diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
index 45f6742..73fbcd6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SurfaceTransactionApplier;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SwipePipToHomeAnimator;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskViewSimulator;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task;
@@ -877,7 +878,11 @@
     public void onRecentsAnimationStart(RecentsAnimationController controller,
             RecentsAnimationTargets targets) {
         super.onRecentsAnimationStart(controller, targets);
-        mRemoteTargetHandles = mTargetGluer.assignTargetsForSplitScreen(mContext, targets);
+        if (DesktopTaskView.DESKTOP_MODE_SUPPORTED && targets.hasDesktopTasks()) {
+            mRemoteTargetHandles = mTargetGluer.assignTargetsForDesktop(targets);
+        } else {
+            mRemoteTargetHandles = mTargetGluer.assignTargetsForSplitScreen(mContext, targets);
+        }
         mRecentsAnimationController = controller;
         mRecentsAnimationTargets = targets;
         mSwipePipToHomeReleaseCheck = new RemoteAnimationTargets.ReleaseCheck();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationTargets.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationTargets.java
index 388e125..15e1365 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationTargets.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationTargets.java
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@
  */
 package com.android.quickstep;
 
+import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM;
 import static android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget.MODE_CLOSING;
 
+import android.app.WindowConfiguration;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget;
 
+import com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView;
+
 /**
  * Extension of {@link RemoteAnimationTargets} with additional information about swipe
  * up animation
@@ -40,4 +44,22 @@
     public boolean hasTargets() {
         return unfilteredApps.length != 0;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if target apps contain desktop tasks which have windowing mode set to {@link
+     * WindowConfiguration#WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM}
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if at least one target app is a desktop task
+     */
+    public boolean hasDesktopTasks() {
+        if (!DesktopTaskView.DESKTOP_MODE_SUPPORTED) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        for (RemoteAnimationTarget target : apps) {
+            if (target.windowConfiguration.getWindowingMode() == WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java
index 4c41bef..9b00dcf 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.util.AnimatorControllerWithResistance;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskViewSimulator;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TransformParams;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@
      * Use this constructor if remote targets are split-screen independent
      */
     public RemoteTargetGluer(Context context, BaseActivityInterface sizingStrategy,
-            RemoteAnimationTargets targets) {
-        mRemoteTargetHandles = createHandles(context, sizingStrategy, targets.apps.length);
+            RemoteAnimationTargets targets, boolean forDesktop) {
+        init(context, sizingStrategy, targets.apps.length, forDesktop);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -50,15 +51,31 @@
      * running tasks
      */
     public RemoteTargetGluer(Context context, BaseActivityInterface sizingStrategy) {
+        if (DesktopTaskView.DESKTOP_MODE_SUPPORTED) {
+            // TODO: binder call, only for prototyping. Creating the gluer should be postponed so
+            //  we can create it when we have the remote animation targets ready.
+            int desktopTasks = SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(context).getVisibleDesktopTaskCount();
+            if (desktopTasks > 0) {
+                init(context, sizingStrategy, desktopTasks, true /* forDesktop */);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         int[] splitIds = TopTaskTracker.INSTANCE.get(context).getRunningSplitTaskIds();
-        mRemoteTargetHandles = createHandles(context, sizingStrategy, splitIds.length == 2 ? 2 : 1);
+        init(context, sizingStrategy, splitIds.length == 2 ? 2 : 1, false /* forDesktop */);
+    }
+
+    private void init(Context context, BaseActivityInterface sizingStrategy, int numHandles,
+            boolean forDesktop) {
+        mRemoteTargetHandles = createHandles(context, sizingStrategy, numHandles, forDesktop);
     }
 
