diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
index 5520ef7..46c7768 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import android.view.View;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -129,6 +130,21 @@
         return taskView;
     }
 
+    public static void createRecentsWindowAnimator(TaskView v, boolean skipViewChanges,
+            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
+            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets, DepthController depthController,
+            PendingAnimation out) {
+        boolean isRunningTask = v.isRunningTask();
+        TransformParams params = null;
+        TaskViewSimulator tsv = null;
+        if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && isRunningTask) {
+            params = v.getRecentsView().getLiveTileParams();
+            tsv = v.getRecentsView().getLiveTileTaskViewSimulator();
+        }
+        createRecentsWindowAnimator(v, skipViewChanges, appTargets, wallpaperTargets,
+                depthController, out, params, tsv);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates an animation that controls the window of the opening targets for the recents launch
      * animation.
@@ -136,19 +152,25 @@
     public static void createRecentsWindowAnimator(TaskView v, boolean skipViewChanges,
             RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
             RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets, DepthController depthController,
-            PendingAnimation out) {
+            PendingAnimation out, @Nullable TransformParams params,
+            @Nullable TaskViewSimulator tsv) {
         boolean isQuickSwitch = v.isEndQuickswitchCuj();
         v.setEndQuickswitchCuj(false);
 
-        SurfaceTransactionApplier applier = new SurfaceTransactionApplier(v);
+        boolean inLiveTileMode =
+                ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && v.getRecentsView().getRunningTaskIndex() != -1;
         final RemoteAnimationTargets targets =
                 new RemoteAnimationTargets(appTargets, wallpaperTargets,
-                        ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() ? MODE_CLOSING : MODE_OPENING);
-        targets.addReleaseCheck(applier);
+                        inLiveTileMode ? MODE_CLOSING : MODE_OPENING);
 
-        TransformParams params = new TransformParams()
+        if (params == null) {
+            SurfaceTransactionApplier applier = new SurfaceTransactionApplier(v);
+            targets.addReleaseCheck(applier);
+
+            params = new TransformParams()
                     .setSyncTransactionApplier(applier)
                     .setTargetSet(targets);
+        }
 
         final RecentsView recentsView = v.getRecentsView();
         int taskIndex = recentsView.indexOfChild(v);
@@ -162,8 +184,9 @@
         int displayRotation = DisplayController.getDefaultDisplay(context).getInfo().rotation;
 
         TaskViewSimulator topMostSimulator = null;
-        if (targets.apps.length > 0) {
-            TaskViewSimulator tsv = new TaskViewSimulator(context, recentsView.getSizeStrategy());
+
+        if (tsv == null && targets.apps.length > 0) {
+            tsv = new TaskViewSimulator(context, recentsView.getSizeStrategy());
             tsv.setDp(dp);
             tsv.setLayoutRotation(displayRotation, displayRotation);
             tsv.setPreview(targets.apps[targets.apps.length - 1]);
@@ -171,19 +194,24 @@
             tsv.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
             tsv.setScroll(startScroll);
 
+            // Fade in the task during the initial 20% of the animation
+            out.addFloat(params, TransformParams.TARGET_ALPHA, 0, 1,
+                    clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.2f));
+        }
+
+        if (tsv != null) {
             out.setFloat(tsv.fullScreenProgress,
                     AnimatedFloat.VALUE, 1, TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
             out.setFloat(tsv.recentsViewScale,
                     AnimatedFloat.VALUE, tsv.getFullScreenScale(), TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
             out.setInt(tsv, TaskViewSimulator.SCROLL, 0, TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
 
-            out.addOnFrameCallback(() -> tsv.apply(params));
+            TaskViewSimulator finalTsv = tsv;
+            TransformParams finalParams = params;
+            out.addOnFrameCallback(() -> finalTsv.apply(finalParams));
             topMostSimulator = tsv;
         }
 
-        // Fade in the task during the initial 20% of the animation
-        out.addFloat(params, TransformParams.TARGET_ALPHA, 0, 1, clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.2f));
-
         if (!skipViewChanges && parallaxCenterAndAdjacentTask && topMostSimulator != null) {
             out.addFloat(v, VIEW_ALPHA, 1, 0, clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0.2f, 0.4f));
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LiveTileOverlay.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LiveTileOverlay.java
index c6c2d7e..f6eb0e2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LiveTileOverlay.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LiveTileOverlay.java
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
         invalidateSelf();
     }
 
