diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 3fbdc89..0f17a85 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -795,6 +795,11 @@
      */
     public void setUIController(@NonNull TaskbarUIController uiController) {
         mControllers.setUiController(uiController);
+        if (mControllers.bubbleControllers.isEmpty()) {
+            // if the bubble bar was visible in a previous configuration of taskbar and is being
+            // recreated now without bubbles, clean up any bubble bar adjustments from hotseat
+            bubbleBarVisibilityChanged(/* isVisible= */ false);
+        }
     }
 
     /**