diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeSharedState.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeSharedState.java
index 7c6638a..f393387 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeSharedState.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeSharedState.java
@@ -51,9 +51,16 @@
         mLastAnimationRunning = true;
     }
 
+    private void clearAnimationTarget() {
+        if (mLastAnimationTarget != null) {
+            mLastAnimationTarget.release();
+            mLastAnimationTarget = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final void onRecentsAnimationCanceled() {
-        mLastAnimationTarget = null;
+        clearAnimationTarget();
 
         mLastAnimationCancelled = true;
         mLastAnimationRunning = false;
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@
             mRecentsAnimationListener.removeListener(this);
         }
         mRecentsAnimationListener = null;
-        mLastAnimationTarget = null;
+        clearAnimationTarget();
         mLastAnimationCancelled = false;
         mLastAnimationRunning = false;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
index 4526d67..5b94002 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat.MODE_OPENING;
 
+import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
@@ -109,8 +111,14 @@
      */
     public static ValueAnimator getRecentsWindowAnimator(TaskView v, boolean skipViewChanges,
             RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] targets, final ClipAnimationHelper inOutHelper) {
+        SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat applier =
+                new SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat(v);
         ClipAnimationHelper.TransformParams params = new ClipAnimationHelper.TransformParams()
-                .setSyncTransactionApplier(new SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat(v));
+                .setSyncTransactionApplier(applier);
+
+        final RemoteAnimationTargetSet targetSet =
+                new RemoteAnimationTargetSet(targets, MODE_OPENING);
+        targetSet.addDependentTransactionApplier(applier);
 
         final ValueAnimator appAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0, 1);
         appAnimator.setInterpolator(TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
@@ -120,17 +128,15 @@
             final FloatProp mViewAlpha = new FloatProp(1f, 0f, 75, 75, LINEAR);
             final FloatProp mTaskAlpha = new FloatProp(0f, 1f, 0, 75, LINEAR);
 
-            final RemoteAnimationTargetSet mTargetSet;
 
             final RectF mThumbnailRect;
 
             {
-                mTargetSet = new RemoteAnimationTargetSet(targets, MODE_OPENING);
                 inOutHelper.setTaskAlphaCallback((t, alpha) -> mTaskAlpha.value);
 
                 inOutHelper.prepareAnimation(true /* isOpening */);
                 inOutHelper.fromTaskThumbnailView(v.getThumbnail(), (RecentsView) v.getParent(),
-                        mTargetSet.apps.length == 0 ? null : mTargetSet.apps[0]);
+                        targetSet.apps.length == 0 ? null : targetSet.apps[0]);
 
                 mThumbnailRect = new RectF(inOutHelper.getTargetRect());
                 mThumbnailRect.offset(-v.getTranslationX(), -v.getTranslationY());
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@
             @Override
             public void onUpdate(float percent) {
                 params.setProgress(1 - percent);
-                RectF taskBounds = inOutHelper.applyTransform(mTargetSet, params);
+                RectF taskBounds = inOutHelper.applyTransform(targetSet, params);
                 if (!skipViewChanges) {
                     float scale = taskBounds.width() / mThumbnailRect.width();
                     v.setScaleX(scale);
@@ -151,6 +157,12 @@
                 }
             }
         });
+        appAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+                targetSet.release();
+            }
+        });
         return appAnimator;
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
index 4df1b15..50a60fd 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@
 
     private T mActivity;
     private RecentsView mRecentsView;
-    private SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat mSyncTransactionApplier;
     private AnimationFactory mAnimationFactory = (t) -> { };
     private LiveTileOverlay mLiveTileOverlay = new LiveTileOverlay();
 
