diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
index 991408c..f05fc76 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile.OnDeviceProfileChangeListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators;
@@ -80,9 +83,6 @@
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat.SurfaceParams;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.WindowManagerWrapper;
 
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-
 /**
  * {@link LauncherAppTransitionManager} with Quickstep-specific app transitions for launching from
  * home and/or all-apps.
@@ -766,6 +766,13 @@
         @Override
         public void onCreateAnimation(RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] targetCompats,
                 LauncherAnimationRunner.AnimationResult result) {
+            if (mLauncher.isDestroyed()) {
+                AnimatorSet anim = new AnimatorSet();
+                anim.play(getClosingWindowAnimators(targetCompats));
+                result.setAnimation(anim, mLauncher.getApplicationContext());
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (!mLauncher.hasBeenResumed()) {
                 // If launcher is not resumed, wait until new async-frame after resume
                 mLauncher.addOnResumeCallback(() ->