diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
index 947a861..f79ad25 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@
 
     @Override
     public boolean onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        if ((ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP || ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL)
+                && mCurrentAnimation == null) {
+            clearState();
+        }
         if (ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
             mNoIntercept = !canInterceptTouch();
             if (mNoIntercept) {
@@ -125,6 +129,11 @@
                     TaskView view = mRecentsView.getTaskViewAt(i);
                     if (mRecentsView.isTaskViewVisible(view) && mActivity.getDragLayer()
                             .isEventOverView(view, ev)) {
+                        // Disable swiping up and down if the task overlay is modal.
+                        if (view.isTaskOverlayModal()) {
+                            mTaskBeingDragged = null;
+                            break;
+                        }
                         mTaskBeingDragged = view;
                         if (!SysUINavigationMode.getMode(mActivity).hasGestures) {
                             // Don't allow swipe down to open if we don't support swipe up
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
index ec7cddf..eb3b190 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
@@ -87,5 +87,12 @@
          * Called when the overlay is no longer used.
          */
         public void reset() { }
+
+        /**
+         * Whether the overlay is modal, which means only tapping is enabled, but no swiping.
+         */
+        public boolean isOverlayModal() {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index e34e74c..007493d 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -565,6 +565,13 @@
         return isHandlingTouch() || shouldStealTouchFromSiblingsBelow(ev);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void determineScrollingStart(MotionEvent ev, float touchSlopScale) {
+        // If the task overlay is modal, should disable left and right swiping.
+        if (getCurrentPageTaskView() != null && !getCurrentPageTaskView().isTaskOverlayModal()) {
+            super.determineScrollingStart(ev, touchSlopScale);
+        }
+    }
     protected boolean shouldStealTouchFromSiblingsBelow(MotionEvent ev) {
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index dce92ff..79b9a9d 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isTaskOverlayModal() {
+        return mSnapshotView.getTaskOverlay().isOverlayModal();
+    }
+
     public TaskMenuView getMenuView() {
         return mMenuView;
     }