diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
index 60e7b12..20330b2 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void returnToHomescreen() {
+        super.returnToHomescreen();
+        // TODO(b/137318995) This should go home, but doing so removes freeform windows
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public ActivityOptions getActivityLaunchOptions(final View v) {
         if (!(v instanceof TaskView)) {
             return null;
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskSystemShortcut.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskSystemShortcut.java
index 213c5d3..cfd14bb 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskSystemShortcut.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskSystemShortcut.java
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseDraggingActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.popup.SystemShortcut;
@@ -268,12 +266,16 @@
 
         @Override
         protected ActivityOptions makeLaunchOptions(Activity activity) {
-            return ActivityOptionsCompat.makeFreeformOptions();
+            ActivityOptions activityOptions = ActivityOptionsCompat.makeFreeformOptions();
+            // Arbitrary bounds only because freeform is in dev mode right now
+            Rect r = new Rect(50, 50, 200, 200);
+            activityOptions.setLaunchBounds(r);
+            return activityOptions;
         }
 
         @Override
         protected boolean onActivityStarted(BaseDraggingActivity activity) {
-            Launcher.getLauncher(activity).getStateManager().goToState(LauncherState.NORMAL);
+            activity.returnToHomescreen();
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
index 1cdb18c..8de0069 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
 
     public abstract View getRootView();
 
+    public void returnToHomescreen() {
+        // no-op
+    }
+
     public Rect getViewBounds(View v) {
         int[] pos = new int[2];
         v.getLocationOnScreen(pos);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index b864111..40d7668 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -2568,6 +2568,12 @@
         return (Launcher) fromContext(context);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void returnToHomescreen() {
+        super.returnToHomescreen();
+        getStateManager().goToState(LauncherState.NORMAL);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Just a wrapper around the type cast to allow easier tracking of calls.
      */