diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopTaskbarUIController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopTaskbarUIController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf56248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopTaskbarUIController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
+
+/**
+ * A data source which integrates with a Launcher instance, used specifically for a
+ * desktop environment.
+ */
+public class DesktopTaskbarUIController extends TaskbarUIController {
+
+    private final BaseQuickstepLauncher mLauncher;
+
+    public DesktopTaskbarUIController(BaseQuickstepLauncher launcher) {
+        mLauncher = launcher;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void init(TaskbarControllers taskbarControllers) {
+        mLauncher.getHotseat().setIconsAlpha(0f);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        mLauncher.getHotseat().setIconsAlpha(1f);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
index b2b078c..19fdca1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_PC;
 import static android.view.Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_NAVIGATION_BAR_PANEL;
 
@@ -185,6 +186,9 @@
      */
     private TaskbarUIController createTaskbarUIControllerForActivity(StatefulActivity activity) {
         if (activity instanceof BaseQuickstepLauncher) {
+            if (mTaskbarActivityContext.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_PC)) {
+                return new DesktopTaskbarUIController((BaseQuickstepLauncher) activity);
+            }
             return new LauncherTaskbarUIController((BaseQuickstepLauncher) activity);
         }
         if (activity instanceof RecentsActivity) {