diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsUiFactory.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsUiFactory.java
index cac170c..4d935e1 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsUiFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsUiFactory.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode.Mode.NO_BUTTON;
+import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.ActivityManagerWrapper.CLOSE_SYSTEM_WINDOWS_REASON_RECENTS;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode.Mode;
 import com.android.quickstep.TouchInteractionService;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ActivityManagerWrapper;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.WindowManagerWrapper;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -208,6 +210,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /** Closes system windows. */
+    public static void closeSystemWindows() {
+        ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance()
+            .closeSystemWindows(CLOSE_SYSTEM_WINDOWS_REASON_RECENTS);
+    }
+
     private static final class LauncherTaskViewController extends
             TaskViewTouchController<Launcher> {
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index c02df93..eb58b94 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -251,4 +251,6 @@
         Person[] persons = si.getPersons();
         return persons == null ? Utilities.EMPTY_PERSON_ARRAY : persons;
     }
+
+    public static void closeSystemWindows() {}
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 8086045..1338b30 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -1397,6 +1397,7 @@
             if (!internalStateHandled) {
                 // In all these cases, only animate if we're already on home
                 AbstractFloatingView.closeAllOpenViews(this, isStarted());
+                UiFactory.closeSystemWindows();
 
                 if (!isInState(NORMAL)) {
                     // Only change state, if not already the same. This prevents cancelling any
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index 467ae02..f2b5ed2 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -101,4 +101,6 @@
     public static Person[] getPersons(ShortcutInfo si) {
         return Utilities.EMPTY_PERSON_ARRAY;
     }
+
+    public static void closeSystemWindows() {}
 }