diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
index 1b3dd2e..d4c35e0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@
                                 mRecentsAnimationWrapper.controller.screenshotTask(app.taskId);
                         TaskView taskView = mRecentsView.updateThumbnail(app.taskId, thumbnail);
                         if (taskView != null) {
+                            taskView.setAlpha(1);
                             // Defer finishing the animation until the next launcher frame with the
                             // new thumbnail
                             mActivityControlHelper.executeOnNextDraw(mActivity, taskView,
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index c2e1ce6..751ad2a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@
             final TaskView taskView = (TaskView) getChildAt(i);
             if (taskView.getTask().key.id == taskId) {
                 taskView.onTaskDataLoaded(taskView.getTask(), thumbnailData);
-                taskView.setAlpha(1);
                 return taskView;
             }
         }