diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
index 2900a5df61987..6cfa11b8082e2 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
@@ -2995,7 +2995,7 @@ class WindowContainer<E extends WindowContainer> extends ConfigurationContainer<
 
             AnimationRunnerBuilder animationRunnerBuilder = new AnimationRunnerBuilder();
 
-            if (isTaskTransitOld(transit)) {
+            if (isTaskTransitOld(transit) && getWindowingMode() == WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN) {
                 animationRunnerBuilder.setTaskBackgroundColor(getTaskAnimationBackgroundColor());
                 // TODO: Remove when we migrate to shell (b/202383002)
                 if (mWmService.mTaskTransitionSpec != null) {