diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopModeController.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopModeController.java
index 705b352..db6c258 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopModeController.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopModeController.java
@@ -520,6 +520,11 @@
         }
 
         @Override
+        public void showDesktopApp(int taskId) throws RemoteException {
+            // TODO
+        }
+
+        @Override
         public int getVisibleTaskCount(int displayId) throws RemoteException {
             int[] result = new int[1];
             executeRemoteCallWithTaskPermission(mController, "getVisibleTaskCount",
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksController.kt b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksController.kt
index 6ca9fac..d191fcd 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksController.kt
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksController.kt
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@
     }
 
     /** Move a task to the front */
+    fun moveTaskToFront(taskId: Int) {
+        shellTaskOrganizer.getRunningTaskInfo(taskId)?.let { task -> moveTaskToFront(task) }
+    }
+
+    /** Move a task to the front */
     fun moveTaskToFront(taskInfo: RunningTaskInfo) {
         KtProtoLog.v(
             WM_SHELL_DESKTOP_MODE,
@@ -795,6 +800,13 @@
             ) { c -> c.hideStashedDesktopApps(displayId) }
         }
 
+        override fun showDesktopApp(taskId: Int) {
+            ExecutorUtils.executeRemoteCallWithTaskPermission(
+                    controller,
+                    "showDesktopApp"
+            ) { c -> c.moveTaskToFront(taskId) }
+        }
+
         override fun getVisibleTaskCount(displayId: Int): Int {
             val result = IntArray(1)
             ExecutorUtils.executeRemoteCallWithTaskPermission(
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/IDesktopMode.aidl b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/IDesktopMode.aidl
index 05a6e33..ee3a080 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/IDesktopMode.aidl
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/IDesktopMode.aidl
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
     /** Hide apps that may be stashed */
     void hideStashedDesktopApps(int displayId);
 
+    /** Bring task with the given id to front */
+    oneway void showDesktopApp(int taskId);
+
     /** Get count of visible desktop tasks on the given display */
     int getVisibleTaskCount(int displayId);
 
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksControllerTest.kt b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksControllerTest.kt
index 9ce18db..e3dd449 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksControllerTest.kt
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksControllerTest.kt
@@ -345,6 +345,18 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    fun moveTaskToFront_postsWctWithReorderOp() {
+        val task1 = setUpFreeformTask()
+        val task2 = setUpFreeformTask()
+
+        controller.moveTaskToFront(task1)
+
+        val wct = getLatestWct(expectTransition = TRANSIT_TO_FRONT)
+        assertThat(wct.hierarchyOps).hasSize(1)
+        wct.assertReorderAt(index = 0, task1)
+    }
+
+    @Test
     fun moveToNextDisplay_noOtherDisplays() {
         whenever(rootTaskDisplayAreaOrganizer.displayIds).thenReturn(intArrayOf(DEFAULT_DISPLAY))
         val task = setUpFreeformTask(displayId = DEFAULT_DISPLAY)