diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackgroundAppState.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackgroundAppState.java
index 963f1fa..fdb80da 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackgroundAppState.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackgroundAppState.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.LayoutUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
@@ -72,4 +73,13 @@
         float scale = (float) appWidth / sTempRect.width();
         return new float[] { scale, 0f };
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getVisibleElements(Launcher launcher) {
+        if (FeatureFlags.SWIPE_HOME.get()) {
+            return super.getVisibleElements(launcher);
+        }
+        // Hide shelf content (e.g. QSB) because we fade it in when swiping up.
+        return ALL_APPS_HEADER_EXTRA;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
index 971987a..eee0344 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController.SPRING_DAMPING_RATIO;
 import static com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController.SPRING_STIFFNESS;
+import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.DEACCEL_3;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
@@ -38,13 +39,20 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherInitListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager;
+import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.DiscoveryBounce;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
+import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringObjectAnimator;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
@@ -61,10 +69,6 @@
 import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
-
 /**
  * {@link ActivityControlHelper} for the in-launcher recents.
  */
@@ -212,7 +216,7 @@
                         : mShelfState == ShelfAnimState.PEEK
                                 ? shelfPeekingProgress
                                 : shelfOverviewProgress;
-                mShelfAnim = createShelfAnim(activity, toProgress);
+                mShelfAnim = createShelfProgressAnim(activity, toProgress);
                 mShelfAnim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                     @Override
                     public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
@@ -230,10 +234,10 @@
             LauncherState fromState, long transitionLength,
             Consumer<AnimatorPlaybackController> callback) {
         LauncherState endState = OVERVIEW;
+        DeviceProfile dp = activity.getDeviceProfile();
+        long accuracy = 2 * Math.max(dp.widthPx, dp.heightPx);
         if (wasVisible && fromState != BACKGROUND_APP) {
             // If a translucent app was launched fom launcher, animate launcher states.
-            DeviceProfile dp = activity.getDeviceProfile();
-            long accuracy = 2 * Math.max(dp.widthPx, dp.heightPx);
             callback.accept(activity.getStateManager()
                     .createAnimationToNewWorkspace(fromState, endState, accuracy));
             return;
@@ -246,10 +250,11 @@
         if (!activity.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout()
                 && !FeatureFlags.SWIPE_HOME.get()) {
             // Don't animate the shelf when SWIPE_HOME is true, because we update it atomically.
-            Animator shiftAnim = createShelfAnim(activity,
+            Animator shiftAnim = createShelfProgressAnim(activity,
                     fromState.getVerticalProgress(activity),
                     endState.getVerticalProgress(activity));
             anim.play(shiftAnim);
+            anim.play(createShelfAlphaAnim(activity, endState, accuracy));
         }
         playScaleDownAnim(anim, activity, endState);
 
@@ -266,7 +271,7 @@
         callback.accept(controller);
     }
 
-    private Animator createShelfAnim(Launcher activity, float ... progressValues) {
+    private Animator createShelfProgressAnim(Launcher activity, float ... progressValues) {
         Animator shiftAnim = new SpringObjectAnimator<>(activity.getAllAppsController(),
                 "allAppsSpringFromACH", activity.getAllAppsController().getShiftRange(),
                 SPRING_DAMPING_RATIO, SPRING_STIFFNESS, progressValues);
@@ -275,6 +280,19 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Very quickly fade the alpha of shelf content.
+     */
+    private Animator createShelfAlphaAnim(Launcher activity, LauncherState toState, long accuracy) {
+        AllAppsTransitionController allAppsController = activity.getAllAppsController();
+        AnimatorSetBuilder animBuilder = new AnimatorSetBuilder();
+        animBuilder.setInterpolator(AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_ALL_APPS_FADE, DEACCEL_3);
+        LauncherStateManager.AnimationConfig config = new LauncherStateManager.AnimationConfig();
+        config.duration = accuracy;
+        allAppsController.setAlphas(toState.getVisibleElements(activity), config, animBuilder);
+        return animBuilder.build();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Scale down recents from the center task being full screen to being in overview.
      */
     private void playScaleDownAnim(AnimatorSet anim, Launcher launcher,
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
index 93bf69d..a4ecec7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
@@ -188,9 +188,12 @@
 
     private void setAlphas(LauncherState toState, AnimationConfig config,
             AnimatorSetBuilder builder) {
+        setAlphas(toState.getVisibleElements(mLauncher), config, builder);
+    }
+
+    public void setAlphas(int visibleElements, AnimationConfig config, AnimatorSetBuilder builder) {
         PropertySetter setter = config == null ? NO_ANIM_PROPERTY_SETTER
                 : config.getPropertySetter(builder);
-        int visibleElements = toState.getVisibleElements(mLauncher);
         boolean hasHeaderExtra = (visibleElements & ALL_APPS_HEADER_EXTRA) != 0;
         boolean hasContent = (visibleElements & ALL_APPS_CONTENT) != 0;