diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index 349dd0a..4758f10 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.VIEW_TRANSLATE_X;
+import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.getDescendantCoordRelativeToAncestor;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.LauncherTaskbarUIController.SYSUI_SURFACE_PROGRESS_INDEX;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarNavButtonController.BUTTON_A11Y;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarNavButtonController.BUTTON_BACK;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.AnimatedVectorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
 import android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService;
+import android.os.Handler;
 import android.util.Property;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@
     private BaseDragLayer<TaskbarActivityContext> mSeparateWindowParent; // Initialized in init.
     private final ViewTreeObserverWrapper.OnComputeInsetsListener mSeparateWindowInsetsComputer =
             this::onComputeInsetsForSeparateWindow;
+    private final RecentsHitboxExtender mHitboxExtender = new RecentsHitboxExtender();
 
     public NavbarButtonsViewController(TaskbarActivityContext context, FrameLayout navButtonsView) {
         mContext = context;
@@ -388,8 +391,7 @@
                         || (flags & FLAG_KEYGUARD_VISIBLE) != 0,
                 VIEW_TRANSLATE_X, navButtonSize * (isRtl ? -2 : 2), 0));
 
-
-        // home and recents buttons
+        // home button
         mHomeButton = addButton(R.drawable.ic_sysbar_home, BUTTON_HOME, navContainer,
                 navButtonController, R.id.home);
         mHomeButtonAlpha = new MultiValueAlpha(mHomeButton, NUM_ALPHA_CHANNELS);
@@ -399,8 +401,21 @@
                         ALPHA_INDEX_KEYGUARD_OR_DISABLE),
                 flags -> (flags & FLAG_KEYGUARD_VISIBLE) == 0 &&
                         (flags & FLAG_DISABLE_HOME) == 0));
+
+        // Recents button
         View recentsButton = addButton(R.drawable.ic_sysbar_recent, BUTTON_RECENTS,
                 navContainer, navButtonController, R.id.recent_apps);
+        mHitboxExtender.init(recentsButton, mNavButtonsView, mContext.getDeviceProfile(),
+                () -> {
+                    float[] recentsCoords = new float[2];
+                    getDescendantCoordRelativeToAncestor(recentsButton, mNavButtonsView,
+                            recentsCoords, false);
+                    return recentsCoords;
+                }, new Handler());
+        recentsButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
+            navButtonController.onButtonClick(BUTTON_RECENTS);
+            mHitboxExtender.onRecentsButtonClicked();
+        });
         mPropertyHolders.add(new StatePropertyHolder(recentsButton,
                 flags -> (flags & FLAG_KEYGUARD_VISIBLE) == 0 && (flags & FLAG_DISABLE_RECENTS) == 0
                         && !mContext.isNavBarKidsModeActive()));
@@ -504,6 +519,9 @@
             View button = mAllButtons.get(i);
             if (button.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
                 parent.getDescendantRectRelativeToSelf(button, mTempRect);
+                if (mHitboxExtender.extendedHitboxEnabled()) {
+                    mTempRect.bottom += mContext.mDeviceProfile.getTaskbarOffsetY();
+                }
                 outRegion.op(mTempRect, Op.UNION);
             }
         }
@@ -733,6 +751,17 @@
         return str.toString();
     }
 