@@ -405,8 +404,11 @@
         }
 
         mRecentsView = activity.getOverviewPanel();
-        SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat.create(mRecentsView,
-                applier ->  mSyncTransactionApplier = applier );
+        SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat.create(mRecentsView, applier -> {
+            mTransformParams.setSyncTransactionApplier(applier);
+            mRecentsAnimationWrapper.runOnInit(() ->
+                    mRecentsAnimationWrapper.targetSet.addDependentTransactionApplier(applier));
+            });
         mRecentsView.setEnableFreeScroll(false);
 
         mRecentsView.setOnScrollChangeListener((v, scrollX, scrollY, oldScrollX, oldScrollY) -> {
@@ -648,8 +650,7 @@
             }
             float offsetScale = getTaskCurveScaleForOffsetX(offsetX,
                     mClipAnimationHelper.getTargetRect().width());
-            mTransformParams.setProgress(shift).setOffsetX(offsetX).setOffsetScale(offsetScale)
-                    .setSyncTransactionApplier(mSyncTransactionApplier);
+            mTransformParams.setProgress(shift).setOffsetX(offsetX).setOffsetScale(offsetScale);
             mClipAnimationHelper.applyTransform(mRecentsAnimationWrapper.targetSet,
                     mTransformParams);
             mRecentsAnimationWrapper.setWindowThresholdCrossed(
@@ -1047,8 +1048,7 @@
 
             float iconAlpha = Utilities.mapToRange(interpolatedProgress, 0,
                     windowAlphaThreshold, 0f, 1f, Interpolators.LINEAR);
-            mTransformParams.setCurrentRectAndTargetAlpha(currentRect, 1f - iconAlpha)
-                    .setSyncTransactionApplier(mSyncTransactionApplier);
+            mTransformParams.setCurrentRectAndTargetAlpha(currentRect, 1f - iconAlpha);
             mClipAnimationHelper.applyTransform(targetSet, mTransformParams,
                     false /* launcherOnTop */);
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SwipeAnimationTargetSet.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SwipeAnimationTargetSet.java
index 5a1a103..83973fa 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SwipeAnimationTargetSet.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SwipeAnimationTargetSet.java
@@ -95,9 +95,4 @@
 
         void onRecentsAnimationCanceled();
     }
-
-    public interface SwipeAnimationFinishListener {
-
-        void onSwipeAnimationFinished(SwipeAnimationTargetSet targetSet);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
index cda9d4f..886dcc3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.java
@@ -416,10 +416,9 @@
 
         RemoteAnimationTargetSet openingTargets = new RemoteAnimationTargetSet(targets,
                 MODE_OPENING);
-        RemoteAnimationTargetSet closingTargets = new RemoteAnimationTargetSet(targets,
-                MODE_CLOSING);
         SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat surfaceApplier =
                 new SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat(mFloatingView);
+        openingTargets.addDependentTransactionApplier(surfaceApplier);
 
         // Scale the app icon to take up the entire screen. This simplifies the math when
         // animating the app window position / scale.
@@ -470,6 +469,7 @@
                 if (v instanceof BubbleTextView) {
                     ((BubbleTextView) v).setStayPressed(false);
                 }
+                openingTargets.release();
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RemoteAnimationTargetSet.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RemoteAnimationTargetSet.java
index c372485..0df4e94 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RemoteAnimationTargetSet.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RemoteAnimationTargetSet.java
@@ -16,14 +16,20 @@
 package com.android.quickstep.util;
 
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.system.SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat;
 
+import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Queue;
 
 /**
  * Holds a collection of RemoteAnimationTargets, filtered by different properties.
  */
 public class RemoteAnimationTargetSet {
 
+    private final Queue<SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat> mDependentTransactionAppliers =
+            new ArrayDeque<>(1);
+
     public final RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] unfilteredApps;
     public final RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] apps;
     public final int targetMode;
@@ -60,4 +66,19 @@
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    public void addDependentTransactionApplier(SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat delay) {
+        mDependentTransactionAppliers.add(delay);
+    }
+
+    public void release() {
+        SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplierCompat applier = mDependentTransactionAppliers.poll();
+        if (applier == null) {
+            for (RemoteAnimationTargetCompat target : unfilteredApps) {
+                target.release();
+            }
+        } else {
+            applier.addAfterApplyCallback(this::release);
+        }
+    }
 }