diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
index c33d25c..434353d 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -118,16 +118,15 @@
         }
         final RectF iconLocation = new RectF();
         boolean canUseWorkspaceView = workspaceView != null && workspaceView.isAttachedToWindow();
-        final FloatingIconView floatingView = canUseWorkspaceView
-                ? FloatingIconView.getFloatingIconView(activity, workspaceView,
-                true /* hideOriginal */, iconLocation, false /* isOpening */, null /* recycle */)
+        FloatingIconView floatingIconView = canUseWorkspaceView
+                ? recentsView.getFloatingIconView(activity, workspaceView, iconLocation)
                 : null;
 
         return new HomeAnimationFactory() {
             @Nullable
             @Override
             public View getFloatingView() {
-                return floatingView;
+                return floatingIconView;
             }
 
             @NonNull
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 525ead8..bded5ba 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
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Insettable;
 import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.ViewProgressProperty;
 import com.android.launcher3.PagedView;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ViewPool;
+import com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingIconView;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsAnimationWrapper;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel.TaskThumbnailChangeListener;
@@ -288,6 +290,8 @@
     private Layout mEmptyTextLayout;
     private LiveTileOverlay mLiveTileOverlay;
 
+    private FloatingIconView mFloatingIconView;
+
     private BaseActivity.MultiWindowModeChangedListener mMultiWindowModeChangedListener =
             (inMultiWindowMode) -> {
         if (!inMultiWindowMode && mOverviewStateEnabled) {
@@ -1704,4 +1708,10 @@
             return super::onTouchEvent;
         }
     }
+
+    public FloatingIconView getFloatingIconView(Launcher launcher, View view, RectF iconLocation) {
+        mFloatingIconView = FloatingIconView.getFloatingIconView(launcher, view,
+                true /* hideOriginal */, iconLocation, false /* isOpening */, mFloatingIconView);
+        return  mFloatingIconView;
+    }
 }
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 2b86f5e..c67058d 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
@@ -475,7 +475,12 @@
     @Override
     public void onRecycle() {
         resetViewTransforms();
-        setFullscreenProgress(0);
+        // Clear any references to the thumbnail (it will be re-read either from the cache or the
+        // system on next bind)
+        mSnapshotView.setThumbnail(mTask, null);
+        if (mTask != null) {
+            mTask.thumbnail = null;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentTasksList.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentTasksList.java
index 06a36c9..3538373 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentTasksList.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentTasksList.java
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void onTaskRemoved(int taskId) {
+        for (int i = mTasks.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (mTasks.get(i).key.id == taskId) {
+                mTasks.remove(i);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public synchronized void onActivityPinned(String packageName, int userId, int taskId,
             int stackId) {
         mChangeId++;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsModel.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsModel.java
index 675cfe2..9f12484 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsModel.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsModel.java
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onTaskRemoved(int taskId) {
+        Task.TaskKey dummyKey = new Task.TaskKey(taskId, 0, null, null, 0, 0);
+        mThumbnailCache.remove(dummyKey);
+    }
+
     public void setSystemUiProxy(ISystemUiProxy systemUiProxy) {
         mSystemUiProxy = systemUiProxy;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskThumbnailCache.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskThumbnailCache.java
index d05196b..57c5a27 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskThumbnailCache.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskThumbnailCache.java
@@ -187,6 +187,13 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Removes the cached thumbnail for the given task.
+     */
+    public void remove(Task.TaskKey key) {
+        mCache.remove(key);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @return The cache size.
      */
     public int getCacheSize() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
index cd0ae3d..1a432a7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.WorkerThread;
+import androidx.dynamicanimation.animation.FloatPropertyCompat;
+import androidx.dynamicanimation.animation.SpringAnimation;
+import androidx.dynamicanimation.animation.SpringForce;
 
 /**
  * A view that is created to look like another view with the purpose of creating fluid animations.
@@ -76,6 +79,39 @@
     private static final RectF sTmpRectF = new RectF();
     private static final Object[] sTmpObjArray = new Object[1];
 
+    // We spring the foreground drawable relative to the icon's movement in the DragLayer.
+    // We then use these two factor values to scale the movement of the fg within this view.
+    private static final int FG_TRANS_X_FACTOR = 80;
+    private static final int FG_TRANS_Y_FACTOR = 100;
+
+    private static final FloatPropertyCompat<FloatingIconView> mFgTransYProperty
+            = new FloatPropertyCompat<FloatingIconView>("FloatingViewFgTransY") {
+        @Override
+        public float getValue(FloatingIconView view) {
+            return view.mFgTransY;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void setValue(FloatingIconView view, float transY) {
+            view.mFgTransY = transY;
+            view.invalidate();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final FloatPropertyCompat<FloatingIconView> mFgTransXProperty
+            = new FloatPropertyCompat<FloatingIconView>("FloatingViewFgTransX") {
+        @Override
+        public float getValue(FloatingIconView view) {
+            return view.mFgTransX;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void setValue(FloatingIconView view, float transX) {
+            view.mFgTransX = transX;
+            view.invalidate();
+        }
+    };
+
     private Runnable mEndRunnable;
     private CancellationSignal mLoadIconSignal;
 