+    public TouchController getTouchController() {
+        return mHitboxExtender;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param alignment 0 -> Taskbar, 1 -> Workspace
+     */
+    public void updateTaskbarAlignment(float alignment) {
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(alignment);
+    }
+
     private class RotationButtonListener implements RotationButton.RotationButtonUpdatesCallback {
         @Override
         public void onVisibilityChanged(boolean isVisible) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/RecentsHitboxExtender.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/RecentsHitboxExtender.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4651570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/RecentsHitboxExtender.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
+
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.TouchDelegate;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
+
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+/**
+ * Extends the Recents touch area during the taskbar to overview animation
+ * to give user some error room when trying to quickly double tap recents button since it moves.
+ *
+ * Listens for icon alignment as our indication for the animation.
+ */
+public class RecentsHitboxExtender implements TouchController {
+
+    private static final int RECENTS_HITBOX_TIMEOUT_MS = 500;
+
+    private View mRecentsButton;
+    private View mRecentsParent;
+    private DeviceProfile mDeviceProfile;
+    private Supplier<float[]> mParentCoordSupplier;
+    private TouchDelegate mRecentsTouchDelegate;
+    /**
+     * Will be true while the animation from taskbar to overview is occurring.
+     * Lifecycle of this variable slightly extends past the animation by
+     * {@link #RECENTS_HITBOX_TIMEOUT_MS}, so can use this variable as a proxy for if
+     * the current hitbox is extended or not.
+     */
+    private boolean mAnimatingFromTaskbarToOverview;
+    private float mLastIconAlignment;
+    private final Rect mRecentsHitBox = new Rect();
+    private boolean mRecentsButtonClicked;
+    private Handler mHandler;
+    private final Runnable mRecentsHitboxResetRunnable = this::reset;
+
+    public void init(View recentsButton, View recentsParent, DeviceProfile deviceProfile,
+            Supplier<float[]> parentCoordSupplier, Handler handler) {
+        mRecentsButton = recentsButton;
+        mRecentsParent = recentsParent;
+        mDeviceProfile = deviceProfile;
+        mParentCoordSupplier = parentCoordSupplier;
+        mHandler = handler;
+    }
+
+    public void onRecentsButtonClicked() {
+        mRecentsButtonClicked = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param progress 0 -> Taskbar, 1 -> Overview
+     */
+    public void onAnimationProgressToOverview(float progress) {
+        if (progress == 1 || progress == 0) {
+            // Done w/ animation
+            mLastIconAlignment = progress;
+            if (mAnimatingFromTaskbarToOverview) {
+                if (progress == 1) {
+                    // Finished animation to workspace, remove the touch delegate shortly
+                    mHandler.postDelayed(mRecentsHitboxResetRunnable, RECENTS_HITBOX_TIMEOUT_MS);
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    // Went back to taskbar, reset immediately
+                    mHandler.removeCallbacks(mRecentsHitboxResetRunnable);
+                    reset();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (mAnimatingFromTaskbarToOverview) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (progress > 0 && mLastIconAlignment == 0 && mRecentsButtonClicked) {
+            // Starting animation, previously we were showing taskbar
+            mAnimatingFromTaskbarToOverview = true;
+            float[] recentsCoords = mParentCoordSupplier.get();
+            int x = (int) recentsCoords[0];
+            int y = (int) (recentsCoords[1]);
+            // Extend hitbox vertically by the offset amount from mDeviceProfile.getTaskbarOffsetY()
+            mRecentsHitBox.set(x, y,
+                    x + mRecentsButton.getWidth(),
+                    y + mRecentsButton.getHeight() + mDeviceProfile.getTaskbarOffsetY()
+            );
+            mRecentsTouchDelegate = new TouchDelegate(mRecentsHitBox, mRecentsButton);
+            mRecentsParent.setTouchDelegate(mRecentsTouchDelegate);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void reset() {
+        mAnimatingFromTaskbarToOverview = false;
+        mRecentsButton.setTouchDelegate(null);
+        mRecentsHitBox.setEmpty();
+        mRecentsButtonClicked = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return {@code true} if the bounds for recents touches are currently extended
+     */
+    public boolean extendedHitboxEnabled() {
+        return mAnimatingFromTaskbarToOverview;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onControllerTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        return mRecentsTouchDelegate.onTouchEvent(ev);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        return mRecentsHitBox.contains((int)ev.getX(), (int)ev.getY());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
index 3e2695c..99c59a8 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@
          */
         public TouchController[] getTouchControllers() {
             return new TouchController[]{mActivity.getDragController(),
-                    mControllers.taskbarForceVisibleImmersiveController};
+                    mControllers.taskbarForceVisibleImmersiveController,
+                    mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.getTouchController()};
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
index 138fb99..1e9a6a9 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
 
