diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
index 049c672..86e1911 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
@@ -320,6 +320,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public void onLongPressHomeEnabled(boolean assistantLongPressEnabled) {
+        if (mNavButtonController != null) {
+            mNavButtonController.setAssistantLongPressEnabled(assistantLongPressEnabled);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the flag indicating setup UI is visible
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
index a395548..5bb958a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 
     private long mLastScreenPinLongPress;
     private boolean mScreenPinned;
+    private boolean mAssistantLongPressEnabled;
 
     @Override
     public void dumpLogs(String prefix, PrintWriter pw) {
@@ -251,6 +252,10 @@
         mStatsLogManager = null;
     }
 
+    public void setAssistantLongPressEnabled(boolean assistantLongPressEnabled) {
+        mAssistantLongPressEnabled = assistantLongPressEnabled;
+    }
+
     private void logEvent(StatsLogManager.LauncherEvent event) {
         if (mStatsLogManager == null) {
             Log.w(TAG, "No stats log manager to log taskbar button event");
@@ -289,7 +294,7 @@
     }
 
     private void startAssistant() {
-        if (mScreenPinned) {
+        if (mScreenPinned || !mAssistantLongPressEnabled) {
             return;
         }
         Bundle args = new Bundle();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index 2565697..5d17cc7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@
 
         @BinderThread
         @Override
-        public void onAssistantAvailable(boolean available) {
+        public void onAssistantAvailable(boolean available, boolean longPressHomeEnabled) {
             MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
                 mDeviceState.setAssistantAvailable(available);
                 TouchInteractionService.this.onAssistantVisibilityChanged();
+                executeForTaskbarManager(() -> mTaskbarManager
+                        .onLongPressHomeEnabled(longPressHomeEnabled));
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonControllerTest.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonControllerTest.java
index 4eec319..9622619 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonControllerTest.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonControllerTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -103,12 +104,20 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testLongPressHome() {
+    public void testLongPressHome_enabled() {
+        mNavButtonController.setAssistantLongPressEnabled(true /*assistantLongPressEnabled*/);
         mNavButtonController.onButtonLongClick(BUTTON_HOME, mockView);
         verify(mockSystemUiProxy, times(1)).startAssistant(any());
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testLongPressHome_disabled() {
+        mNavButtonController.setAssistantLongPressEnabled(false /*assistantLongPressEnabled*/);
+        mNavButtonController.onButtonLongClick(BUTTON_HOME, mockView);
+        verify(mockSystemUiProxy, never()).startAssistant(any());
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void testPressHome() {
         mNavButtonController.onButtonClick(BUTTON_HOME, mockView);
         verify(mockCommandHelper, times(1)).addCommand(TYPE_HOME);