diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
index c45159e..0246849 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
@@ -209,13 +209,6 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Called when the current task's thumbnail has changed.
-         */
-        public void refreshActionVisibility(ThumbnailData thumbnail) {
-            getActionsView().updateDisabledFlags(DISABLED_NO_THUMBNAIL, thumbnail == null);
-        }
-
-        /**
          * End rendering live tile in Overview.
          *
          * @param callback callback to run, after switching to screenshot
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
index f8368ae..d91669a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@
     public void setThumbnail(@Nullable Task task, @Nullable ThumbnailData thumbnailData,
             boolean refreshNow) {
         mTask = task;
+        boolean thumbnailWasNull = mThumbnailData == null;
         mThumbnailData =
                 (thumbnailData != null && thumbnailData.thumbnail != null) ? thumbnailData : null;
         if (refreshNow) {
-            refresh();
+            refresh(thumbnailWasNull && mThumbnailData != null);
         }
     }
 
@@ -162,14 +163,22 @@
 
     /** Updates the shader, paint, matrix to redraw. */
     public void refresh() {
+        refresh(false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the shader, paint, matrix to redraw.
+     * @param shouldRefreshOverlay whether to re-initialize overlay
+     */
+    private void refresh(boolean shouldRefreshOverlay) {
         if (mThumbnailData != null && mThumbnailData.thumbnail != null) {
             Bitmap bm = mThumbnailData.thumbnail;
             bm.prepareToDraw();
             mBitmapShader = new BitmapShader(bm, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
             mPaint.setShader(mBitmapShader);
             updateThumbnailMatrix();
-            if (mOverlayEnabled) {
-                getTaskOverlay().refreshActionVisibility(mThumbnailData);
+            if (shouldRefreshOverlay) {
+                refreshOverlay();
             }
         } else {
             mBitmapShader = null;