diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2.java
index 343f28a..5194940 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandlerV2.java
@@ -779,12 +779,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if (endTarget == RECENTS || endTarget == HOME) {
-            // Since we're now done quickStepping, we want to only listen for touch events
-            // for the main orientation's nav bar, instead of multiple
-            mDeviceState.enableMultipleRegions(false);
-        }
-
         if (mDeviceState.isOverviewDisabled() && (endTarget == RECENTS || endTarget == LAST_TASK)) {
             return LAST_TASK;
         }
@@ -1242,6 +1236,7 @@
         }
         ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.addLog("finishRecentsAnimation", true);
         doLogGesture(HOME);
+        mDeviceState.enableMultipleRegions(false);
     }
 
     protected abstract void finishRecentsControllerToHome(Runnable callback);
@@ -1257,6 +1252,7 @@
 
         SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(mContext).onOverviewShown(false, TAG);
         doLogGesture(RECENTS);
+        mDeviceState.onSwipeUpToOverview(mActivityInterface);
         reset();
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityInterface.java
index 7d08fac..c9ff884 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackActivityInterface.java
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void onExitOverview(RecentsAnimationDeviceState deviceState, Runnable exitRunnable) {
+        // no-op, fake landscape not supported for 3P
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public int getContainerType() {
         RecentsActivity activity = getCreatedActivity();
         boolean visible = activity != null && activity.isStarted() && activity.hasWindowFocus();
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
index dae2f41..13b84e0 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.appprediction.PredictionUiStateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController;
 import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController.ClampedDepthProperty;
+import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
@@ -225,6 +226,27 @@
 
 
     @Override
+    public void onExitOverview(RecentsAnimationDeviceState deviceState, Runnable exitRunnable) {
+        final StateManager<LauncherState> stateManager = getCreatedActivity().getStateManager();
+        stateManager.addStateListener(
+                new StateManager.StateListener<LauncherState>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onStateTransitionComplete(LauncherState toState) {
+                        // Are we going from Recents to Workspace?
+                        if (toState == LauncherState.NORMAL) {
+                            exitRunnable.run();
+
+                            // reset layout on swipe to home
+                            RecentsView recentsView = getCreatedActivity().getOverviewPanel();
+                            recentsView.setLayoutRotation(deviceState.getCurrentActiveRotation(),
+                                    deviceState.getDisplayRotation());
+                            stateManager.removeStateListener(this);
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public Rect getOverviewWindowBounds(Rect homeBounds, RemoteAnimationTargetCompat target) {
         return homeBounds;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index a0bb631..ef3d174 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@
                 || previousGestureState.isRecentsAnimationRunning()
                         ? newBaseConsumer(previousGestureState, newGestureState, event)
                         : mResetGestureInputConsumer;
-        // TODO(b/149880412): 2 button landscape mode is wrecked. Fixit!
         if (mDeviceState.isGesturalNavMode()) {
             handleOrientationSetup(base);
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
index 022977b..9124925 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
         return deviceState.isInDeferredGestureRegion(ev);
     }
 
+    public abstract void onExitOverview(RecentsAnimationDeviceState deviceState,
+            Runnable exitRunnable);
+
     /**
      * Updates the prediction state to the overview state.
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationDeviceState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationDeviceState.java
index a892ddc..1da7ccf 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationDeviceState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationDeviceState.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
-import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
 import androidx.annotation.BinderThread;
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
             if (frozen) {
                 return;
             }
-            mOrientationTouchTransformer.enableMultipleRegions(false, mDefaultDisplay.getInfo());
+            enableMultipleRegions(false);
         }
     };
 
@@ -118,6 +117,13 @@
 
     private final List<ComponentName> mGestureBlockedActivities;
     private Runnable mOnDestroyFrozenTaskRunnable;
+    /**
+     * Set to true when user swipes to recents. In recents, we ignore the state of the recents
+     * task list being frozen or not to allow the user to keep interacting with nav bar rotation
+     * they went into recents with as opposed to defaulting to the default display rotation.
+     * TODO: (b/156984037) For when user rotates after entering overview
+     */
+    private boolean mInOverview;
 
     public RecentsAnimationDeviceState(Context context) {
         mContext = context;
@@ -508,7 +514,18 @@
         mOrientationTouchTransformer.transform(event);
     }
 
+    void onSwipeUpToOverview(BaseActivityInterface activityInterface) {
+        mInOverview = true;
+        activityInterface.onExitOverview(this, () -> {
+            mInOverview = false;
+            enableMultipleRegions(false);
+        });
+    }
+
     void enableMultipleRegions(boolean enable) {
+        if (mInOverview) {
+            return;
+        }
         mOrientationTouchTransformer.enableMultipleRegions(enable, mDefaultDisplay.getInfo());
         UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
             int quickStepStartingRotation =