diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
index 02dda35796..dd1b0ca87e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
@@ -581,15 +581,23 @@ public class BubbleBarViewController {
 
     /** Returns maximum height of the bubble bar with the flyout view. */
     public int getBubbleBarWithFlyoutMaximumHeight() {
-        if (!isBubbleBarVisible()) return 0;
+        if (!isBubbleBarVisible() && !isAnimatingNewBubble()) return 0;
         int bubbleBarTopOnHome = (int) (mBubbleStashController.getBubbleBarVerticalCenterForHome()
-                + mBarView.getBubbleBarCollapsedHeight() / 2);
-        int result = (int) (bubbleBarTopOnHome + mBarView.getArrowHeight());
+                + mBarView.getBubbleBarCollapsedHeight() / 2 + mBarView.getArrowHeight());
         if (isAnimatingNewBubble()) {
-            // when animating new bubble add the maximum height of the flyout view
-            result += mBubbleBarFlyoutController.getMaximumFlyoutHeight();
+            if (mTaskbarStashController.isInApp() && mBubbleStashController.getHasHandleView()) {
+                // when animating a bubble in an app, the bubble bar will be higher than its
+                // position on home
+                float bubbleBarTopDistanceFromBottom =
+                        -mBubbleStashController.getBubbleBarTranslationYForTaskbar()
+                                + mBarView.getHeight();
+                return (int) bubbleBarTopDistanceFromBottom
+                        + mBubbleBarFlyoutController.getMaximumFlyoutHeight();
+            }
+            return bubbleBarTopOnHome + mBubbleBarFlyoutController.getMaximumFlyoutHeight();
+        } else {
+            return bubbleBarTopOnHome;
         }
-        return result;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/flyout/BubbleBarFlyoutController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/flyout/BubbleBarFlyoutController.kt
index 63db01200f..7c718e5b56 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/flyout/BubbleBarFlyoutController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/flyout/BubbleBarFlyoutController.kt
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ constructor(
             return rect
         }
 
-    fun getFlyoutMaxHeight(): Int = BubbleBarFlyoutView.getMaximumViewHeight(container.context)
-
     fun setUpAndShowFlyout(message: BubbleBarFlyoutMessage, onInit: () -> Unit, onEnd: () -> Unit) {
         flyout?.let(container::removeView)
         val flyout = BubbleBarFlyoutView(container.context, positioner, flyoutScheduler)