diff --git a/aconfig/launcher.aconfig b/aconfig/launcher.aconfig
index c564594..9aee58f 100644
--- a/aconfig/launcher.aconfig
+++ b/aconfig/launcher.aconfig
@@ -653,3 +653,13 @@
   description: "Enable more grid scale options on the launcher for desktop experience"
   bug: "375491272"
 }
+
+flag {
+  name: "enable_gesture_nav_horizontal_touch_slop"
+  namespace: "launcher"
+  description: "Enables horizontal touch slop checking in non-vertical fling navigation gestures"
+  bug: "394364217"
+  metadata {
+    purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+  }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
index 23b8e36..0566f09 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity.INVISIBLE_BY_STATE_HANDLER;
 import static com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity.STATE_HANDLER_INVISIBILITY_FLAGS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableAdditionalHomeAnimations;
+import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableGestureNavHorizontalTouchSlop;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableScalingRevealHomeAnimation;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.msdlFeedback;
 import static com.android.launcher3.PagedView.INVALID_PAGE;
@@ -1104,7 +1105,12 @@
     public void onGestureCancelled() {
         updateDisplacement(0);
         mStateCallback.setStateOnUiThread(STATE_GESTURE_COMPLETED);
-        handleNormalGestureEnd(0, false, new PointF(), true /* isCancel */);
+        handleNormalGestureEnd(
+                /* endVelocityPxPerMs= */ 0,
+                /* isFling= */ false,
+                /* velocityPxPerMs= */ new PointF(),
+                /* isCancel= */ true,
+                /* horizontalTouchSlopPassed= */ false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1113,7 +1119,8 @@
      * @param velocityPxPerMs The x and y components of the velocity when the gesture ends.
      */
     @UiThread
-    public void onGestureEnded(float endVelocityPxPerMs, PointF velocityPxPerMs) {
+    public void onGestureEnded(
+            float endVelocityPxPerMs, PointF velocityPxPerMs, boolean horizontalTouchSlopPassed) {
         float flingThreshold = mContext.getResources()
                 .getDimension(R.dimen.quickstep_fling_threshold_speed);
         boolean isFling = mGestureStarted && !mIsMotionPaused
@@ -1126,7 +1133,11 @@
             mLogDirectionUpOrLeft = velocityPxPerMs.x < 0;
         }
         Runnable handleNormalGestureEndCallback = () -> handleNormalGestureEnd(
-                endVelocityPxPerMs, isFling, velocityPxPerMs, /* isCancel= */ false);
+                endVelocityPxPerMs,
+                isFling,
+                velocityPxPerMs,
+                /* isCancel= */ false,
+                horizontalTouchSlopPassed);
         if (mRecentsView != null) {
             mRecentsView.runOnPageScrollsInitialized(handleNormalGestureEndCallback);
         } else {
@@ -1259,7 +1270,11 @@
     }
 
     private GestureEndTarget calculateEndTarget(
-            PointF velocityPxPerMs, float endVelocityPxPerMs, boolean isFlingY, boolean isCancel) {
+            PointF velocityPxPerMs,
+            float endVelocityPxPerMs,
+            boolean isFlingY,
+            boolean isCancel,
+            boolean horizontalTouchSlopPassed) {
         ActiveGestureProtoLogProxy.logOnCalculateEndTarget(
                 dpiFromPx(velocityPxPerMs.x),
                 dpiFromPx(velocityPxPerMs.y),
@@ -1276,7 +1291,7 @@
         } else if (isFlingY) {
             endTarget = calculateEndTargetForFlingY(velocityPxPerMs, endVelocityPxPerMs);
         } else {
-            endTarget = calculateEndTargetForNonFling(velocityPxPerMs);
+            endTarget = calculateEndTargetForNonFling(velocityPxPerMs, horizontalTouchSlopPassed);
         }
 
         if (mDeviceState.isOverviewDisabled() && endTarget == RECENTS) {
@@ -1314,12 +1329,14 @@
         return willGoToNewTask ? NEW_TASK : HOME;
     }
 
-    private GestureEndTarget calculateEndTargetForNonFling(PointF velocity) {
+    private GestureEndTarget calculateEndTargetForNonFling(
+            PointF velocity, boolean horizontalTouchSlopPassed) {
         final boolean isScrollingToNewTask = isScrollingToNewTask();
 
