diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/QuickSwitchTouchController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/QuickSwitchTouchController.java
index 81090c1..3b664b7 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/QuickSwitchTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/QuickSwitchTouchController.java
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.DEACCEL_2;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.INSTANT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.SystemUiController.UI_STATE_OVERVIEW;
+import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.UPDATE_SYSUI_FLAGS_THRESHOLD;
 
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager;
@@ -45,8 +49,6 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView;
 
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-
 /**
  * Handles quick switching to a recent task from the home screen.
  */
@@ -128,6 +130,10 @@
     private void updateFullscreenProgress(float progress) {
         if (mTaskToLaunch != null) {
             mTaskToLaunch.setFullscreenProgress(progress);
+            int sysuiFlags = progress > UPDATE_SYSUI_FLAGS_THRESHOLD
+                    ? mTaskToLaunch.getThumbnail().getSysUiStatusNavFlags()
+                    : 0;
+            mLauncher.getSystemUiController().updateUiState(UI_STATE_OVERVIEW, sysuiFlags);
         }
     }
 
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 50f25fb..e932452 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@
         playScaleDownAnim(anim, activity, endState);
 
         anim.setDuration(transitionLength * 2);
-        activity.getStateManager().setCurrentAnimation(anim);
         AnimatorPlaybackController controller =
                 AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(anim, transitionLength * 2);
+        activity.getStateManager().setCurrentUserControlledAnimation(controller);
 
         // Since we are changing the start position of the UI, reapply the state, at the end
         controller.setEndAction(() -> {
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
index 936f0aa..58ae5eb 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.QUICKSTEP_SPRINGS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.RaceConditionTracker.ENTER;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.RaceConditionTracker.EXIT;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.SystemUiController.UI_STATE_OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingIconView.SHAPE_PROGRESS_DURATION;
 import static com.android.quickstep.ActivityControlHelper.AnimationFactory.ShelfAnimState.HIDE;
 import static com.android.quickstep.ActivityControlHelper.AnimationFactory.ShelfAnimState.PEEK;
@@ -654,8 +655,7 @@
             mTransformParams.setProgress(shift).setOffsetX(offsetX).setOffsetScale(offsetScale);
             mClipAnimationHelper.applyTransform(mRecentsAnimationWrapper.targetSet,
                     mTransformParams);
-            mRecentsAnimationWrapper.setWindowThresholdCrossed(
-                    shift > 1 - UPDATE_SYSUI_FLAGS_THRESHOLD);
+            updateSysUiFlags(shift);
         }
 
         if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
@@ -700,6 +700,18 @@
                         ? 0 : (progress - mShiftAtGestureStart) / (1 - mShiftAtGestureStart));
     }
 
+    private void updateSysUiFlags(float windowProgress) {
+        if (mRecentsView != null) {
+            // We will handle the sysui flags based on the centermost task view.
+            mRecentsAnimationWrapper.setWindowThresholdCrossed(true);
+            int sysuiFlags = windowProgress > 1 - UPDATE_SYSUI_FLAGS_THRESHOLD
+                    ? 0
+                    : mRecentsView.getTaskViewAt(mRecentsView.getPageNearestToCenterOfScreen())
+                            .getThumbnail().getSysUiStatusNavFlags();
+            mActivity.getSystemUiController().updateUiState(UI_STATE_OVERVIEW, sysuiFlags);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onRecentsAnimationStart(SwipeAnimationTargetSet targetSet) {
         DeviceProfile dp = InvariantDeviceProfile.INSTANCE.get(mContext).getDeviceProfile(mContext);
@@ -1091,6 +1103,7 @@
                         windowAlphaThreshold, mClipAnimationHelper.getCurrentCornerRadius(), false);
             }
 
+            updateSysUiFlags(Math.max(progress, mCurrentShift.value));
         });
         anim.addAnimatorListener(new AnimationSuccessListener() {
             @Override