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 f60eaa7..8b0f138 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
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.SystemUiController.UI_STATE_OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.quickstep.TaskUtils.checkCurrentOrManagedUserId;
 
-import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.LayoutTransition;
 import android.animation.LayoutTransition.TransitionListener;
@@ -700,6 +699,21 @@
         return taskViewCount;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Updates UI for a modal task, including hiding other tasks.
+     */
+    public void updateUiForModalTask(TaskView taskView, boolean isTaskOverlayModal) {
+        int currentIndex = indexOfChild(taskView);
+        TaskView previousTask = getTaskViewAt(currentIndex - 1);
+        TaskView nextTask = getTaskViewAt(currentIndex + 1);
+        if (previousTask != null) {
+            previousTask.setVisibility(isTaskOverlayModal ? View.INVISIBLE : View.VISIBLE);
+        }
+        if (nextTask != null) {
+            nextTask.setVisibility(isTaskOverlayModal ? View.INVISIBLE : View.VISIBLE);
+        }
+    }
+
     protected void onTaskStackUpdated() { }
 
     public void resetTaskVisuals() {
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index abc037e..0e1640e 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@
         return mSnapshotView.getTaskOverlay().isOverlayModal();
     }
 
+    /** Updates UI based on whether the task is modal. */
+    public void updateUiForModalTask() {
+        if (getRecentsView() != null) {
+            getRecentsView().updateUiForModalTask(this, isTaskOverlayModal());
+        }
+    }
+
     public TaskMenuView getMenuView() {
         return mMenuView;
     }