diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
index cd27a46..1f3eac0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     private AnimatedFloat mNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier;
 
     private float mLastSetBackgroundAlpha;
+    private boolean mIsBackgroundDrawnElsewhere;
 
     public TaskbarDragLayerController(TaskbarActivityContext activity,
             TaskbarDragLayer taskbarDragLayer) {
@@ -168,9 +169,23 @@
         mTaskbarDragLayer.setCornerRoundness(cornerRoundness);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set if another controller is temporarily handling background drawing. In this case we:
+     * - Override our background alpha to be 0.
+     * - Keep the nav bar dark intensity assuming taskbar background is at full alpha.
+     */
+    public void setIsBackgroundDrawnElsewhere(boolean isBackgroundDrawnElsewhere) {
+        mIsBackgroundDrawnElsewhere = isBackgroundDrawnElsewhere;
+        mBgOverride.updateValue(mIsBackgroundDrawnElsewhere ? 0 : 1);
+        updateNavBarDarkIntensityMultiplier();
+    }
+
     private void updateNavBarDarkIntensityMultiplier() {
         // Zero out the app-requested dark intensity when we're drawing our own background.
         float effectiveBgAlpha = mLastSetBackgroundAlpha * (1 - mBgOffset.value);
+        if (mIsBackgroundDrawnElsewhere) {
+            effectiveBgAlpha = 1;
+        }
         mNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier.updateValue(1 - effectiveBgAlpha);
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarScrimViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarScrimViewController.java
index 88767dd..5ea00cf 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarScrimViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarScrimViewController.java
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
         final boolean manageMenuExpanded =
                 (stateFlags & SYSUI_STATE_BUBBLES_MANAGE_MENU_EXPANDED) != 0;
         final boolean showScrim = !mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeVisible()
-                && bubblesExpanded && mControllers.taskbarStashController.isInAppAndNotStashed();
+                && bubblesExpanded
+                && mControllers.taskbarStashController.isTaskbarVisibleAndNotStashing();
         final float scrimAlpha = manageMenuExpanded
                 // When manage menu shows there's the first scrim and second scrim so figure out
                 // what the total transparency would be.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
index ef79b8e..2bd2ea5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@
 
 
     /**
-     * Returns whether the taskbar is currently visible and in an app.
+     * Returns whether the taskbar is currently visible and not in the process of being stashed.
      */
-    public boolean isInAppAndNotStashed() {
-        return !mIsStashed && isInApp();
+    public boolean isTaskbarVisibleAndNotStashing() {
+        return !mIsStashed && mControllers.taskbarViewController.areIconsVisible();
     }
 
     public boolean isInApp() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarTranslationController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarTranslationController.java
index 586115d..80f030f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarTranslationController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarTranslationController.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
                 return;
             }
             reset();
-            if (mControllers.taskbarStashController.isInAppAndNotStashed()) {
+            if (mControllers.taskbarStashController.isTaskbarVisibleAndNotStashing()) {
                 mControllers.taskbarEduTooltipController.maybeShowFeaturesEdu();
             }
         }));
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/VoiceInteractionWindowController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/VoiceInteractionWindowController.kt
index be34fb1..7b5773a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/VoiceInteractionWindowController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/VoiceInteractionWindowController.kt
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@
 
                 override fun draw(canvas: Canvas) {
                     super.draw(canvas)
-                    if (
-                        this@VoiceInteractionWindowController.context.isGestureNav &&
-                            controllers.taskbarStashController.isInAppAndNotStashed
-                    ) {
+                    if (controllers.taskbarStashController.isTaskbarVisibleAndNotStashing) {
                         taskbarBackgroundRenderer.draw(canvas)
                     }
                 }
@@ -92,8 +89,6 @@
      * Removes the temporary window and show the TaskbarDragLayer background again.
      */
     private fun moveTaskbarBackgroundToAppropriateLayer(skipAnim: Boolean) {
-        val taskbarBackgroundOverride =
-            controllers.taskbarDragLayerController.overrideBackgroundAlpha
         val moveToLowerLayer = isVoiceInteractionWindowVisible
         val onWindowsSynchronized =
             if (moveToLowerLayer) {
@@ -102,10 +97,10 @@
                     separateWindowForTaskbarBackground,
                     separateWindowLayoutParams
                 );
-                { taskbarBackgroundOverride.updateValue(0f) }
+                { controllers.taskbarDragLayerController.setIsBackgroundDrawnElsewhere(true) }
             } else {
                 // First reapply the original taskbar background, then remove the temporary window.
-                taskbarBackgroundOverride.updateValue(1f);
+                controllers.taskbarDragLayerController.setIsBackgroundDrawnElsewhere(false);
                 { context.removeWindowView(separateWindowForTaskbarBackground) }
             }