@@ -100,17 +136,30 @@
 
     private final Rect mOutline = new Rect();
     private final Rect mFinalDrawableBounds = new Rect();
-    private final Rect mBgDrawableBounds = new Rect();
 
     private AnimatorSet mFadeAnimatorSet;
     private ListenerView mListenerView;
 
+    private final SpringAnimation mFgSpringY;
+    private float mFgTransY;
+    private final SpringAnimation mFgSpringX;
+    private float mFgTransX;
+
     private FloatingIconView(Launcher launcher) {
         super(launcher);
         mLauncher = launcher;
         mBlurSizeOutline = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.blur_size_medium_outline);
         mListenerView = new ListenerView(launcher, null);
+
+        mFgSpringX = new SpringAnimation(this, mFgTransXProperty)
+                .setSpring(new SpringForce()
+                .setDampingRatio(SpringForce.DAMPING_RATIO_LOW_BOUNCY)
+                .setStiffness(SpringForce.STIFFNESS_LOW));
+        mFgSpringY = new SpringAnimation(this, mFgTransYProperty)
+                .setSpring(new SpringForce()
+                        .setDampingRatio(SpringForce.DAMPING_RATIO_LOW_BOUNCY)
+                        .setStiffness(SpringForce.STIFFNESS_LOW));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -178,7 +227,31 @@
                 mRevealAnimator.setCurrentFraction(shapeRevealProgress);
             }
 
-            setBackgroundDrawableBounds(mOutline.height() / minSize);
+            float drawableScale = mOutline.height() / minSize;
+            setBackgroundDrawableBounds(drawableScale);
+            if (isOpening) {
+                // Center align foreground
+                int height = mFinalDrawableBounds.height();
+                int width = mFinalDrawableBounds.width();
+                int diffY = mIsVerticalBarLayout ? 0
+                        : (int) (((height * drawableScale) - height) / 2);
+                int diffX = mIsVerticalBarLayout ? (int) (((width * drawableScale) - width) / 2)
+                        : 0;
+                sTmpRect.set(mFinalDrawableBounds);
+                sTmpRect.offset(diffX, diffY);
+                mForeground.setBounds(sTmpRect);
+            } else {
+                // Spring the foreground relative to the icon's movement within the DragLayer.
+                int diffX = (int) (dX / mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().availableWidthPx
+                        * FG_TRANS_X_FACTOR);
+                int diffY = (int) (dY / mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().availableHeightPx
+                        * FG_TRANS_Y_FACTOR);
+
+                mFgSpringX.animateToFinalPosition(diffX);
+                mFgSpringY.animateToFinalPosition(diffY);
+            }
+
+
         }
         invalidate();
         invalidateOutline();
@@ -393,17 +466,15 @@
     }
 
     private void setBackgroundDrawableBounds(float scale) {
-        mBgDrawableBounds.set(mFinalDrawableBounds);
-        Utilities.scaleRectAboutCenter(mBgDrawableBounds, scale);
+        sTmpRect.set(mFinalDrawableBounds);
+        Utilities.scaleRectAboutCenter(sTmpRect, scale);
         // Since the drawable is at the top of the view, we need to offset to keep it centered.
         if (mIsVerticalBarLayout) {
-            mBgDrawableBounds.offsetTo((int) (mFinalDrawableBounds.left  * scale),
-                    mBgDrawableBounds.top);
+            sTmpRect.offsetTo((int) (mFinalDrawableBounds.left * scale), sTmpRect.top);
         } else {
-            mBgDrawableBounds.offsetTo(mBgDrawableBounds.left,
-                    (int) (mFinalDrawableBounds.top * scale));
+            sTmpRect.offsetTo(sTmpRect.left, (int) (mFinalDrawableBounds.top * scale));
         }
-        mBackground.setBounds(mBgDrawableBounds);
+        mBackground.setBounds(sTmpRect);
     }
 
     @WorkerThread
@@ -448,7 +519,10 @@
             mBackground.draw(canvas);
         }
         if (mForeground != null) {
+            int count2 = canvas.save();
+            canvas.translate(mFgTransX, mFgTransY);
             mForeground.draw(canvas);
+            canvas.restoreToCount(count2);
         }
         canvas.restoreToCount(count);
     }
@@ -624,7 +698,6 @@
         mBackground = null;
         mClipPath = null;
         mFinalDrawableBounds.setEmpty();
-        mBgDrawableBounds.setEmpty();
         if (mRevealAnimator != null) {
             mRevealAnimator.cancel();
         }
@@ -639,5 +712,9 @@
         mOnTargetChangeRunnable = null;
         mTaskCornerRadius = 0;
         mOutline.setEmpty();
+        mFgTransY = 0;
+        mFgSpringX.cancel();
+        mFgTransX = 0;
+        mFgSpringY.cancel();
     }
 }