diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
index 28ecf96..0760618 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
@@ -636,24 +636,29 @@
     override fun onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(info: AccessibilityNodeInfo) {
         super.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(info)
         with(info) {
-            addAction(
-                AccessibilityAction(
-                    R.id.action_close,
-                    context.getText(R.string.accessibility_close),
+            // Only make actions available if the app icon menu is visible to the user.
+            // When modalness is >0, the user is in select mode and the icon menu is hidden.
+            if (modalness == 0f) {
+                addAction(
+                    AccessibilityAction(
+                        R.id.action_close,
+                        context.getText(R.string.accessibility_close),
+                    )
                 )
-            )
 
-            taskContainers.forEach {
-                TraceHelper.allowIpcs("TV.a11yInfo") {
-                    TaskOverlayFactory.getEnabledShortcuts(this@TaskView, it).forEach { shortcut ->
-                        addAction(shortcut.createAccessibilityAction(context))
+                taskContainers.forEach {
+                    TraceHelper.allowIpcs("TV.a11yInfo") {
+                        TaskOverlayFactory.getEnabledShortcuts(this@TaskView, it).forEach { shortcut
+                            ->
+                            addAction(shortcut.createAccessibilityAction(context))
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            // Add DWB accessibility action at the end of the list
-            taskContainers.forEach {
-                it.digitalWellBeingToast?.getDWBAccessibilityAction()?.let(::addAction)
+                // Add DWB accessibility action at the end of the list
+                taskContainers.forEach {
+                    it.digitalWellBeingToast?.getDWBAccessibilityAction()?.let(::addAction)
+                }
             }
 
             recentsView?.let {