diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 3273e85..78c114e 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -1047,6 +1047,11 @@
     }
 
     private void animateRecentsRotationInPlace(int newRotation) {
+        if (mOrientationState.canLauncherRotate()) {
+            // Update the rotation but let system take care of the rotation animation
+            setLayoutRotation(newRotation, mOrientationState.getDisplayRotation());
+            return;
+        }
         AnimatorSet pa = setRecentsChangedOrientation(true);
         pa.addListener(AnimationSuccessListener.forRunnable(() -> {
             setLayoutRotation(newRotation, mOrientationState.getDisplayRotation());
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
index 4c47d7f..7888828 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         mDisplayRotation = displayRotation;
         mTouchRotation = touchRotation;
 
-        if (mLauncherRotation == mTouchRotation) {
+        if (mLauncherRotation == mTouchRotation || canLauncherRotate()) {
             mOrientationHandler = PagedOrientationHandler.HOME_ROTATED;
             if (DEBUG) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "current RecentsOrientedState: " + this);
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
     private void setFlag(int mask, boolean enabled) {
         boolean wasRotationEnabled = !TestProtocol.sDisableSensorRotation
-                && mFlags == VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED;
+                && (mFlags & VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED) == VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED;
         if (enabled) {
             mFlags |= mask;
         } else {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
         }
 
         boolean isRotationEnabled = !TestProtocol.sDisableSensorRotation
-                && mFlags == VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED;
+                && (mFlags & VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED) == VALUE_ROTATION_WATCHER_ENABLED;
         if (wasRotationEnabled != isRotationEnabled) {
             UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
                 if (isRotationEnabled) {