diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsTaskbar.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsTaskbar.java
index 0b8bc10..aed26d3 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsTaskbar.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsTaskbar.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import static androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation;
 
 import static com.android.quickstep.TaskbarModeSwitchRule.Mode.PERSISTENT;
+import static com.android.quickstep.TaskbarModeSwitchRule.Mode.TRANSIENT;
 
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals;
 
@@ -82,19 +83,31 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testLaunchApp() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).launch(TEST_APP_PACKAGE);
     }
 
     @Test
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientLaunchApp() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).launch(TEST_APP_PACKAGE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testOpenMenu() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).openMenu();
     }
 
     @Test
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientOpenMenu() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).openMenu();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testLaunchShortcut() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
                 .openDeepShortcutMenu()
@@ -103,9 +116,18 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientLaunchShortcut() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
+                .openDeepShortcutMenu()
+                .getMenuItem("Shortcut 1")
+                .launch(TEST_APP_PACKAGE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
     @ScreenRecord // b/231615831
     @PortraitLandscape
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testLaunchAppInSplitscreen() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).dragToSplitscreen(
                 TEST_APP_PACKAGE, CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE);
@@ -114,7 +136,16 @@
     @Test
     @ScreenRecord // b/231615831
     @PortraitLandscape
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientLaunchAppInSplitscreen() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).dragToSplitscreen(
+                TEST_APP_PACKAGE, CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @ScreenRecord // b/231615831
+    @PortraitLandscape
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testLaunchShortcutInSplitscreen() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
                 .openDeepShortcutMenu()
@@ -123,19 +154,42 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @ScreenRecord // b/231615831
+    @PortraitLandscape
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientLaunchShortcutInSplitscreen() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
+                .openDeepShortcutMenu()
+                .getMenuItem("Shortcut 1")
+                .dragToSplitscreen(TEST_APP_PACKAGE, CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testLaunchApp_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().openAllApps().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).launch(TEST_APP_PACKAGE);
     }
 
     @Test
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientLaunchApp_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().openAllApps().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).launch(TEST_APP_PACKAGE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testOpenMenu_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().openAllApps().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).openMenu();
     }
 
     @Test
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientOpenMenu_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().openAllApps().getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME).openMenu();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testLaunchShortcut_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().openAllApps()
                 .getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
@@ -145,9 +199,19 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientLaunchShortcut_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().openAllApps()
+                .getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
+                .openDeepShortcutMenu()
+                .getMenuItem("Shortcut 1")
+                .launch(TEST_APP_PACKAGE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
     @ScreenRecord // b/231615831
     @PortraitLandscape
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testLaunchAppInSplitscreen_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().openAllApps()
                 .getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
@@ -157,7 +221,17 @@
     @Test
     @ScreenRecord // b/231615831
     @PortraitLandscape
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientLaunchAppInSplitscreen_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().openAllApps()
+                .getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
+                .dragToSplitscreen(TEST_APP_PACKAGE, CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @ScreenRecord // b/231615831
+    @PortraitLandscape
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = PERSISTENT)
     public void testLaunchShortcutInSplitscreen_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
         getTaskbar().openAllApps()
                 .getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
@@ -166,6 +240,18 @@
                 .dragToSplitscreen(TEST_APP_PACKAGE, CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @ScreenRecord // b/231615831
+    @PortraitLandscape
+    @TaskbarModeSwitch(mode = TRANSIENT)
+    public void testTransientLaunchShortcutInSplitscreen_FromTaskbarAllApps() throws Exception {
+        getTaskbar().openAllApps()
+                .getAppIcon(TEST_APP_NAME)
+                .openDeepShortcutMenu()
+                .getMenuItem("Shortcut 1")
+                .dragToSplitscreen(TEST_APP_PACKAGE, CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE);
+    }
+
     private Taskbar getTaskbar() {
         Taskbar taskbar = mLauncher.getLaunchedAppState().getTaskbar();
         List<String> taskbarIconNames = taskbar.getIconNames();