diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
index 1564653..0472007 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/task_desktop.xml
@@ -19,16 +19,11 @@
     android:id="@+id/task_view_desktop"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:clipChildren="true"
-    android:clipToPadding="true"
     android:contentDescription="@string/recent_task_desktop"
     android:defaultFocusHighlightEnabled="false"
     android:focusable="true"
-    android:padding="0.1dp"
     launcher:focusBorderColor="?attr/materialColorOutline"
     launcher:hoverBorderColor="?attr/materialColorPrimary">
-    <!-- Setting a padding of 0.1 dp since android:clipToPadding needs a non-zero value for
-    padding to work-->
     <View
         android:id="@+id/background"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -40,4 +35,9 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:inflatedId="@id/icon" />
 
+    <com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskContentView
+        android:id="@+id/desktop_content"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+
 </com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView>
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskContentView.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskContentView.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..481acac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskContentView.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * 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.views
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.graphics.Outline
+import android.graphics.Rect
+import android.util.AttributeSet
+import android.view.View
+import android.view.ViewOutlineProvider
+import android.widget.FrameLayout
+import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView.FullscreenDrawParams
+
+class DesktopTaskContentView
+@JvmOverloads
+constructor(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet? = null) : FrameLayout(context, attrs) {
+    private val currentFullscreenParams = FullscreenDrawParams(context)
+    private val taskCornerRadius: Float
+        get() = currentFullscreenParams.cornerRadius
+
+    private val bounds = Rect()
+
+    init {
+        clipToOutline = true
+        outlineProvider =
+            object : ViewOutlineProvider() {
+                override fun getOutline(view: View, outline: Outline) {
+                    outline.setRoundRect(bounds, taskCornerRadius)
+                }
+            }
+    }
+
+    override fun onSizeChanged(w: Int, h: Int, oldw: Int, oldh: Int) {
+        super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh)
+        bounds.set(0, 0, w, h)
+        invalidateOutline()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
index 15b0a6b..5e842aa 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import android.util.Log
 import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.View
+import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import androidx.core.content.res.ResourcesCompat
 import androidx.core.view.updateLayoutParams
 import com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableRefactorTaskThumbnail
@@ -81,12 +82,12 @@
     private val tempRect = Rect()
     private lateinit var backgroundView: View
     private lateinit var iconView: TaskViewIcon
-    private var childCountAtInflation = 0
+    private lateinit var contentView: FrameLayout
 
     override fun onFinishInflate() {
         super.onFinishInflate()
         backgroundView =
-            findViewById<View>(R.id.background)!!.apply {
+            findViewById<View>(R.id.background).apply {
                 updateLayoutParams<LayoutParams> {
                     topMargin = container.deviceProfile.overviewTaskThumbnailTopMarginPx
                 }
@@ -113,7 +114,12 @@
                 )
                 setText(resources.getText(R.string.recent_task_desktop))
             }
-        childCountAtInflation = childCount
+        contentView =
+            findViewById<FrameLayout>(R.id.desktop_content).apply {
+                updateLayoutParams<LayoutParams> {
+                    topMargin = container.deviceProfile.overviewTaskThumbnailTopMarginPx
+                }
+            }
     }
 
     /** Updates this desktop task to the gives task list defined in `tasks` */
@@ -137,13 +143,8 @@
                     } else {
                         taskThumbnailViewDeprecatedPool!!.view
                     }
+                contentView.addView(snapshotView, 0)
 
-                addView(
-                    snapshotView,
-                    // Add snapshotView to the front after initial views e.g. icon and
-                    // background.
-                    childCountAtInflation,
-                )
                 TaskContainer(
                     this,
                     task,
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
         super.onRecycle()
         visibility = VISIBLE
         taskContainers.forEach {
-            removeView(it.snapshotView)
+            contentView.removeView(it.snapshotView)
             if (enableRefactorTaskThumbnail()) {
                 taskThumbnailViewPool!!.recycle(it.thumbnailView)
             } else {
@@ -227,9 +228,7 @@
                 width = (taskSize.width() * scaleWidth).toInt()
                 height = (taskSize.height() * scaleHeight).toInt()
                 leftMargin = (positionInParent.x * scaleWidth).toInt()
-                topMargin =
-                    (positionInParent.y * scaleHeight).toInt() +
-                        container.deviceProfile.overviewTaskThumbnailTopMarginPx
+                topMargin = (positionInParent.y * scaleHeight).toInt()
             }
             if (DEBUG) {
                 with(it.snapshotView.layoutParams as LayoutParams) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskContainer.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskContainer.kt
index 959516f..25aba39 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskContainer.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskContainer.kt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
         if (enableRefactorTaskThumbnail()) {
             bindThumbnailView()
         } else {
-            thumbnailViewDeprecated.bind(task, overlay)
+            thumbnailViewDeprecated.bind(task, overlay, taskView)
         }
         overlay.init()
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailViewDeprecated.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailViewDeprecated.java
index 56ca043..5dbc2ef 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailViewDeprecated.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailViewDeprecated.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     private TaskView.FullscreenDrawParams mFullscreenParams;
     private ImageView mSplashView;
     private Drawable mSplashViewDrawable;
+    private TaskView mTaskView;
 