     private RemoteTargetHandle[] createHandles(Context context,
-            BaseActivityInterface sizingStrategy, int numHandles) {
+            BaseActivityInterface sizingStrategy, int numHandles, boolean forDesktop) {
         RemoteTargetHandle[] handles = new RemoteTargetHandle[numHandles];
         for (int i = 0; i < numHandles; i++) {
             TaskViewSimulator tvs = new TaskViewSimulator(context, sizingStrategy);
+            tvs.setIsDesktopTask(forDesktop);
             TransformParams transformParams = new TransformParams();
             handles[i] = new RemoteTargetHandle(tvs, transformParams);
         }
@@ -135,6 +152,20 @@
         return mRemoteTargetHandles;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Similar to {@link #assignTargets(RemoteAnimationTargets)}, except this creates distinct
+     * transform params per app in {@code targets.apps} list.
+     */
+    public RemoteTargetHandle[] assignTargetsForDesktop(RemoteAnimationTargets targets) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < mRemoteTargetHandles.length; i++) {
+            RemoteAnimationTarget primaryTaskTarget = targets.apps[i];
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[i].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(
+                    createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTaskId(targets, primaryTaskTarget.taskId));
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[i].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget, null);
+        }
+        return mRemoteTargetHandles;
+    }
+
     private Rect getStartBounds(RemoteAnimationTarget target) {
         return target.startBounds == null ? target.screenSpaceBounds : target.startBounds;
     }
@@ -172,6 +203,33 @@
                 filteredApps, targets.wallpapers, targets.nonApps, targets.targetMode);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Ensures that we only animate one specific app target. Includes ancillary targets such as
+     * home/recents
+     *
+     * @param targets remote animation targets to filter
+     * @param taskId  id for a task that we want this remote animation to apply to
+     * @return {@link RemoteAnimationTargets} where app target only includes the app that has the
+     * {@code taskId} that was passed in
+     */
+    private RemoteAnimationTargets createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTaskId(
+            RemoteAnimationTargets targets, int taskId) {
+        RemoteAnimationTarget[] targetApp = null;
+        for (RemoteAnimationTarget targetCompat : targets.unfilteredApps) {
+            if (targetCompat.taskId == taskId) {
+                targetApp = new RemoteAnimationTarget[]{targetCompat};
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (targetApp == null) {
+            targetApp = new RemoteAnimationTarget[0];
+        }
+
+        return new RemoteAnimationTargets(targetApp, targets.wallpapers, targets.nonApps,
+                targets.targetMode);
+    }
+
     public RemoteTargetHandle[] getRemoteTargetHandles() {
         return mRemoteTargetHandles;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
index bb97334..abca46a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SystemUiProxy.java
@@ -952,4 +952,16 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /** Call shell to get number of visible freeform tasks */
+    public int getVisibleDesktopTaskCount() {
+        if (mDesktopMode != null) {
+            try {
+                return mDesktopMode.getVisibleTaskCount();
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Failed call getVisibleDesktopTaskCount", e);
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
index 67de4b1..1a72e3f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.clampToProgress;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.MultiPropertyFactory.MULTI_PROPERTY_VALUE;
+import static com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView.DESKTOP_MODE_SUPPORTED;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SurfaceTransactionApplier;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskViewSimulator;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TransformParams;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.DesktopTaskView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.GroupedTaskView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskThumbnailView;
@@ -182,9 +184,12 @@
             // Re-use existing handles
             remoteTargetHandles = recentsViewHandles;
         } else {
+            boolean forDesktop = DESKTOP_MODE_SUPPORTED && v instanceof DesktopTaskView;
             RemoteTargetGluer gluer = new RemoteTargetGluer(v.getContext(),
-                    recentsView.getSizeStrategy(), targets);
-            if (v.containsMultipleTasks()) {
+                    recentsView.getSizeStrategy(), targets, forDesktop);
+            if (forDesktop) {
+                remoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargetsForDesktop(targets);
+            } else if (v.containsMultipleTasks()) {
                 remoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargetsForSplitScreen(targets, v.getTaskIds());
             } else {
                 remoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargets(targets);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
index 04af19f..69f9ce3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
     private SplitBounds mSplitBounds;
     private Boolean mDrawsBelowRecents = null;
     private boolean mIsGridTask;
+    private boolean mIsDesktopTask;
     private int mTaskRectTranslationX;
     private int mTaskRectTranslationY;
 
@@ -145,6 +146,13 @@
         if (mDp == null) {
             return 1;
         }
+
+        if (mIsDesktopTask) {
+            mTaskRect.set(mThumbnailPosition);
+            mPivot.set(mTaskRect.centerX(), mTaskRect.centerY());
+            return 1;
+        }
+
         if (mIsGridTask) {
             mSizeStrategy.calculateGridTaskSize(mContext, mDp, mTaskRect,
                     mOrientationState.getOrientationHandler());
@@ -228,6 +236,13 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Sets whether this task is part of desktop tasks in overview.
+     */
+    public void setIsDesktopTask(boolean desktop) {
+        mIsDesktopTask = desktop;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Apply translations on TaskRect's starting location.
      */
     public void setTaskRectTranslation(int taskRectTranslationX, int taskRectTranslationY) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index c11f7ed..f3e2e79 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -4909,9 +4909,16 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        RemoteTargetGluer gluer = new RemoteTargetGluer(getContext(), getSizeStrategy());
-        mRemoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargetsForSplitScreen(
-                getContext(), recentsAnimationTargets);
+        RemoteTargetGluer gluer;
+        if (DESKTOP_MODE_SUPPORTED && recentsAnimationTargets.hasDesktopTasks()) {
+            gluer = new RemoteTargetGluer(getContext(), getSizeStrategy(), recentsAnimationTargets,
+                    true /* forDesktop */);
+            mRemoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargetsForDesktop(recentsAnimationTargets);
+        } else {
+            gluer = new RemoteTargetGluer(getContext(), getSizeStrategy());
+            mRemoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargetsForSplitScreen(
+                    getContext(), recentsAnimationTargets);
+        }
         mSplitBoundsConfig = gluer.getSplitBounds();
         // Add release check to the targets from the RemoteTargetGluer and not the targets
         // passed in because in the event we're in split screen, we use the passed in targets