diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
index 1f7457c088c53..27603fe121ab7 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
@@ -5893,7 +5893,9 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
         }
 
         mNotifyBlastOnSurfacePlacement = true;
-        return mWinAnimator.finishDrawingLocked(null);
+        mWinAnimator.finishDrawingLocked(null);
+        // We always want to force a traversal after a finish draw for blast sync.
+        return true;
     }
 
     private void notifyBlastSyncTransaction() {