diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
index 734c844..977c696 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.android.quickstep.util;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper.deltaRotation;
 import static com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler.MATRIX_POST_TRANSLATE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@
     private boolean mLayoutValid = false;
     private int mOrientationStateId;
     private StagedSplitBounds mStagedSplitBounds;
+    private boolean mDrawsBelowRecents;
 
     public TaskViewSimulator(Context context, BaseActivityInterface sizeStrategy) {
         mContext = context;
@@ -198,6 +200,10 @@
         recentsViewScroll.value = scroll;
     }
 
+    public void setDrawsBelowRecents(boolean drawsBelowRecents) {
+        mDrawsBelowRecents = drawsBelowRecents;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds animation for all the components corresponding to transition from an app to overview.
      */
@@ -351,6 +357,12 @@
         builder.withMatrix(mMatrix)
                 .withWindowCrop(mTmpCropRect)
                 .withCornerRadius(getCurrentCornerRadius());
+
+        if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && params.getRecentsSurface() != null) {
+            // When relativeLayer = 0, it reverts the surfaces back to the original order.
+            builder.withRelativeLayerTo(params.getRecentsSurface(),
+                    mDrawsBelowRecents ? Integer.MIN_VALUE : 0);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 1a3bfa9..96c5561 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -1911,8 +1911,10 @@
             }
         }
         setEnableDrawingLiveTile(false);
-        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams()
-                .setTargetSet(null));
+        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> {
+            remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams().setTargetSet(null);
+            remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(true);
+        });
 
         // These are relatively expensive and don't need to be done this frame (RecentsView isn't
         // visible anyway), so defer by a frame to get off the critical path, e.g. app to home.
@@ -4368,12 +4370,13 @@
             TaskViewSimulator tvs = remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator();
             tvs.setOrientationState(mOrientationState);
             tvs.setDp(mActivity.getDeviceProfile());
+            tvs.setDrawsBelowRecents(true);
             tvs.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
         }
     }
 
     /** Helper to avoid writing some for-loops to iterate over {@link #mRemoteTargetHandles} */
-    private void runActionOnRemoteHandles(Consumer<RemoteTargetHandle> consumer) {
+    public void runActionOnRemoteHandles(Consumer<RemoteTargetHandle> consumer) {
         if (mRemoteTargetHandles == null) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskMenuView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskMenuView.java
index 5c73fbb..77ac373 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskMenuView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskMenuView.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.quickstep.views;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_UNDEFINED;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.TaskThumbnailView.DIM_ALPHA;
@@ -242,7 +243,17 @@
         LayoutParams lp = (LayoutParams) menuOptionView.getLayoutParams();
         mTaskView.getPagedOrientationHandler().setLayoutParamsForTaskMenuOptionItem(lp,
                 menuOptionView, mActivity.getDeviceProfile());
-        menuOptionView.setOnClickListener(menuOption::onClick);
+        menuOptionView.setOnClickListener(view -> {
+            if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
+                RecentsView recentsView = mTaskView.getRecentsView();
+                recentsView.switchToScreenshot(null,
+                        () -> recentsView.finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */,
+                                false /* shouldPip */,
+                                () -> menuOption.onClick(view)));
+            } else {
+                menuOption.onClick(view);
+            }
+        });
         mOptionLayout.addView(menuOptionView);
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
index a9db400..2d58ba5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 import android.graphics.Insets;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.graphics.Shader;
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@
     private TaskOverlay mOverlay;
     private final Paint mPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
     private final Paint mBackgroundPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
+    private final Paint mClearPaint = new Paint();
     private final Paint mDimmingPaintAfterClearing = new Paint();
     private final int mDimColor;
 
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
         mPaint.setFilterBitmap(true);
         mBackgroundPaint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+        mClearPaint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR));
         mActivity = BaseActivity.fromContext(context);
         // Initialize with placeholder value. It is overridden later by TaskView
         mFullscreenParams = TEMP_PARAMS.get(context);
@@ -271,6 +275,7 @@
             float cornerRadius) {
         if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
             if (mTask != null && getTaskView().isRunningTask() && !getTaskView().showScreenshot()) {
+                canvas.drawRoundRect(x, y, width, height, cornerRadius, cornerRadius, mClearPaint);
                 canvas.drawRoundRect(x, y, width, height, cornerRadius, cornerRadius,
                         mDimmingPaintAfterClearing);
                 return;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index eef5fb3..f88b243 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.util.LauncherSplitScreenListener;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.RecentsOrientedState;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskCornerRadius;
+import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskViewSimulator;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TransformParams;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskThumbnailView.PreviewPositionHelper;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task;
@@ -625,7 +626,21 @@
                     recentsView.getDepthController());
             anim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                 @Override
+                public void onAnimationStart(Animator animator) {
+                    recentsView.runActionOnRemoteHandles(
+                            (Consumer<RemoteTargetHandle>) remoteTargetHandle ->
+                                    remoteTargetHandle
+                                            .getTaskViewSimulator()
+                                            .setDrawsBelowRecents(false));
+                }
+
+                @Override
                 public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animator) {
+                    recentsView.runActionOnRemoteHandles(
+                            (Consumer<RemoteTargetHandle>) remoteTargetHandle ->
+                                    remoteTargetHandle
+                                            .getTaskViewSimulator()
+                                            .setDrawsBelowRecents(true));
                     mIsClickableAsLiveTile = true;
                 }
             });
@@ -821,15 +836,7 @@
                 if (confirmSecondSplitSelectApp()) {
                     return;
                 }
-                if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && isRunningTask()) {
-                    RecentsView recentsView = getRecentsView();
-                    recentsView.switchToScreenshot(
-                            () -> recentsView.finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */,
-                                    false /* shouldPip */,
-                                    () -> showTaskMenu(iconView)));
-                } else {
-                    showTaskMenu(iconView);
-                }
+                showTaskMenu(iconView);
             });
             iconView.setOnLongClickListener(v -> {
                 requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);