diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStartController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStartController.java
index 6c4554646e6e3..31ccf3530fb99 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStartController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStartController.java
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ public class ActivityStartController {
                                 "FLAG_CANT_SAVE_STATE not supported here");
                     }
 
-                    final SafeActivityOptions checkedOptions = i == intents.length - 1
+                    final boolean top = i == intents.length - 1;
+                    final SafeActivityOptions checkedOptions = top
                             ? options
                             : null;
                     final int res = obtainStarter(intent, reason)
@@ -367,6 +368,10 @@ public class ActivityStartController {
                             .setActivityOptions(checkedOptions)
                             .setComponentSpecified(componentSpecified)
                             .setOutActivity(outActivity)
+
+                            // Top activity decides on animation being run, so we allow only for the
+                            // top one as otherwise an activity below might consume it.
+                            .setAllowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup(top /* allowLookup*/)
                             .execute();
 
                     if (res < 0) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStarter.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStarter.java
index fb89e6711a182..7ff7d9a9b6c47 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStarter.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStarter.java
@@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ class ActivityStarter {
         int userId;
         WaitResult waitResult;
 
+        /**
+         * If set to {@code true}, allows this activity start to look into
+         * {@link PendingRemoteAnimationRegistry}
+         */
+        boolean allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup;
+
         /**
          * Indicates that we should wait for the result of the start request. This flag is set when
          * {@link ActivityStarter#setMayWait(int)} is called.
@@ -360,6 +366,7 @@ class ActivityStarter {
             waitResult = null;
             mayWait = false;
             avoidMoveToFront = false;
+            allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup = true;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -395,6 +402,8 @@ class ActivityStarter {
             waitResult = request.waitResult;
             mayWait = request.mayWait;
             avoidMoveToFront = request.avoidMoveToFront;
+            allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup
+                    = request.allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup;
         }
     }
 
@@ -477,7 +486,8 @@ class ActivityStarter {
                         mRequest.resultWho, mRequest.requestCode, mRequest.startFlags,
                         mRequest.profilerInfo, mRequest.waitResult, mRequest.globalConfig,
                         mRequest.activityOptions, mRequest.ignoreTargetSecurity, mRequest.userId,
-                        mRequest.inTask, mRequest.reason);
+                        mRequest.inTask, mRequest.reason,
+                        mRequest.allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup);
             } else {
                 return startActivity(mRequest.caller, mRequest.intent, mRequest.ephemeralIntent,
                         mRequest.resolvedType, mRequest.activityInfo, mRequest.resolveInfo,
@@ -486,7 +496,8 @@ class ActivityStarter {
                         mRequest.callingUid, mRequest.callingPackage, mRequest.realCallingPid,
                         mRequest.realCallingUid, mRequest.startFlags, mRequest.activityOptions,
                         mRequest.ignoreTargetSecurity, mRequest.componentSpecified,
-                        mRequest.outActivity, mRequest.inTask, mRequest.reason);
+                        mRequest.outActivity, mRequest.inTask, mRequest.reason,
+                        mRequest.allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup);
             }
         } finally {
             onExecutionComplete();
@@ -517,7 +528,8 @@ class ActivityStarter {
             IBinder resultTo, String resultWho, int requestCode, int callingPid, int callingUid,
             String callingPackage, int realCallingPid, int realCallingUid, int startFlags,
             SafeActivityOptions options, boolean ignoreTargetSecurity, boolean componentSpecified,
-            ActivityRecord[] outActivity, TaskRecord inTask, String reason) {
+            ActivityRecord[] outActivity, TaskRecord inTask, String reason,
+            boolean allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup) {
 
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(reason)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Need to specify a reason.");
@@ -530,7 +542,7 @@ class ActivityStarter {
                 aInfo, rInfo, voiceSession, voiceInteractor, resultTo, resultWho, requestCode,
                 callingPid, callingUid, callingPackage, realCallingPid, realCallingUid, startFlags,
                 options, ignoreTargetSecurity, componentSpecified, mLastStartActivityRecord,
-                inTask);
+                inTask, allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup);
 
         if (outActivity != null) {
             // mLastStartActivityRecord[0] is set in the call to startActivity above.
@@ -560,7 +572,7 @@ class ActivityStarter {
             String callingPackage, int realCallingPid, int realCallingUid, int startFlags,
             SafeActivityOptions options,
             boolean ignoreTargetSecurity, boolean componentSpecified, ActivityRecord[] outActivity,
-            TaskRecord inTask) {
+            TaskRecord inTask, boolean allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup) {
         int err = ActivityManager.START_SUCCESS;
         // Pull the optional Ephemeral Installer-only bundle out of the options early.
         final Bundle verificationBundle
@@ -709,8 +721,11 @@ class ActivityStarter {
         ActivityOptions checkedOptions = options != null
                 ? options.getOptions(intent, aInfo, callerApp, mSupervisor)
                 : null;
-        checkedOptions = mService.getActivityStartController().getPendingRemoteAnimationRegistry()
-                .overrideOptionsIfNeeded(callingPackage, checkedOptions);
+        if (allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup) {
+            checkedOptions = mService.getActivityStartController()
+                    .getPendingRemoteAnimationRegistry()
+                    .overrideOptionsIfNeeded(callingPackage, checkedOptions);
+        }
         if (mService.mController != null) {
             try {
                 // The Intent we give to the watcher has the extra data
@@ -928,7 +943,8 @@ class ActivityStarter {
             IBinder resultTo, String resultWho, int requestCode, int startFlags,
             ProfilerInfo profilerInfo, WaitResult outResult,
             Configuration globalConfig, SafeActivityOptions options, boolean ignoreTargetSecurity,
-            int userId, TaskRecord inTask, String reason) {
+            int userId, TaskRecord inTask, String reason,
+            boolean allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup) {
         // Refuse possible leaked file descriptors
         if (intent != null && intent.hasFileDescriptors()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("File descriptors passed in Intent");
@@ -1070,7 +1086,8 @@ class ActivityStarter {
             int res = startActivity(caller, intent, ephemeralIntent, resolvedType, aInfo, rInfo,
                     voiceSession, voiceInteractor, resultTo, resultWho, requestCode, callingPid,
                     callingUid, callingPackage, realCallingPid, realCallingUid, startFlags, options,
-                    ignoreTargetSecurity, componentSpecified, outRecord, inTask, reason);
+                    ignoreTargetSecurity, componentSpecified, outRecord, inTask, reason,
+                    allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup);
 
             Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(origId);
 
@@ -2567,6 +2584,11 @@ class ActivityStarter {
         return this;
     }
 
+    ActivityStarter setAllowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup(boolean allowLookup) {
+        mRequest.allowPendingRemoteAnimationRegistryLookup = allowLookup;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     void dump(PrintWriter pw, String prefix) {
         prefix = prefix + "  ";
         pw.print(prefix);