diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewDismissTouchController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewDismissTouchController.kt
index 98737a5..7a3cdb7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewDismissTouchController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewDismissTouchController.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import android.view.MotionEvent
 import androidx.dynamicanimation.animation.SpringAnimation
 import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators.DECELERATE
+import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators.LINEAR
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView
 import com.android.launcher3.R
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities.EDGE_NAV_BAR
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.MSDLPlayerWrapper
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView
+import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsViewContainer
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView
 import com.google.android.msdl.data.model.MSDLToken
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@
     private var verticalFactor: Int = 0
     private var hasDismissThresholdHapticRun = false
     private var initialDisplacement: Float = 0f
+    private var recentsScaleAnimation: SpringAnimation? = null
 
     private fun canInterceptTouch(ev: MotionEvent): Boolean =
         when {
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@
 
     private fun onActionDown(ev: MotionEvent): Boolean {
         springAnimation?.cancel()
+        recentsScaleAnimation?.cancel()
         if (!canInterceptTouch(ev)) {
             return false
         }
@@ -162,6 +166,8 @@
             }
             recentsView.redrawLiveTile()
         }
+        val dismissFraction = displacement / (dismissLength * verticalFactor).toFloat()
+        RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY.setValue(recentsView, getRecentsScale(dismissFraction))
         playDismissThresholdHaptic(displacement)
         return true
     }
@@ -216,6 +222,10 @@
                         if (isDismissing) (dismissLength * verticalFactor).toFloat() else 0f
                     )
                 }
+        recentsScaleAnimation =
+            recentsView.animateRecentsScale(RECENTS_SCALE_DEFAULT).addEndListener { _, _, _, _ ->
+                recentsScaleAnimation = null
+            }
     }
 
     // Returns if the current task being dragged is towards "positive" (e.g. dismissal).
@@ -230,8 +240,54 @@
         springAnimation = null
     }
 
+    private fun getRecentsScale(dismissFraction: Float): Float {
+        return when {
+            // Do not scale recents when dragging below origin.
+            dismissFraction <= 0 -> {
+                RECENTS_SCALE_DEFAULT
+            }
+            // Initially scale recents as the drag begins, up to the first threshold.
+            dismissFraction < RECENTS_SCALE_FIRST_THRESHOLD_FRACTION -> {
+                mapToRange(
+                    dismissFraction,
+                    0f,
+                    RECENTS_SCALE_FIRST_THRESHOLD_FRACTION,
+                    RECENTS_SCALE_DEFAULT,
+                    RECENTS_SCALE_ON_DISMISS_CANCEL,
+                    LINEAR,
+                )
+            }
+            // Keep scale consistent until dragging to the dismiss threshold.
+            dismissFraction < RECENTS_SCALE_DISMISS_THRESHOLD_FRACTION -> {
+                RECENTS_SCALE_ON_DISMISS_CANCEL
+            }
+            // Scale beyond the dismiss threshold again, to indicate dismiss will occur on release.
+            dismissFraction < RECENTS_SCALE_SECOND_THRESHOLD_FRACTION -> {
+                mapToRange(
+                    dismissFraction,
+                    RECENTS_SCALE_DISMISS_THRESHOLD_FRACTION,
+                    RECENTS_SCALE_SECOND_THRESHOLD_FRACTION,
+                    RECENTS_SCALE_ON_DISMISS_CANCEL,
+                    RECENTS_SCALE_ON_DISMISS_SUCCESS,
+                    LINEAR,
+                )
+            }
+            // Keep scale beyond the dismiss threshold scaling consistent.
+            else -> {
+                RECENTS_SCALE_ON_DISMISS_SUCCESS
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     companion object {
         private const val DISMISS_THRESHOLD_FRACTION = 0.5f
         private const val DISMISS_THRESHOLD_HAPTIC_RANGE = 10f
+
+        private const val RECENTS_SCALE_ON_DISMISS_CANCEL = 0.9875f
+        private const val RECENTS_SCALE_ON_DISMISS_SUCCESS = 0.975f
+        private const val RECENTS_SCALE_DEFAULT = 1f
+        private const val RECENTS_SCALE_FIRST_THRESHOLD_FRACTION = 0.2f
+        private const val RECENTS_SCALE_DISMISS_THRESHOLD_FRACTION = 0.5f
+        private const val RECENTS_SCALE_SECOND_THRESHOLD_FRACTION = 0.575f
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 424271a..d37fe9a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -6950,6 +6950,13 @@
                 isDismissing, detector, dismissLength, onEndRunnable);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Animates RecentsView's scale to the provided value, using spring animations.
+     */
+    public SpringAnimation animateRecentsScale(float scale) {
+        return mUtils.animateRecentsScale(scale);
+    }
+
     public interface TaskLaunchListener {
         void onTaskLaunched();
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewUtils.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewUtils.kt
index d18a5f7..5ee661e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewUtils.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewUtils.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.util.GroupTask
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskGridNavHelper
 import com.android.quickstep.util.isExternalDisplay
+import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RUNNING_TASK_ATTACH_ALPHA
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.ThumbnailData
 import com.google.android.msdl.data.model.MSDLToken
@@ -362,7 +363,6 @@
             addNeighboringSpringAnimationsForDismissCancel(
                 draggedTaskView,
                 draggedTaskViewSpringAnimation,
-                recentsView.pageCount,
             )
         }
         return draggedTaskViewSpringAnimation
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@
     private fun addNeighboringSpringAnimationsForDismissCancel(
         draggedTaskView: TaskView,
         draggedTaskViewSpringAnimation: SpringAnimation,
-        taskCount: Int,
     ) {
         // Empty spring animation exists for conditional start, and to drive neighboring springs.
         val neighborsToSettle =
@@ -559,10 +558,39 @@
             )
     }
 
