diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index a29d302..16ce2bd 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableAdditionalHomeAnimations;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableDesktopExplodedView;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableDesktopTaskAlphaAnimation;
+import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableExpressiveDismissTaskMotion;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableGridOnlyOverview;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableLargeDesktopWindowingTile;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableRefactorTaskThumbnail;
@@ -3840,7 +3841,8 @@
                 newClearAllShortTotalWidthTranslation = expectedFirstTaskStart - firstTaskStart;
             }
         }
-        if (lastGridTaskView != null && lastGridTaskView.isVisibleToUser()) {
+        if (lastGridTaskView != null && (lastGridTaskView.isVisibleToUser() || (
+                enableExpressiveDismissTaskMotion() && lastGridTaskView == dismissedTaskView))) {
             // After dismissal, animate translation of the remaining tasks to fill any gap left
             // between the end of the grid and the clear all button. Only animate if the clear
             // all button is visible or would become visible after dismissal.
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
index aaaa0e4..6761e9b 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeFalse;
@@ -579,6 +580,39 @@
                 numTasks - 1, recentsView.getTaskViewCount()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @PortraitLandscape
+    public void testDismissLastGridRow() throws Exception {
+        assumeTrue(mLauncher.isTablet());
+        mLauncher.goHome().switchToOverview().dismissAllTasks();
+        startTestAppsWithCheck();
+        startTestActivity(3);
+        startTestActivity(4);
+        runOnRecentsView(
+                recentsView -> assertNotEquals("Grid overview should have unequal row counts",
+                        recentsView.getTopRowTaskCountForTablet(),
+                        recentsView.getBottomRowTaskCountForTablet()));
+        Overview overview = mLauncher.goHome().switchToOverview();
+        assertIsInState("Launcher internal state didn't switch to Overview",
+                ExpectedState.OVERVIEW);
+        overview.flingForwardUntilClearAllVisible();
+        assertTrue("Clear All not visible.", overview.isClearAllVisible());
+        final Integer numTasks = getFromRecentsView(RecentsView::getTaskViewCount);
+        OverviewTask lastGridTask = overview.getCurrentTasksForTablet().stream().min(
+                Comparator.comparingInt(OverviewTask::getTaskCenterX)).get();
+        assertNotNull("lastGridTask null.", lastGridTask);
+
+        lastGridTask.dismiss();
+
+        runOnRecentsView(recentsView -> assertEquals(
+                "Dismissing a lastGridTask didn't remove 1 lastGridTask from Overview",
+                numTasks - 1, recentsView.getTaskViewCount()));
+        runOnRecentsView(recentsView -> assertEquals("Grid overview should have equal row counts.",
+                recentsView.getTopRowTaskCountForTablet(),
+                recentsView.getBottomRowTaskCountForTablet()));
+        assertTrue("Clear All not visible.", overview.isClearAllVisible());
+    }
+
     private void startTestAppsWithCheck() throws Exception {
         startTestApps();
         expectLaunchedAppState();
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
index ef72a0f..f633d48 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
@@ -157,12 +157,7 @@
              LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
                      "dismissing all tasks")) {
             final BySelector clearAllSelector = mLauncher.getOverviewObjectSelector("clear_all");
-            for (int i = 0;
-                    i < FLINGS_FOR_DISMISS_LIMIT
-                            && !verifyActiveContainer().hasObject(clearAllSelector);
-                    ++i) {
-                flingForwardImpl();
-            }
+            flingForwardUntilClearAllVisible();
 
             final Runnable clickClearAll = () -> mLauncher.clickLauncherObject(
                     mLauncher.waitForObjectInContainer(verifyActiveContainer(),
@@ -183,6 +178,17 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Scrolls until Clear-all button is visible.
+     */
+    public void flingForwardUntilClearAllVisible() {
+        final BySelector clearAllSelector = mLauncher.getOverviewObjectSelector("clear_all");
+        for (int i = 0; i < FLINGS_FOR_DISMISS_LIMIT
+                && !verifyActiveContainer().hasObject(clearAllSelector); ++i) {
+            flingForwardImpl();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Touch to the right of current task. This should dismiss overview and go back to Workspace.
      */
     public Workspace touchOutsideFirstTask() {
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 4e94e1e..8fbb5e3 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         return right - left;
     }
 
-    int getTaskCenterX() {
+    public int getTaskCenterX() {
         return mTask.getVisibleCenter().x;
     }