diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/FallbackTaskbarUIController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/FallbackTaskbarUIController.java
index 400fa26..24a88a4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/FallbackTaskbarUIController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/FallbackTaskbarUIController.java
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarStashController.FLAG_IN_APP;
+import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarStashController.FLAG_IN_STASHED_LAUNCHER_STATE;
+import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarStashController.TASKBAR_STASH_DURATION;
+
+import android.animation.Animator;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity;
+import com.android.quickstep.fallback.RecentsState;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 
 /**
  * A data source which integrates with the fallback RecentsActivity instance (for 3P launchers).
@@ -24,7 +33,58 @@
 
     private final RecentsActivity mRecentsActivity;
 
+    private final StateManager.StateListener<RecentsState> mStateListener =
+            new StateManager.StateListener<RecentsState>() {
+                @Override
+                public void onStateTransitionStart(RecentsState toState) {
+                    animateToRecentsState(toState);
+
+                    // Handle tapping on live tile.
+                    RecentsView recentsView = mRecentsActivity.getOverviewPanel();
+                    recentsView.setTaskLaunchListener(toState == RecentsState.DEFAULT
+                            ? (() -> animateToRecentsState(RecentsState.BACKGROUND_APP)) : null);
+                }
+            };
+
+    // Initialized in init.
+    TaskbarControllers mControllers;
+
     public FallbackTaskbarUIController(RecentsActivity recentsActivity) {
         mRecentsActivity = recentsActivity;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void init(TaskbarControllers taskbarControllers) {
+        mControllers = taskbarControllers;
+
+        mRecentsActivity.setTaskbarUIController(this);
+        mRecentsActivity.getStateManager().addStateListener(mStateListener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        mRecentsActivity.setTaskbarUIController(null);
+        mRecentsActivity.getStateManager().removeStateListener(mStateListener);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an animation to animate the taskbar for the given state (but does not start it).
+     * Currently this animation just force stashes the taskbar in Overview.
+     */
+    public Animator createAnimToRecentsState(RecentsState toState, long duration) {
+        boolean forceStashed = toState.hasOverviewActions();
+        TaskbarStashController controller = mControllers.taskbarStashController;
+        // Set both FLAG_IN_STASHED_LAUNCHER_STATE and FLAG_IN_APP to ensure the state is respected.
+        // For all other states, just use the current stashed-in-app setting (e.g. if long clicked).
+        controller.updateStateForFlag(FLAG_IN_STASHED_LAUNCHER_STATE, forceStashed);
+        controller.updateStateForFlag(FLAG_IN_APP, !forceStashed);
+        return controller.applyStateWithoutStart(duration);
+    }
+
+    private void animateToRecentsState(RecentsState toState) {
+        Animator anim = createAnimToRecentsState(toState, TASKBAR_STASH_DURATION);
+        if (anim != null) {
+            anim.start();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
index 10a5b89..05b0a11 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@
     public void init(TaskbarControllers controllers) {
         mControllers = controllers;
         mTaskbarDragLayer.init(new TaskbarDragLayerCallbacks());
+
+        mBgTaskbar.value = 1;
         mKeyguardBgTaskbar.value = 1;
         mBgOverride.value = 1;
+        updateBackgroundAlpha();
     }
 
     public void onDestroy() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
index ec9a325..cf06036 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.BaseState;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
+import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarUIController;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.WindowBounds;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ScrimView;
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
+    public abstract TaskbarUIController getTaskbarController();
+
     public final boolean isResumed() {
         ACTIVITY_TYPE activity = getCreatedActivity();
         return activity != null && activity.hasBeenResumed();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityInterface.java
index 4df1aad..ffdfa43 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityInterface.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import static com.android.quickstep.fallback.RecentsState.DEFAULT;
 import static com.android.quickstep.fallback.RecentsState.HOME;
 
+import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager;
+import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.FallbackTaskbarUIController;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
+import com.android.quickstep.GestureState.GestureEndTarget;
 import com.android.quickstep.fallback.RecentsState;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.ActivityInitListener;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.AnimatorControllerWithResistance;
@@ -102,6 +106,15 @@
         return RecentsActivity.ACTIVITY_TRACKER.getCreatedActivity();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public FallbackTaskbarUIController getTaskbarController() {
+        RecentsActivity activity = getCreatedActivity();
+        if (activity == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return activity.getTaskbarUIController();
+    }
+
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public RecentsView getVisibleRecentsView() {
@@ -182,7 +195,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public RecentsState stateFromGestureEndTarget(GestureState.GestureEndTarget endTarget) {
+    public RecentsState stateFromGestureEndTarget(GestureEndTarget endTarget) {
         switch (endTarget) {
             case RECENTS:
                 return DEFAULT;
@@ -203,6 +216,28 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public @Nullable Animator getParallelAnimationToLauncher(GestureEndTarget endTarget,
+            long duration, RecentsAnimationCallbacks callbacks) {
+        FallbackTaskbarUIController uiController = getTaskbarController();
+        Animator superAnimator = super.getParallelAnimationToLauncher(
+                endTarget, duration, callbacks);
+        if (uiController == null) {
+            return superAnimator;
+        }
+        RecentsState toState = stateFromGestureEndTarget(endTarget);
+        Animator taskbarAnimator = uiController.createAnimToRecentsState(toState, duration);
+        if (taskbarAnimator == null) {
+            return superAnimator;
+        }
+        if (superAnimator == null) {
+            return taskbarAnimator;
+        }
+        AnimatorSet animatorSet = new AnimatorSet();
+        animatorSet.playTogether(superAnimator, taskbarAnimator);
+        return animatorSet;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected int getOverviewScrimColorForState(RecentsActivity activity, RecentsState state) {
         return state.getScrimColor(activity);
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
index b0bd747..aa9435b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    private LauncherTaskbarUIController getTaskbarController() {
+    @Override
+    public LauncherTaskbarUIController getTaskbarController() {
         BaseQuickstepLauncher launcher = getCreatedActivity();
         if (launcher == null) {
             return null;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
index 7dd4a31..ad7e4df 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager.AtomicAnimationFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager.StateHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
+import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.FallbackTaskbarUIController;
 import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ActivityOptionsWrapper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ActivityTracker;
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@
     private OverviewActionsView mActionsView;
     private TISBindHelper mTISBindHelper;
     private @Nullable TaskbarManager mTaskbarManager;
+    private @Nullable FallbackTaskbarUIController mTaskbarUIController;
 
     private Configuration mOldConfig;
 
@@ -138,6 +140,14 @@
         mTaskbarManager.setActivity(this);
     }
 
+    public void setTaskbarUIController(FallbackTaskbarUIController taskbarUIController) {
+        mTaskbarUIController = taskbarUIController;
+    }
+
+    public FallbackTaskbarUIController getTaskbarUIController() {
+        return mTaskbarUIController;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onMultiWindowModeChanged(boolean isInMultiWindowMode, Configuration newConfig) {
         onHandleConfigChanged();