         // Fully gestural mode.
         final boolean isFlingX = Math.abs(velocity.x) > mContext.getResources()
-                .getDimension(R.dimen.quickstep_fling_threshold_speed);
+                .getDimension(R.dimen.quickstep_fling_threshold_speed)
+                && (!enableGestureNavHorizontalTouchSlop() || horizontalTouchSlopPassed);
         if (isScrollingToNewTask && isFlingX) {
             // Flinging towards new task takes precedence over mIsMotionPaused (which only
             // checks y-velocity).
@@ -1359,11 +1376,15 @@
 
     @UiThread
     private void handleNormalGestureEnd(
-            float endVelocityPxPerMs, boolean isFling, PointF velocityPxPerMs, boolean isCancel) {
+            float endVelocityPxPerMs,
+            boolean isFling,
+            PointF velocityPxPerMs,
+            boolean isCancel,
+            boolean horizontalTouchSlopPassed) {
         long duration = MAX_SWIPE_DURATION;
         float currentShift = mCurrentShift.value;
         final GestureEndTarget endTarget = calculateEndTarget(
-                velocityPxPerMs, endVelocityPxPerMs, isFling, isCancel);
+                velocityPxPerMs, endVelocityPxPerMs, isFling, isCancel, horizontalTouchSlopPassed);
         // Set the state, but don't notify until the animation completes
         mGestureState.setEndTarget(endTarget, false /* isAtomic */);
         mAnimationFactory.setEndTarget(endTarget);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.kt
index 6bd3400..984f390 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.kt
@@ -435,7 +435,11 @@
                     logShowOverviewFrom(command.type)
                     containerInterface.runOnInitBackgroundStateUI {
                         Log.d(TAG, "recents animation started - onInitBackgroundStateUI: $command")
-                        interactionHandler.onGestureEnded(0f, PointF())
+                        interactionHandler.onGestureEnded(
+                            0f,
+                            PointF(),
+                            /* horizontalTouchSlopPassed= */ false,
+                        )
                     }
                     command.removeListener(this)
                 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
index 5963a7c..7cae5b8 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
@@ -483,7 +483,8 @@
                                 : velocityYPxPerMs;
                 mInteractionHandler.updateDisplacement(getDisplacement(ev) - mStartDisplacement);
                 mInteractionHandler.onGestureEnded(velocityPxPerMs,
-                        new PointF(velocityXPxPerMs, velocityYPxPerMs));
+                        new PointF(velocityXPxPerMs, velocityYPxPerMs),
+                        Math.abs(mDownPos.x - mLastPos.x) > mTouchSlop);
             }
         } else {
             // Since we start touch tracking on DOWN, we may reach this state without actually
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandlerTestCase.java b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandlerTestCase.java
index 0c74610..6fbbd59 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandlerTestCase.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandlerTestCase.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
         float xVelocityPxPerMs = isQuickSwitch ? 100 : 0;
         float yVelocityPxPerMs = isQuickSwitch ? 0 : -100;
         swipeHandler.onGestureEnded(
-                yVelocityPxPerMs, new PointF(xVelocityPxPerMs, yVelocityPxPerMs));
+                yVelocityPxPerMs, new PointF(xVelocityPxPerMs, yVelocityPxPerMs), isQuickSwitch);
         swipeHandler.onCalculateEndTarget();
         runOnMainSync(swipeHandler::onSettledOnEndTarget);
 
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2Test.kt b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2Test.kt
index 35f1218..5661dcf 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2Test.kt
+++ b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2Test.kt
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@
     @Test
     fun goHomeFromAppByTrackpad_updateEduStats() {
         gestureState.setTrackpadGestureType(GestureState.TrackpadGestureType.THREE_FINGER)
-        underTest.onGestureEnded(flingSpeed, PointF())
+        underTest.onGestureEnded(flingSpeed, PointF(), /* horizontalTouchSlopPassed= */ false)
         verify(systemUiProxy)
             .updateContextualEduStats(/* isTrackpadGesture= */ eq(true), eq(GestureType.HOME))
     }
 
     @Test
     fun goHomeFromAppByTouch_updateEduStats() {
-        underTest.onGestureEnded(flingSpeed, PointF())
+        underTest.onGestureEnded(flingSpeed, PointF(), /* horizontalTouchSlopPassed= */ false)
         verify(systemUiProxy)
             .updateContextualEduStats(/* isTrackpadGesture= */ eq(false), eq(GestureType.HOME))
     }