diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarBackgroundRenderer.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarBackgroundRenderer.kt
index e4ebf65..d6016f1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarBackgroundRenderer.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarBackgroundRenderer.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarPinningController.Companion.PINNING_PERSISTENT
 import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarPinningController.Companion.PINNING_TRANSIENT
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController
+import kotlin.math.min
 
 /** Helps draw the taskbar background, made up of a rectangle plus two inverted rounded corners. */
 class TaskbarBackgroundRenderer(private val context: TaskbarActivityContext) {
@@ -153,9 +154,10 @@
             // Draw the background behind taskbar content.
             canvas.drawRect(0f, 0f, canvas.width.toFloat(), persistentTaskbarHeight, paint)
         } else {
-            canvas.translate(0f, canvas.height - maxPersistentTaskbarHeight)
+            val persistentTaskbarHeight = min(maxPersistentTaskbarHeight, backgroundHeight)
+            canvas.translate(0f, canvas.height - persistentTaskbarHeight)
             // Draw the background behind taskbar content.
-            canvas.drawRect(0f, 0f, canvas.width.toFloat(), maxPersistentTaskbarHeight, paint)
+            canvas.drawRect(0f, 0f, canvas.width.toFloat(), persistentTaskbarHeight, paint)
         }
 
         // Draw the inverted rounded corners above the taskbar.