     @Nullable
     private Task mTask;
@@ -153,10 +154,11 @@
     /**
      * Updates the thumbnail to draw the provided task
      */
-    public void bind(Task task, TaskOverlay<?> overlay) {
+    public void bind(Task task, TaskOverlay<?> overlay, TaskView taskView) {
         mOverlay = overlay;
         mOverlay.reset();
         mTask = task;
+        mTaskView = taskView;
         int color = task == null ? Color.BLACK : task.colorBackground | 0xFF000000;
         mPaint.setColor(color);
         mBackgroundPaint.setColor(color);
@@ -292,8 +294,8 @@
 
     public void drawOnCanvas(Canvas canvas, float x, float y, float width, float height,
             float cornerRadius) {
-        if (mTask != null && getTaskView().isRunningTask()
-                && !getTaskView().getShouldShowScreenshot()) {
+        if (mTask != null && mTaskView.isRunningTask()
+                && !mTaskView.getShouldShowScreenshot()) {
             canvas.drawRoundRect(x, y, width, height, cornerRadius, cornerRadius, mClearPaint);
             canvas.drawRoundRect(x, y, width, height, cornerRadius, cornerRadius,
                     mDimmingPaintAfterClearing);
@@ -334,10 +336,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public TaskView getTaskView() {
-        return (TaskView) getParent();
-    }
-
     public void setOverlayEnabled(boolean overlayEnabled) {
         if (mOverlayEnabled != overlayEnabled) {
             mOverlayEnabled = overlayEnabled;
@@ -390,9 +388,9 @@
         float viewCenterY = viewHeight / 2f;
         float centeredDrawableLeft = (viewWidth - drawableWidth) / 2f;
         float centeredDrawableTop = (viewHeight - drawableHeight) / 2f;
-        float nonGridScale = getTaskView() == null ? 1 : 1 / getTaskView().getNonGridScale();
-        float recentsMaxScale = getTaskView() == null || getTaskView().getRecentsView() == null
-                ? 1 : 1 / getTaskView().getRecentsView().getMaxScaleForFullScreen();
+        float nonGridScale = mTaskView == null ? 1 : 1 / mTaskView.getNonGridScale();
+        float recentsMaxScale = mTaskView == null || mTaskView.getRecentsView() == null
+                ? 1 : 1 / mTaskView.getRecentsView().getMaxScaleForFullScreen();
         float scaleX = nonGridScale * recentsMaxScale * (1 / getScaleX());
         float scaleY = nonGridScale * recentsMaxScale * (1 / getScaleY());
 
@@ -419,7 +417,7 @@
     }
 
     private boolean isThumbnailRotationDifferentFromTask() {
-        RecentsView recents = getTaskView().getRecentsView();
+        RecentsView recents = mTaskView.getRecentsView();
         if (recents == null || mThumbnailData == null) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -467,7 +465,7 @@
         if (mBitmapShader != null && mThumbnailData != null) {
             mPreviewRect.set(0, 0, mThumbnailData.getThumbnail().getWidth(),
                     mThumbnailData.getThumbnail().getHeight());
-            int currentRotation = getTaskView().getOrientedState().getRecentsActivityRotation();
+            int currentRotation = mTaskView.getOrientedState().getRecentsActivityRotation();
             boolean isRtl = getLayoutDirection() == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
             mPreviewPositionHelper.updateThumbnailMatrix(mPreviewRect, mThumbnailData,
                     getMeasuredWidth(), getMeasuredHeight(), dp.isTablet, currentRotation, isRtl);
@@ -475,7 +473,7 @@
             mBitmapShader.setLocalMatrix(mPreviewPositionHelper.getMatrix());
             mPaint.setShader(mBitmapShader);
         }
-        getTaskView().updateCurrentFullscreenParams();
+        mTaskView.updateCurrentFullscreenParams();
         invalidate();
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
index 1002ca4..b15afc1 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
@@ -536,6 +536,10 @@
         int focusedTaskHeight = focusTaskSize.height();
         for (UiObject2 task : taskViews) {
             OverviewTask overviewTask = new OverviewTask(mLauncher, task, this);
+            // Desktop tasks can't be focused tasks, but are the same size.
+            if (overviewTask.isDesktop()) {
+                continue;
+            }
             if (overviewTask.getVisibleHeight() == focusedTaskHeight) {
                 return overviewTask;
             }