diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/task.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/task.xml
index ac1a50a..34193d3 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/task.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/task.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:androidprv="http://schemas.android.com/apk/prv/res/android"
     xmlns:launcher="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    android:id="@+id/task"
+    android:id="@+id/task_view_single"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:clipChildren="false"
diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
index 64aa7e1..8c7090e 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:androidprv="http://schemas.android.com/apk/prv/res/android"
     xmlns:launcher="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    android:id="@+id/task"
+    android:id="@+id/task_view_desktop"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:clipChildren="true"
diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/task_grouped.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/task_grouped.xml
index da2b29f..cb4b98f 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/task_grouped.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/task_grouped.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:androidprv="http://schemas.android.com/apk/prv/res/android"
     xmlns:launcher="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    android:id="@+id/task"
+    android:id="@+id/task_view_grouped"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:clipChildren="false"
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
index 9ce2277..384945b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 import androidx.core.view.updateLayoutParams
 import com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableRefactorTaskThumbnail
 import com.android.launcher3.R
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestLogging
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol
 import com.android.launcher3.util.RunnableList
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TransformingTouchDelegate
@@ -213,7 +215,15 @@
     }
 
     override fun needsUpdate(dataChange: Int, flag: Int) =
-        if (flag == FLAG_UPDATE_THUMBNAIL) super.needsUpdate(dataChange, flag) else false
+        if (flag == FLAG_UPDATE_CORNER_RADIUS) false else super.needsUpdate(dataChange, flag)
+
+    override fun onIconLoaded(taskContainer: TaskContainer) {
+        // Update contentDescription of snapshotView only, individual task icon is unused.
+        taskContainer.snapshotView.contentDescription = taskContainer.task.titleDescription
+    }
+
+    // Ignoring [onIconUnloaded] as all tasks shares the same Desktop icon
+    override fun onIconUnloaded(taskContainer: TaskContainer) {}
 
     // thumbnailView is laid out differently and is handled in onMeasure
     override fun updateThumbnailSize() {}
@@ -228,6 +238,11 @@
 
     override fun launchTaskAnimated(): RunnableList? {
         val recentsView = recentsView ?: return null
+        TestLogging.recordEvent(
+            TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN,
+            "launchDesktopFromRecents",
+            taskIds.contentToString()
+        )
         val endCallback = RunnableList()
         val desktopController = recentsView.desktopRecentsController
         checkNotNull(desktopController) { "recentsController is null" }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
index e189d14..99574a6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
@@ -868,18 +868,11 @@
                             it.task.icon = icon
                             it.task.titleDescription = contentDescription
                             it.task.title = title
-                            setIcon(it.iconView, icon)
-                            if (enableOverviewIconMenu()) {
-                                setText(it.iconView, title)
-                            }
-                            it.digitalWellBeingToast?.initialize(it.task)
+                            onIconLoaded(it)
                         }
                         ?.also { request -> pendingIconLoadRequests.add(request) }
                 } else {
-                    setIcon(it.iconView, null)
-                    if (enableOverviewIconMenu()) {
-                        setText(it.iconView, null)
-                    }
+                    onIconUnloaded(it)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -898,6 +891,21 @@
         pendingIconLoadRequests.clear()
     }
 
