diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index c9c52b5..5b9381c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
         BubbleBarController.onTaskbarRecreated();
         if (BubbleBarController.isBubbleBarEnabled()
                 && !mDeviceProfile.isPhone
+                && !mDeviceProfile.isVerticalBarLayout()
                 && bubbleBarView != null
         ) {
             Optional<BubbleStashedHandleViewController> bubbleHandleController = Optional.empty();