diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
index 837c2dc..9eda2f9 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
@@ -28,13 +28,20 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.ViewProgressProperty;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager.AnimationConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.ShortcutAndWidgetContainer;
+import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder;
+import com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringObjectAnimator;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.BACKGROUND_APP;
+import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
 
 /**
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@
     private final float mSpringTransY;
     private final View mViewToIgnore;
 
-    private final List<ValueAnimator> mAnimators = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<Animator> mAnimators = new ArrayList<>();
 
     /**
      * @param floatingViewOriginalView The FloatingIconView's original view.
@@ -104,6 +111,9 @@
             View qsb = launcher.findViewById(R.id.search_container_all_apps);
             addStaggeredAnimationForView(qsb, grid.inv.numRows + 2, totalRows);
         }
+
+        addWorkspaceScrimAnimationForState(launcher, BACKGROUND_APP, 0);
+        addWorkspaceScrimAnimationForState(launcher, NORMAL, ALPHA_DURATION_MS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -150,4 +160,14 @@
         alpha.setStartDelay(startDelay);
         mAnimators.add(alpha);
     }
+
+    private void addWorkspaceScrimAnimationForState(Launcher launcher, LauncherState state,
+            long duration) {
+        AnimatorSetBuilder scrimAnimBuilder = new AnimatorSetBuilder();
+        AnimationConfig scrimAnimConfig = new AnimationConfig();
+        scrimAnimConfig.duration = duration;
+        PropertySetter scrimPropertySetter = scrimAnimConfig.getPropertySetter(scrimAnimBuilder);
+        launcher.getWorkspace().getStateTransitionAnimation().setScrim(scrimPropertySetter, state);
+        mAnimators.add(scrimAnimBuilder.build());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index f784226..9f846bb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -1394,6 +1394,10 @@
         builder.play(stepAnimator);
     }
 
+    public WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation getStateTransitionAnimation() {
+        return mStateTransitionAnimation;
+    }
+
     public void updateAccessibilityFlags() {
         // TODO: Update the accessibility flags appropriately when dragging.
         int accessibilityFlag = mLauncher.getStateManager().getState().workspaceAccessibilityFlag;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
index 8d0259d..065d065 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@
         propertySetter.setFloat(mWorkspace.getPageIndicator(), View.TRANSLATION_Y,
                 hotseatScaleAndTranslation.translationY, translationInterpolator);
 
-        // Set scrim
+        setScrim(propertySetter, state);
+    }
+
+    public void setScrim(PropertySetter propertySetter, LauncherState state) {
         WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim scrim = mLauncher.getDragLayer().getScrim();
         propertySetter.setFloat(scrim, SCRIM_PROGRESS, state.getWorkspaceScrimAlpha(mLauncher),
                 LINEAR);