensive operation, this way
             // SurfaceFlinger will adjust its internal offsets to avoid jank.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
index 1f744e1953..2f150135af 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ public final class RecentsViewStateController extends
         }
         setAlphas(PropertySetter.NO_ANIM_PROPERTY_SETTER, new StateAnimationConfig(), state);
         mRecentsView.setFullscreenProgress(state.getOverviewFullscreenProgress());
+        // In Overview, we may be layering app surfaces behind Launcher, so we need to notify
+        // DepthController to prevent optimizations which might occlude the layers behind
+        mLauncher.getDepthController().setHasContentBehindLauncher(state.overviewUi);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -78,6 +81,10 @@ public final class RecentsViewStateController extends
             builder.addListener(
                     AnimatorListeners.forSuccessCallback(mRecentsView::resetTaskVisuals));
         }
+        // In Overview, we may be layering app surfaces behind Launcher, so we need to notify
+        // DepthController to prevent optimizations which might occlude the layers behind
+        builder.addListener(AnimatorListeners.forSuccessCallback(() ->
+                mLauncher.getDepthController().setHasContentBehindLauncher(toState.overviewUi)));
 
         // Create or dismiss split screen select animations
         LauncherState currentState = mLauncher.getStateManager().getState();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
index 95095fa8eb..22f67d2960 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package com.android.quickstep.fallback;
 
 import static com.android.quickstep.GestureState.GestureEndTarget.RECENTS;
-import static com.android.quickstep.ViewUtils.postFrameDrawn;
 import static com.android.quickstep.fallback.RecentsState.DEFAULT;
 import static com.android.quickstep.fallback.RecentsState.HOME;
 import static com.android.quickstep.fallback.RecentsState.MODAL_TASK;
@@ -224,8 +223,8 @@ public class FallbackRecentsView extends RecentsView<RecentsActivity, RecentsSta
         setFreezeViewVisibility(false);
 
         if (isOverlayEnabled) {
-            postFrameDrawn(this, () -> runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
-                    remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(true)));
+            runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
+                    remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(true));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
index 3cba3921b2..a2e9e571cb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW_MODAL_TASK;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.SPRING_LOADED;
-import static com.android.quickstep.ViewUtils.postFrameDrawn;
 
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -110,8 +109,8 @@ public class LauncherRecentsView extends RecentsView<BaseQuickstepLauncher, Laun
         setFreezeViewVisibility(false);
 
         if (isOverlayEnabled) {
-            postFrameDrawn(this, () -> runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
-                    remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(true)));
+            runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
+                    remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(true));
         }
     }