         // Switch taskbar and hotseat in last frame
         setTaskbarViewVisible(alignment < 1);
+        mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.updateTaskbarAlignment(alignment);
     }
 
     private float getCurrentIconAlignmentRatioBetweenAppAndHome() {
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/RecentsHitboxExtenderTest.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/RecentsHitboxExtenderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..929bff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/RecentsHitboxExtenderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
+
+import static android.view.MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import android.app.Instrumentation;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class RecentsHitboxExtenderTest {
+
+    private static final int TASKBAR_OFFSET_Y = 35;
+    private static final int BUTTON_WIDTH = 10;
+    private static final int BUTTON_HEIGHT = 10;
+
+    private final RecentsHitboxExtender mHitboxExtender = new RecentsHitboxExtender();
+    @Mock
+    View mMockRecentsButton;
+    @Mock
+    View mMockRecentsParent;
+    @Mock
+    DeviceProfile mMockDeviceProfile;
+    @Mock
+    Handler mMockHandler;
+    Context mContext;
+
+    float[] mRecentsCoords = new float[]{0,0};
+    private final Supplier<float[]> mSupplier = () -> mRecentsCoords;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        Instrumentation instrumentation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation();
+        mContext = instrumentation.getContext();
+        mHitboxExtender.init(mMockRecentsButton, mMockRecentsParent, mMockDeviceProfile, mSupplier,
+                mMockHandler);
+        when(mMockDeviceProfile.getTaskbarOffsetY()).thenReturn(TASKBAR_OFFSET_Y);
+        when(mMockRecentsButton.getContext()).thenReturn(mContext);
+        when(mMockRecentsButton.getWidth()).thenReturn(BUTTON_WIDTH);
+        when(mMockRecentsButton.getHeight()).thenReturn(BUTTON_HEIGHT);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void noRecentsButtonClick_notActive() {
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0);
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0.5f);
+        assertFalse(mHitboxExtender.extendedHitboxEnabled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void recentsButtonClick_active() {
+        mHitboxExtender.onRecentsButtonClicked();
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0);
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0.5f);
+        assertTrue(mHitboxExtender.extendedHitboxEnabled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void homeToTaskbar_notActive() {
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(1);
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0.5f);
+        assertFalse(mHitboxExtender.extendedHitboxEnabled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void animationEndReset() {
+        mHitboxExtender.onRecentsButtonClicked();
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0);
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0.5f);
+        assertTrue(mHitboxExtender.extendedHitboxEnabled());
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(1);
+        verify(mMockHandler, times(1)).postDelayed(any(), anyLong());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void motionWithinHitbox() {
+        mHitboxExtender.onRecentsButtonClicked();
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0);
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0.5f);
+        assertTrue(mHitboxExtender.extendedHitboxEnabled());
+        // Center width, past height but w/in offset bounds
+        MotionEvent motionEvent = getMotionEvent(ACTION_DOWN,
+                BUTTON_WIDTH / 2, BUTTON_HEIGHT + TASKBAR_OFFSET_Y / 2);
+        assertTrue(mHitboxExtender.onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(motionEvent));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void motionOutsideHitbox() {
+        mHitboxExtender.onRecentsButtonClicked();
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0);
+        mHitboxExtender.onAnimationProgressToOverview(0.5f);
+        assertTrue(mHitboxExtender.extendedHitboxEnabled());
+        // Center width, past height and offset
+        MotionEvent motionEvent = getMotionEvent(ACTION_DOWN,
+                BUTTON_WIDTH / 2, BUTTON_HEIGHT + TASKBAR_OFFSET_Y * 2);
+        assertFalse(mHitboxExtender.onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(motionEvent));
+    }
+
+    private MotionEvent getMotionEvent(int action, int x, int y) {
+        return MotionEvent.obtain(0, 0, action, x, y, 0);
+    }
+}