+    protected open fun onIconLoaded(taskContainer: TaskContainer) {
+        setIcon(taskContainer.iconView, taskContainer.task.icon)
+        if (enableOverviewIconMenu()) {
+            setText(taskContainer.iconView, taskContainer.task.title)
+        }
+        taskContainer.digitalWellBeingToast?.initialize(taskContainer.task)
+    }
+
+    protected open fun onIconUnloaded(taskContainer: TaskContainer) {
+        setIcon(taskContainer.iconView, null)
+        if (enableOverviewIconMenu()) {
+            setText(taskContainer.iconView, null)
+        }
+    }
+
     protected fun setIcon(iconView: TaskViewIcon, icon: Drawable?) {
         with(iconView) {
             if (icon != null) {
@@ -1119,6 +1127,11 @@
             isClickableAsLiveTile = true
             return runnableList
         }
+        TestLogging.recordEvent(
+            TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN,
+            "composeRecentsLaunchAnimator",
+            taskIds.contentToString()
+        )
         val runnableList = RunnableList()
         with(AnimatorSet()) {
             TaskViewUtils.composeRecentsLaunchAnimator(
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsOverviewDesktop.kt b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsOverviewDesktop.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..694a382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsOverviewDesktop.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.quickstep
+
+import android.platform.test.rule.AllowedDevices
+import android.platform.test.rule.DeviceProduct
+import android.platform.test.rule.IgnoreLimit
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.By
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.Until
+import com.android.launcher3.BuildConfig
+import com.android.launcher3.ui.AbstractLauncherUiTest
+import com.android.launcher3.ui.PortraitLandscapeRunner.PortraitLandscape
+import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.QuickstepLauncher
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertWithMessage
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+
+/** Test Desktop windowing in Overview. */
+@AllowedDevices(allowed = [DeviceProduct.CF_TABLET, DeviceProduct.TANGORPRO])
+@IgnoreLimit(ignoreLimit = BuildConfig.IS_STUDIO_BUILD)
+class TaplTestsOverviewDesktop : AbstractLauncherUiTest<QuickstepLauncher?>() {
+    @Before
+    fun setup() {
+        val overview = mLauncher.goHome().switchToOverview()
+        if (overview.hasTasks()) {
+            overview.dismissAllTasks()
+        }
+        startTestAppsWithCheck()
+        mLauncher.goHome()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @PortraitLandscape
+    fun enterDesktopViaOverviewMenu() {
+        // Move last launched TEST_ACTIVITY_2 into Desktop
+        mLauncher.workspace
+            .switchToOverview()
+            .getTestActivityTask(TEST_ACTIVITY_2)
+            .tapMenu()
+            .tapDesktopMenuItem()
+        assertTestAppLaunched(TEST_ACTIVITY_2)
+
+        // Scroll back to TEST_ACTIVITY_1, then move it into Desktop
+        mLauncher
+            .goHome()
+            .switchToOverview()
+            .apply { flingForward() }
+            .getTestActivityTask(TEST_ACTIVITY_1)
+            .tapMenu()
+            .tapDesktopMenuItem()
+        TEST_ACTIVITIES.forEach { assertTestAppLaunched(it) }
+
+        // Launch static DesktopTaskView
+        val desktop =
+            mLauncher.goHome().switchToOverview().getTestActivityTask(TEST_ACTIVITIES).open()
+        TEST_ACTIVITIES.forEach { assertTestAppLaunched(it) }
+
+        // Launch live-tile DesktopTaskView
+        desktop.switchToOverview().getTestActivityTask(TEST_ACTIVITIES).open()
+        TEST_ACTIVITIES.forEach { assertTestAppLaunched(it) }
+    }
+
+    private fun startTestAppsWithCheck() {
+        TEST_ACTIVITIES.forEach {
+            startTestActivity(it)
+            executeOnLauncher { launcher ->
+                assertWithMessage(
+                        "Launcher activity is the top activity; expecting TestActivity$it"
+                    )
+                    .that(isInLaunchedApp(launcher))
+                    .isTrue()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun assertTestAppLaunched(index: Int) {
+        assertWithMessage("TestActivity$index not opened in Desktop")
+            .that(
+                mDevice.wait(
+                    Until.hasObject(By.pkg(getAppPackageName()).text("TestActivity$index")),
+                    DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT
+                )
+            )
+            .isTrue()
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val TEST_ACTIVITY_1 = 2
+        const val TEST_ACTIVITY_2 = 3
+        val TEST_ACTIVITIES = listOf(TEST_ACTIVITY_1, TEST_ACTIVITY_2)
+    }
+}