+    /** Animates RecentsView's scale to the provided value, using spring animations. */
+    fun animateRecentsScale(scale: Float): SpringAnimation {
+        val resourceProvider = DynamicResource.provider(recentsView.mContainer)
+        val dampingRatio = resourceProvider.getFloat(R.dimen.swipe_up_rect_scale_damping_ratio)
+        val stiffness = resourceProvider.getFloat(R.dimen.swipe_up_rect_scale_stiffness)
+
+        // Spring which sets the Recents scale on update. This is needed, as the SpringAnimation
+        // struggles to animate small values like changing recents scale from 0.9 to 1. So
+        // we animate over a larger range (e.g. 900 to 1000) and convert back to the required value.
+        // (This is instead of converting RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY to a FloatPropertyCompat and
+        // animating it directly via springs.)
+        val initialRecentsScaleSpringValue =
+            RECENTS_SCALE_SPRING_MULTIPLIER * RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY.get(recentsView)
+        return SpringAnimation(FloatValueHolder(initialRecentsScaleSpringValue))
+            .setSpring(
+                SpringForce(initialRecentsScaleSpringValue)
+                    .setDampingRatio(dampingRatio)
+                    .setStiffness(stiffness)
+            )
+            .addUpdateListener { _, value, _ ->
+                RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY.setValue(
+                    recentsView,
+                    value / RECENTS_SCALE_SPRING_MULTIPLIER,
+                )
+            }
+            .apply { animateToFinalPosition(RECENTS_SCALE_SPRING_MULTIPLIER * scale) }
+    }
+
     companion object {
         val TEMP_RECT = Rect()
 
         // The additional damping to apply to tasks further from the dismissed task.
-        const val ADDITIONAL_DISMISS_DAMPING_RATIO = 0.15f
+        private const val ADDITIONAL_DISMISS_DAMPING_RATIO = 0.15f
+        private const val RECENTS_SCALE_SPRING_MULTIPLIER = 1000f
     }
 }