diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/customizable_taskbar.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/customizable_taskbar.xml
index e1a80ae..d988cbc 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/customizable_taskbar.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/customizable_taskbar.xml
@@ -51,20 +51,26 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
 
-    <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.bubbles.BubbleBarView
-        android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        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_visible_size"
-        android:paddingEnd="@dimen/taskbar_icon_spacing"
-        android:paddingStart="@dimen/taskbar_icon_spacing"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        android:gravity="center"
-        android:clipChildren="false"
-        android:elevation="@dimen/bubblebar_elevation"
-        />
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles_container"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:clipChildren="false">
+
+        <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.bubbles.BubbleBarView
+            android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            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_visible_size"
+            android:paddingEnd="@dimen/taskbar_icon_spacing"
+            android:paddingStart="@dimen/taskbar_icon_spacing"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:clipChildren="false"
+            android:elevation="@dimen/bubblebar_elevation" />
+    </FrameLayout>
 
     <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.navbutton.NearestTouchFrame
         android:id="@+id/navbuttons_view"
diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar.xml
index e8f3d9d..54f9ae8 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar.xml
@@ -35,17 +35,24 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
 
-    <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.bubbles.BubbleBarView
-        android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="@dimen/bubblebar_size_with_pointer"
-        android:layout_marginHorizontal="@dimen/transient_taskbar_bottom_margin"
-        android:paddingTop="@dimen/bubblebar_pointer_visible_size"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        android:gravity="center"
-        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
-        android:clipChildren="false"
-        android:elevation="@dimen/bubblebar_elevation" />
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles_container"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:clipChildren="false">
+
+        <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.bubbles.BubbleBarView
+            android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/bubblebar_size_with_pointer"
+            android:layout_marginHorizontal="@dimen/transient_taskbar_bottom_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/bubblebar_pointer_visible_size"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:layout_gravity="bottom"
+            android:clipChildren="false"
+            android:elevation="@dimen/bubblebar_elevation" />
+    </FrameLayout>
 
     <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.navbutton.NearestTouchFrame
         android:id="@+id/navbuttons_view"
diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
index f3c3383..3ec8046 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
@@ -38,18 +38,24 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
 
-    <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.bubbles.BubbleBarView
-        android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        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_visible_size"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        android:gravity="center"
-        android:clipChildren="false"
-        android:elevation="@dimen/bubblebar_elevation"
-        />
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles_container"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:clipChildren="false">
+
+        <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.bubbles.BubbleBarView
+            android:id="@+id/taskbar_bubbles"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            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_visible_size"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:clipChildren="false"
+            android:elevation="@dimen/bubblebar_elevation" />
+    </FrameLayout>
 
     <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.navbutton.NearestTouchFrame
         android:id="@+id/navbuttons_view"
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 24e4d2b..1b9614a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.WindowInsets;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 import android.window.RemoteTransition;
 
@@ -268,8 +269,10 @@
         NearestTouchFrame navButtonsView = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.navbuttons_view);
         StashedHandleView stashedHandleView = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.stashed_handle);
         BubbleBarView bubbleBarView = null;
+        FrameLayout bubbleBarContainer = null;
         if (isTransientTaskbar || Flags.enableBubbleBarInPersistentTaskBar()) {
             bubbleBarView = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.taskbar_bubbles);
+            bubbleBarContainer = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.taskbar_bubbles_container);
         }
         StashedHandleView bubbleHandleView = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.stashed_bubble_handle);
 
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@
                     : new PersistentBubbleStashController(dimensionsProvider);
             bubbleControllersOptional = Optional.of(new BubbleControllers(
                     new BubbleBarController(this, bubbleBarView),
-                    new BubbleBarViewController(this, bubbleBarView),
+                    new BubbleBarViewController(this, bubbleBarView, bubbleBarContainer),
                     bubbleStashController,
                     bubbleHandleController,
                     new BubbleDragController(this),
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
index da9dcf7..69e1d43 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@
     @Nullable
     private BubbleBarBoundsChangeListener mBoundsChangeListener;
 
-    public BubbleBarViewController(TaskbarActivityContext activity, BubbleBarView barView) {
+    public BubbleBarViewController(TaskbarActivityContext activity, BubbleBarView barView,
+            FrameLayout bubbleBarContainer) {
         mActivity = activity;
         mBarView = barView;
         mSystemUiProxy = SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(mActivity);