diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
index 5e8db69..d2ac7c1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@
         return !mTaskbarLauncherStateController.isAnimatingToLauncher();
     }
 
+    public void setShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim(boolean shouldDelayLauncherStateAnim) {
+        mTaskbarLauncherStateController.setShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim(
+                shouldDelayLauncherStateAnim);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Should be called from onResume() and onPause(), and animates the Taskbar accordingly.
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
index e2ba459..49843d5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
     private boolean mIsAnimatingToLauncherViaGesture;
     private boolean mIsAnimatingToLauncherViaResume;
 
+    private boolean mShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim;
+
     private final StateManager.StateListener<LauncherState> mStateListener =
             new StateManager.StateListener<LauncherState>() {
 
@@ -85,7 +87,9 @@
                         mLauncherState = toState;
                     }
                     updateStateForFlag(FLAG_TRANSITION_STATE_RUNNING, true);
-                    applyState();
+                    if (!mShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim) {
+                        applyState();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 @Override
@@ -153,6 +157,15 @@
         return mIsAnimatingToLauncherViaResume || mIsAnimatingToLauncherViaGesture;
     }
 
+    public void setShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim(boolean shouldDelayLauncherStateAnim) {
+        if (!shouldDelayLauncherStateAnim && mShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim) {
+            // Animate the animation we have delayed immediately. This is usually triggered when
+            // the user has released their finger.
+            applyState();
+        }
+        mShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim = shouldDelayLauncherStateAnim;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Updates the proper flag to change the state of the task bar.
      *
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController.java
index ef6f53e..7ec1243 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.VIEW_BACKGROUND_COLOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.newCancelListener;
+import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.HINT_STATE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
@@ -33,11 +34,13 @@
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
+import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.LauncherTaskbarUIController;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.AnimatorControllerWithResistance;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.MotionPauseDetector;
@@ -109,6 +112,14 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onDragStart(boolean start, float startDisplacement) {
+        if (mLauncher.isInState(ALL_APPS)) {
+            LauncherTaskbarUIController controller =
+                    ((BaseQuickstepLauncher) mLauncher).getTaskbarUIController();
+            if (controller != null) {
+                controller.setShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim(true);
+            }
+        }
+
         super.onDragStart(start, startDisplacement);
 
         mMotionPauseDetector.clear();
@@ -139,6 +150,12 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onDragEnd(float velocity) {
+        LauncherTaskbarUIController controller =
+                ((BaseQuickstepLauncher) mLauncher).getTaskbarUIController();
+        if (controller != null) {
+            controller.setShouldDelayLauncherStateAnim(false);
+        }
+
         if (mStartedOverview) {
             goToOverviewOrHomeOnDragEnd(velocity);
         } else {