diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index eb5c7f9..496a3d8 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR;
+import static com.android.quickstep.GestureState.DEFAULT_STATE;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.KEY_EXTRA_INPUT_MONITOR;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.KEY_EXTRA_SYSUI_PROXY;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_TRACING_ENABLED;
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
     private static final String NOTIFY_ACTION_BACK = "com.android.quickstep.action.BACK_GESTURE";
     private static final String HAS_ENABLED_QUICKSTEP_ONCE = "launcher.has_enabled_quickstep_once";
     private static final int MAX_BACK_NOTIFICATION_COUNT = 3;
+
     private int mBackGestureNotificationCounter = -1;
     @Nullable
     private OverscrollPlugin mOverscrollPlugin;
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@
     private InputConsumer mConsumer = InputConsumer.NO_OP;
     private Choreographer mMainChoreographer;
     private InputConsumer mResetGestureInputConsumer;
-    private GestureState mGestureState = new GestureState();
+    private GestureState mGestureState = DEFAULT_STATE;
 
     private InputMonitorCompat mInputMonitorCompat;
     private InputEventReceiver mInputEventReceiver;
@@ -435,16 +437,14 @@
 
         Object traceToken = TraceHelper.INSTANCE.beginFlagsOverride(
                 TraceHelper.FLAG_ALLOW_BINDER_TRACKING);
-        mDeviceState.setOrientationTransformIfNeeded(event);
 
         final int action = event.getAction();
         if (action == ACTION_DOWN) {
-            GestureState newGestureState = new GestureState(mOverviewComponentObserver,
-                    ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.generateAndSetLogId());
-            newGestureState.updateRunningTask(TraceHelper.whitelistIpcs("getRunningTask.0",
-                    () -> mAM.getRunningTask(0)));
+            mDeviceState.setOrientationTransformIfNeeded(event);
+            GestureState newGestureState;
 
             if (mDeviceState.isInSwipeUpTouchRegion(event)) {
+                newGestureState = createGestureState();
                 mConsumer.onConsumerAboutToBeSwitched();
                 mConsumer = newConsumer(mGestureState, newGestureState, event);
 
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@
             } else if (mDeviceState.isUserUnlocked()
                     && mDeviceState.isFullyGesturalNavMode()
                     && mDeviceState.canTriggerAssistantAction(event)) {
+                newGestureState = createGestureState();
                 // Do not change mConsumer as if there is an ongoing QuickSwitch gesture, we should
                 // not interrupt it. QuickSwitch assumes that interruption can only happen if the
                 // next gesture is also quick switch.
@@ -462,11 +463,18 @@
                     InputConsumer.NO_OP, mInputMonitorCompat,
                     mOverviewComponentObserver.assistantGestureIsConstrained());
             } else {
+                newGestureState = DEFAULT_STATE;
                 mUncheckedConsumer = InputConsumer.NO_OP;
             }
 
             // Save the current gesture state
             mGestureState = newGestureState;
+        } else {
+            // Other events
+            if (mUncheckedConsumer != InputConsumer.NO_OP) {
+                // Only transform the event if we are handling it in a proper consumer
+                mDeviceState.setOrientationTransformIfNeeded(event);
+            }
         }
 
         ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.addLog("onMotionEvent", event.getActionMasked());
@@ -481,6 +489,14 @@
         TraceHelper.INSTANCE.endFlagsOverride(traceToken);
     }
 
+    private GestureState createGestureState() {
+        GestureState gestureState = new GestureState(mOverviewComponentObserver,
+                ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.generateAndSetLogId());
+        gestureState.updateRunningTask(TraceHelper.whitelistIpcs("getRunningTask.0",
+                () -> mAM.getRunningTask(0)));
+        return gestureState;
+    }
+
     private InputConsumer newConsumer(GestureState previousGestureState,
             GestureState newGestureState, MotionEvent event) {
         boolean canStartSystemGesture = mDeviceState.canStartSystemGesture();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
index 501c6f0..f7e40ca 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
     private static final String TAG = "GestureState";
 
     private static final ArrayList<String> STATE_NAMES = new ArrayList<>();
+    public static final GestureState DEFAULT_STATE = new GestureState();
+
     private static int FLAG_COUNT = 0;
     private static int getFlagForIndex(String name) {
         if (DEBUG_STATES) {