diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
index d212ffd..3c6878a 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
     <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.bubbles.BubbleBarView
         android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="@dimen/bubblebar_size"
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/bubblebar_size_with_pointer"
         android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
         android:layout_marginHorizontal="@dimen/transient_taskbar_bottom_margin"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/bubblebar_pointer_size"
         android:paddingEnd="@dimen/taskbar_icon_spacing"
         android:paddingStart="@dimen/taskbar_icon_spacing"
         android:visibility="gone"
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
index 3331321..0e18fb4 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@
     <dimen name="bubblebar_stashed_size">@dimen/transient_taskbar_stashed_height</dimen>
     <dimen name="bubblebar_stashed_handle_height">@dimen/taskbar_stashed_handle_height</dimen>
     <dimen name="bubblebar_pointer_size">8dp</dimen>
+    <!-- Container size with pointer included: bubblebar_size + bubblebar_pointer_size -->
+    <dimen name="bubblebar_size_with_pointer">80dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="bubblebar_elevation">1dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="bubblebar_hotseat_adjustment_threshold">90dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarBackground.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarBackground.kt
index aa2b29d..9f14ebf 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarBackground.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarBackground.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.graphics.ColorFilter
 import android.graphics.Paint
+import android.graphics.PixelFormat
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
 import android.graphics.drawable.ShapeDrawable
 import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators
@@ -122,14 +123,22 @@
 
         // Draw background.
         val radius = backgroundHeight / 2f
-        val left = if (anchorLeft) 0f else canvas.width.toFloat() - width
-        val right = if (anchorLeft) width else canvas.width.toFloat()
-        canvas.drawRoundRect(left, 0f, right, canvas.height.toFloat(), radius, radius, paint)
+        val left = if (anchorLeft) 0f else bounds.width().toFloat() - width
+        val right = if (anchorLeft) width else bounds.width().toFloat()
+        canvas.drawRoundRect(
+            left,
+            pointerSize,
+            right,
+            bounds.height().toFloat(),
+            radius,
+            radius,
+            paint
+        )
 
         if (showingArrow) {
             // Draw arrow.
             val transX = arrowPositionX - pointerSize / 2f
-            canvas.translate(transX, -pointerSize)
+            canvas.translate(transX, 0f)
             arrowDrawable.draw(canvas)
         }
 
@@ -137,11 +146,20 @@
     }
 
     override fun getOpacity(): Int {
-        return paint.alpha
+        return when (paint.alpha) {
+            255 -> PixelFormat.OPAQUE
+            0 -> PixelFormat.TRANSPARENT
+            else -> PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT
+        }
     }
 
     override fun setAlpha(alpha: Int) {
         paint.alpha = alpha
+        arrowDrawable.paint.alpha = alpha
+    }
+
+    override fun getAlpha(): Int {
+        return paint.alpha
     }
 
     override fun setColorFilter(colorFilter: ColorFilter?) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
index b6c248c..1f3c483 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
             location.right = currentBarBounds.right;
         }
         final int translation = (int) abs(mBubbleStashController.getBubbleBarTranslationY());
-        location.top = displaySize.y - mBarView.getHeight() - translation;
+        location.top = displaySize.y - currentBarBounds.height() - translation;
         location.bottom = displaySize.y - translation;
         return location;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
index a328c90..a5da65f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     private final float mIconSize;
     // The elevation of the bubbles within the bar
     private final float mBubbleElevation;
+    private final int mPointerSize;
 
     // Whether the bar is expanded (i.e. the bubble activity is being displayed).
     private boolean mIsBarExpanded = false;
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@
         mIconSpacing = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.bubblebar_icon_spacing);
         mIconSize = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.bubblebar_icon_size);
         mBubbleElevation = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.bubblebar_icon_elevation);
+        mPointerSize = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.bubblebar_pointer_size);
+
         setClipToPadding(false);
 
         mBubbleBarBackground = new BubbleBarBackground(activityContext,
@@ -214,7 +217,7 @@
     protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
         super.onLayout(changed, left, top, right, bottom);
         mBubbleBarBounds.left = left;
-        mBubbleBarBounds.top = top;
+        mBubbleBarBounds.top = top + mPointerSize;
         mBubbleBarBounds.right = right;
         mBubbleBarBounds.bottom = bottom;
 
@@ -272,6 +275,7 @@
         if (bubbleBarLocation != mBubbleBarLocation) {
             mBubbleBarLocation = bubbleBarLocation;
             onBubbleBarLocationChanged();
+            invalidate();
         }
     }
 
@@ -344,7 +348,7 @@
      * Updates the bounds with translation that may have been applied and returns the result.
      */
     public Rect getBubbleBarBounds() {
-        mBubbleBarBounds.top = getTop() + (int) getTranslationY();
+        mBubbleBarBounds.top = getTop() + (int) getTranslationY() + mPointerSize;
         mBubbleBarBounds.bottom = getBottom() + (int) getTranslationY();
         return mBubbleBarBounds;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
index cc5859e..d46ee40 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     private final TaskbarActivityContext mActivity;
     private final BubbleBarView mBarView;
     private final int mIconSize;
+    private final int mPointerSize;
 
     // Initialized in init.
     private BubbleStashController mBubbleStashController;
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@
         mBubbleBarAlpha = new MultiValueAlpha(mBarView, 1 /* num alpha channels */);
         mBubbleBarAlpha.setUpdateVisibility(true);
         mIconSize = activity.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.bubblebar_icon_size);
+        mPointerSize = activity.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.bubblebar_pointer_size);
     }
 
     public void init(TaskbarControllers controllers, BubbleControllers bubbleControllers) {
@@ -97,9 +100,11 @@
         mTaskbarInsetsController = controllers.taskbarInsetsController;
 
         mActivity.addOnDeviceProfileChangeListener(dp ->
-                mBarView.getLayoutParams().height = mActivity.getDeviceProfile().taskbarHeight
+                mBarView.getLayoutParams().height =
+                        mActivity.getDeviceProfile().taskbarHeight + mPointerSize
         );
-        mBarView.getLayoutParams().height = mActivity.getDeviceProfile().taskbarHeight;
+        mBarView.getLayoutParams().height =
+                mActivity.getDeviceProfile().taskbarHeight + mPointerSize;
         mBubbleBarScale.updateValue(1f);
         mBubbleClickListener = v -> onBubbleClicked(v);
         mBubbleBarClickListener = v -> onBubbleBarClicked();