diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimator.kt b/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimator.kt
index 4037fd4a09d86..764a8556a54d7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimator.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimator.kt
@@ -508,6 +508,26 @@ class ActivityLaunchAnimator(
             startAnimation(apps, nonApps, callback)
         }
 
+        private fun findRootTaskIfPossible(
+            apps: Array<out RemoteAnimationTarget>?
+        ): RemoteAnimationTarget? {
+            if (apps == null) {
+                return null
+            }
+            var candidate: RemoteAnimationTarget? = null
+            for (it in apps) {
+                if (it.mode == RemoteAnimationTarget.MODE_OPENING) {
+                    if (it.taskInfo != null && !it.hasAnimatingParent) {
+                        return it
+                    }
+                    if (candidate == null) {
+                        candidate = it
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return candidate
+        }
+
         private fun startAnimation(
             apps: Array<out RemoteAnimationTarget>?,
             nonApps: Array<out RemoteAnimationTarget>?,
@@ -517,8 +537,7 @@ class ActivityLaunchAnimator(
                 Log.d(TAG, "Remote animation started")
             }
 
-            val window = apps?.firstOrNull { it.mode == RemoteAnimationTarget.MODE_OPENING }
-
+            val window = findRootTaskIfPossible(apps)
             if (window == null) {
                 Log.i(TAG, "Aborting the animation as no window is opening")
                 removeTimeout()