+    public void update(float left, float top, float right, float bottom) {
+        mCurrentRect.set(left, top, right, bottom);
+    }
+
     public void setIcon(Drawable icon) {
         mIcon = icon;
     }
@@ -94,18 +98,16 @@
 
     @Override
     public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
-        if (mCurrentRect != null) {
-            canvas.drawRoundRect(mCurrentRect, mCornerRadius, mCornerRadius, mPaint);
-            if (mIcon != null && mIconAnimationProgress > 0f) {
-                canvas.save();
-                float scale = Interpolators.clampToProgress(FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN, 0f,
-                        1f).getInterpolation(mIconAnimationProgress);
-                canvas.translate(mCurrentRect.centerX() - mIcon.getBounds().width() / 2 * scale,
-                        mCurrentRect.top - mIcon.getBounds().height() / 2 * scale);
-                canvas.scale(scale, scale);
-                mIcon.draw(canvas);
-                canvas.restore();
-            }
+        canvas.drawRoundRect(mCurrentRect, mCornerRadius, mCornerRadius, mPaint);
+        if (mIcon != null && mIconAnimationProgress > 0f) {
+            canvas.save();
+            float scale = Interpolators.clampToProgress(FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN, 0f,
+                    1f).getInterpolation(mIconAnimationProgress);
+            canvas.translate(mCurrentRect.centerX() - mIcon.getBounds().width() / 2 * scale,
+                    mCurrentRect.top - mIcon.getBounds().height() / 2 * scale);
+            canvas.scale(scale, scale);
+            mIcon.draw(canvas);
+            canvas.restore();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 2158e03..4c96706 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -876,6 +876,10 @@
             mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator.fullScreenProgress.value = 0;
             mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
             mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator.setOffsetY(0);
+
+            // Reset the live tile rect
+            DeviceProfile deviceProfile = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
+            LiveTileOverlay.INSTANCE.update(0, 0, deviceProfile.widthPx, deviceProfile.heightPx);
         }
         if (mRunningTaskTileHidden) {
             setRunningTaskHidden(mRunningTaskTileHidden);
@@ -2264,6 +2268,10 @@
         return mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator;
     }
 
+    public TransformParams getLiveTileParams() {
+        return mLiveTileParams;
+    }
+
     // TODO: To be removed in a follow up CL
     public void setRecentsAnimationTargets(RecentsAnimationController recentsAnimationController,
             RecentsAnimationTargets recentsAnimationTargets) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 54a793c..5154018 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
+import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.TimeInterpolator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.BaseDraggingActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.popup.SystemShortcut;
+import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestLogging;
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
@@ -82,10 +83,12 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TransformingTouchDelegate;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ViewPool.Reusable;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
+import com.android.quickstep.RemoteAnimationTargets;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskIconCache;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskOverlayFactory;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskThumbnailCache;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskUtils;
+import com.android.quickstep.TaskViewUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.CancellableTask;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.RecentsOrientedState;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskCornerRadius;
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@
     private float mCurveScale;
     private float mFullscreenProgress;
     private final FullscreenDrawParams mCurrentFullscreenParams;
-    private final BaseDraggingActivity mActivity;
+    private final StatefulActivity mActivity;
 
     private ObjectAnimator mIconAndDimAnimator;
     private float mIconScaleAnimStartProgress = 0;
@@ -212,18 +215,31 @@
 
     public TaskView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
-        mActivity = BaseDraggingActivity.fromContext(context);
+        mActivity = StatefulActivity.fromContext(context);
         setOnClickListener((view) -> {
             if (getTask() == null) {
                 return;
             }
-            if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
-                if (isRunningTask()) {
-                    // TODO: Replace this animation with createRecentsWindowAnimator
-                    createLaunchAnimationForRunningTask().start();
-                } else {
-                    launchTask(true /* animate */);
-                }
+            if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && isRunningTask()) {
+                RecentsView recentsView = getRecentsView();
+                RemoteAnimationTargets targets = recentsView.getLiveTileParams().getTargetSet();
+                recentsView.getLiveTileTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(false);
+
+                AnimatorSet anim = new AnimatorSet();
+                TaskViewUtils.composeRecentsLaunchAnimator(
+                        anim, this, targets.apps,
+                        targets.wallpapers, true /* launcherClosing */,
+                        mActivity.getStateManager(), recentsView,
+                        recentsView.getDepthController());
+                anim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animator) {
+                        recentsView.getLiveTileTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(true);
+                        recentsView.finishRecentsAnimation(false, null);
+                    }
+                });
+                anim.start();
             } else {
                 launchTask(true /* animate */);
             }