diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 6cfc846..ad6a10b 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     @Override
     public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
         super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
-        onStateOrResumeChanged();
+        onStateOrResumeChanging(false /* inTransition */);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -115,11 +115,9 @@
     @Override
     protected void onActivityFlagsChanged(int changeBits) {
         super.onActivityFlagsChanged(changeBits);
-
         if ((changeBits & (ACTIVITY_STATE_DEFERRED_RESUMED | ACTIVITY_STATE_STARTED
-                | ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_ACTIVE | ACTIVITY_STATE_TRANSITION_ACTIVE)) != 0
-                && (getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_TRANSITION_ACTIVE) == 0) {
-            onStateOrResumeChanged();
+                | ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_ACTIVE | ACTIVITY_STATE_TRANSITION_ACTIVE)) != 0) {
+            onStateOrResumeChanging((getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_TRANSITION_ACTIVE) == 0);
         }
 
         if (mHotseatPredictionController != null && ((changeBits & ACTIVITY_STATE_STARTED) != 0
@@ -164,14 +162,16 @@
     /**
      * Recents logic that triggers when launcher state changes or launcher activity stops/resumes.
      */
-    private void onStateOrResumeChanged() {
+    private void onStateOrResumeChanging(boolean inTransition) {
         LauncherState state = getStateManager().getState();
         DeviceProfile profile = getDeviceProfile();
-        boolean visible = (state == NORMAL || state == OVERVIEW) && isUserActive()
+        boolean willUserBeActive = (getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_WILL_BE_ACTIVE) != 0;
+        boolean visible = (state == NORMAL || state == OVERVIEW)
+                && (willUserBeActive || isUserActive())
                 && !profile.isVerticalBarLayout();
         UiThreadHelper.runAsyncCommand(this, SET_SHELF_HEIGHT, visible ? 1 : 0,
                 profile.hotseatBarSizePx);
-        if (state == NORMAL) {
+        if (state == NORMAL && !inTransition) {
             ((RecentsView) getOverviewPanel()).setSwipeDownShouldLaunchApp(false);
         }
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
index d466296..4ebfbd6 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void setHintUserWillBeActive() {
+        getCreatedActivity().setHintUserWillBeActive();
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public boolean deferStartingActivity(RecentsAnimationDeviceState deviceState, MotionEvent ev) {
         return deviceState.isInDeferredGestureRegion(ev);
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java
index 1830ccb..54b4769 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@
                         : null;
 
                 mActivity.getRootView().setForceHideBackArrow(true);
+                mActivityInterface.setHintUserWillBeActive();
 
                 homeAnimFactory = new HomeAnimationFactory(floatingIconView) {
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
index 629a74b..0968d8e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -304,4 +304,8 @@
     public ShelfPeekAnim getShelfPeekAnim() {
         return mShelfPeekAnim;
     }
+
+    public void setHintUserWillBeActive() {
+        addActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_WILL_BE_ACTIVE);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
index 2699a91..f29f0ff 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@
         recentsView.switchToScreenshot(thumbnailData, runnable);
     }
 
+    public void setHintUserWillBeActive() {}
+
     /**
      * Sets the expected window size in multi-window mode
      */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
index 7de44a3..7d80d81 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
@@ -108,9 +108,14 @@
     public static final int ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_ACTIVE = 1 << 4;
 
     /**
+     * State flag indicating if the user will be active shortly.
+     */
+    public static final int ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_WILL_BE_ACTIVE = 1 << 5;
+
+    /**
      * State flag indicating that a state transition is in progress
      */
-    public static final int ACTIVITY_STATE_TRANSITION_ACTIVE = 1 << 5;
+    public static final int ACTIVITY_STATE_TRANSITION_ACTIVE = 1 << 6;
 
     @Retention(SOURCE)
     @IntDef(
@@ -180,6 +185,7 @@
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
         addActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_RESUMED | ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_ACTIVE);
+        removeActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_WILL_BE_ACTIVE);
         super.onResume();
     }