diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
index c33d25c..434353d 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -118,16 +118,15 @@
         }
         final RectF iconLocation = new RectF();
         boolean canUseWorkspaceView = workspaceView != null && workspaceView.isAttachedToWindow();
-        final FloatingIconView floatingView = canUseWorkspaceView
-                ? FloatingIconView.getFloatingIconView(activity, workspaceView,
-                true /* hideOriginal */, iconLocation, false /* isOpening */, null /* recycle */)
+        FloatingIconView floatingIconView = canUseWorkspaceView
+                ? recentsView.getFloatingIconView(activity, workspaceView, iconLocation)
                 : null;
 
         return new HomeAnimationFactory() {
             @Nullable
             @Override
             public View getFloatingView() {
-                return floatingView;
+                return floatingIconView;
             }
 
             @NonNull
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 525ead8..bded5ba 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Insettable;
 import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.ViewProgressProperty;
 import com.android.launcher3.PagedView;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ViewPool;
+import com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingIconView;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsAnimationWrapper;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel.TaskThumbnailChangeListener;
@@ -288,6 +290,8 @@
     private Layout mEmptyTextLayout;
     private LiveTileOverlay mLiveTileOverlay;
 
+    private FloatingIconView mFloatingIconView;
+
     private BaseActivity.MultiWindowModeChangedListener mMultiWindowModeChangedListener =
             (inMultiWindowMode) -> {
         if (!inMultiWindowMode && mOverviewStateEnabled) {
@@ -1704,4 +1708,10 @@
             return super::onTouchEvent;
         }
     }
+
+    public FloatingIconView getFloatingIconView(Launcher launcher, View view, RectF iconLocation) {
+        mFloatingIconView = FloatingIconView.getFloatingIconView(launcher, view,
+                true /* hideOriginal */, iconLocation, false /* isOpening */, mFloatingIconView);
+        return  mFloatingIconView;
+    }
 }