diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
index 0065cb5..10180f5 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@
             HomeAnimationFactory homeAnimationFactory) {
         final RemoteAnimationTargetSet targetSet = mRecentsAnimationWrapper.targetSet;
         final RectF startRect = new RectF(mClipAnimationHelper.applyTransform(targetSet,
-                mTransformParams.setProgress(startProgress)));
+                mTransformParams.setProgress(startProgress), false /* launcherOnTop */));
         final RectF targetRect = homeAnimationFactory.getWindowTargetRect();
 
         final View floatingView = homeAnimationFactory.getFloatingView();
@@ -956,7 +956,8 @@
                     windowAlphaThreshold, 0f, 1f, Interpolators.LINEAR);
             mTransformParams.setCurrentRectAndTargetAlpha(currentRect, 1f - iconAlpha)
                     .setSyncTransactionApplier(mSyncTransactionApplier);
-            mClipAnimationHelper.applyTransform(targetSet, mTransformParams);
+            mClipAnimationHelper.applyTransform(targetSet, mTransformParams,
+                    false /* launcherOnTop */);
 
             if (isFloatingIconView) {
                 ((FloatingIconView) floatingView).update(currentRect, iconAlpha, progress,
@@ -968,6 +969,7 @@
             @Override
             public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
                 homeAnim.dispatchOnStart();
+                mActivity.getRootView().getOverlay().remove(mLiveTileOverlay);
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/ClipAnimationHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/ClipAnimationHelper.java
index 4450b4b..d2cd83f 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/ClipAnimationHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/ClipAnimationHelper.java
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@
     }
 
     public RectF applyTransform(RemoteAnimationTargetSet targetSet, TransformParams params) {
+        return applyTransform(targetSet, params, true /* launcherOnTop */);
+    }
+
+    public RectF applyTransform(RemoteAnimationTargetSet targetSet, TransformParams params,
+            boolean launcherOnTop) {
         if (params.currentRect == null) {
             RectF currentRect;
             mTmpRectF.set(mTargetRect);
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@
                     }
                 }
                 alpha = mTaskAlphaCallback.apply(app, params.targetAlpha);
-            } else if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
+            } else if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && launcherOnTop) {
                 crop = null;
                 layer = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
             }