diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/MotionEventQueue.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/MotionEventQueue.java
index 8e6e4c7..538e23c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/MotionEventQueue.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/MotionEventQueue.java
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
             ACTION_VIRTUAL | (5 << ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT);
     private static final int ACTION_SHOW_OVERVIEW_FROM_ALT_TAB =
             ACTION_VIRTUAL | (6 << ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT);
+    private static final int ACTION_QUICK_STEP =
+            ACTION_VIRTUAL | (7 << ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT);
 
     private final EventArray mEmptyArray = new EventArray();
     private final Object mExecutionLock = new Object();
@@ -160,6 +162,9 @@
                             mConsumer.onShowOverviewFromAltTab();
                             mConsumer.updateTouchTracking(INTERACTION_QUICK_SCRUB);
                             break;
+                        case ACTION_QUICK_STEP:
+                            mConsumer.onQuickStep(event.getX(), event.getY(), event.getEventTime());
+                            break;
                         default:
                             Log.e(TAG, "Invalid virtual event: " + event.getAction());
                     }
@@ -204,6 +209,11 @@
         queueVirtualAction(ACTION_QUICK_SCRUB_END, 0);
     }
 
+    public void onQuickStep(MotionEvent event) {
+        event.setAction(ACTION_QUICK_STEP);
+        queueNoPreProcess(event);
+    }
+
     public void reset() {
         queueVirtualAction(ACTION_RESET, 0);
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OtherActivityTouchConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OtherActivityTouchConsumer.java
index 4877abb..bcc986d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OtherActivityTouchConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OtherActivityTouchConsumer.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     private final PointF mDownPos = new PointF();
     private final PointF mLastPos = new PointF();
     private int mActivePointerId = INVALID_POINTER_ID;
-    private boolean mTouchThresholdCrossed;
+    private boolean mGestureStarted;
     private int mTouchSlop;
     private float mStartDisplacement;
     private WindowTransformSwipeHandler mInteractionHandler;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                 mDownPos.set(ev.getX(), ev.getY());
                 mLastPos.set(mDownPos);
                 mTouchSlop = ViewConfiguration.get(this).getScaledPagingTouchSlop();
-                mTouchThresholdCrossed = false;
+                mGestureStarted = false;
 
                 // Start the window animation on down to give more time for launcher to draw if the
                 // user didn't start the gesture over the back button
@@ -155,26 +155,10 @@
                 }
                 mLastPos.set(ev.getX(pointerIndex), ev.getY(pointerIndex));
 
-                float displacement = ev.getY(pointerIndex) - mDownPos.y;
-                if (isNavBarOnRight()) {
-                    displacement = ev.getX(pointerIndex) - mDownPos.x;
-                } else if (isNavBarOnLeft()) {
-                    displacement = mDownPos.x - ev.getX(pointerIndex);
-                }
-                if (!mTouchThresholdCrossed) {
-                    mTouchThresholdCrossed = Math.abs(displacement) >= mTouchSlop;
-                    if (mTouchThresholdCrossed) {
-                        mStartDisplacement = Math.signum(displacement) * mTouchSlop;
-
-                        if (mIsDeferredDownTarget) {
-                            // If we deferred starting the window animation on touch down, then
-                            // start tracking now
-                            startTouchTrackingForWindowAnimation(ev.getEventTime());
-                        }
-                        notifyGestureStarted();
-                    }
-                } else if (mInteractionHandler != null) {
+                if (mGestureStarted && mInteractionHandler != null) {
                     // Move
+                    float displacement = getDisplacement(ev.getX(pointerIndex),
+                            ev.getY(pointerIndex));
                     mInteractionHandler.updateDisplacement(displacement - mStartDisplacement);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -195,6 +179,7 @@
             return;
         }
         // Notify the handler that the gesture has actually started
+        mGestureStarted = true;
         mInteractionHandler.onGestureStarted();
     }
 
@@ -276,7 +261,7 @@
      * the animation can still be running.
      */
     private void finishTouchTracking() {
-        if (mTouchThresholdCrossed && mInteractionHandler != null) {
+        if (mGestureStarted && mInteractionHandler != null) {
             mVelocityTracker.computeCurrentVelocity(1000,
                     ViewConfiguration.get(this).getScaledMaximumFlingVelocity());
 
@@ -336,6 +321,28 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onQuickStep(float eventX, float eventY, long eventTime) {
+        float displacement = getDisplacement(eventX, eventY);
+        mStartDisplacement = Math.signum(displacement) * mTouchSlop;
+        if (mIsDeferredDownTarget) {
+            // If we deferred starting the window animation on touch down, then
+            // start tracking now
+            startTouchTrackingForWindowAnimation(eventTime);
+        }
+        notifyGestureStarted();
+    }
+
+    private float getDisplacement(float eventX, float eventY) {
+        float displacement = eventY - mDownPos.y;
+        if (isNavBarOnRight()) {
+            displacement = eventX - mDownPos.x;
+        } else if (isNavBarOnLeft()) {
+            displacement = mDownPos.x - eventX;
+        }
+        return displacement;
+    }
+
     public void switchToMainChoreographer() {
         mEventQueue.setInterimChoreographer(null);
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchConsumer.java
index 4e35159..1290ec3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchConsumer.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 
     default void onQuickScrubProgress(float progress) { }
 
+    default void onQuickStep(float eventX, float eventY, long eventTime) { }
+
     /**
      * Called on the binder thread to allow the consumer to process the motion event before it is
      * posted on a handler thread.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index cc49dc7..2d58a6b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@
 
         @Override
         public void onQuickStep(MotionEvent motionEvent) {
+            mEventQueue.onQuickStep(motionEvent);
+            TraceHelper.endSection("SysUiBinder", "onQuickStep");
 
         }
     };