diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
index 47d94ba..19cad53 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@
         return new FloatingViewHomeAnimationFactory(floatingWidgetView) {
 
             @Override
+            @Nullable
+            protected View getViewIgnoredInWorkspaceRevealAnimation() {
+                return hostView;
+            }
+
+            @Override
             public RectF getWindowTargetRect() {
                 super.getWindowTargetRect();
                 return backgroundLocation;
@@ -387,6 +393,16 @@
     }
 
     private class LauncherHomeAnimationFactory extends HomeAnimationFactory {
+
+        /**
+         * Returns a view which should be excluded from the Workspace animation, or null if there
+         * is no view to exclude.
+         */
+        @Nullable
+        protected View getViewIgnoredInWorkspaceRevealAnimation() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         @NonNull
         @Override
         public AnimatorPlaybackController createActivityAnimationToHome() {
@@ -400,7 +416,8 @@
         @Override
         public void playAtomicAnimation(float velocity) {
             if (!PROTOTYPE_APP_CLOSE.get()) {
-                new StaggeredWorkspaceAnim(mActivity, velocity, true /* animateOverviewScrim */)
+                new StaggeredWorkspaceAnim(mActivity, velocity, true /* animateOverviewScrim */,
+                        getViewIgnoredInWorkspaceRevealAnimation())
                         .start();
             } else if (shouldPlayAtomicWorkspaceReveal()) {
                 new WorkspaceRevealAnim(mActivity, true).start();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
index 49aec93..ccc587c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
 import com.android.launcher3.CellLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -68,15 +70,18 @@
     private final float mSpringTransY;
 
     private final AnimatorSet mAnimators = new AnimatorSet();
+    private final @Nullable View mIgnoredView;
 
-    public StaggeredWorkspaceAnim(Launcher launcher, float velocity, boolean animateOverviewScrim) {
-        this(launcher, velocity, animateOverviewScrim, true);
+    public StaggeredWorkspaceAnim(Launcher launcher, float velocity, boolean animateOverviewScrim,
+            @Nullable View ignoredView) {
+        this(launcher, velocity, animateOverviewScrim, ignoredView, true);
     }
 
     public StaggeredWorkspaceAnim(Launcher launcher, float velocity, boolean animateOverviewScrim,
-            boolean staggerWorkspace) {
+            @Nullable View ignoredView, boolean staggerWorkspace) {
         prepareToAnimate(launcher, animateOverviewScrim);
 
+        mIgnoredView = ignoredView;
         mVelocity = velocity;
 
         // Scale the translationY based on the initial velocity to better sync the workspace items
@@ -224,6 +229,7 @@
      * @param totalRows Total number of rows.
      */
     private void addStaggeredAnimationForView(View v, int row, int totalRows) {
+        if (mIgnoredView != null && mIgnoredView == v) return;
         // Invert the rows, because we stagger starting from the bottom of the screen.
         int invertedRow = totalRows - row;
         // Add 1 to the inverted row so that the bottom most row has a start delay.