diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleTaskViewHelper.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleTaskViewHelper.java
index 7a5815994dd0f..2317aac945637 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleTaskViewHelper.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleTaskViewHelper.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.android.wm.shell.bubbles;
 
+import static android.app.ActivityOptions.MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_ALLOWED;
 import static android.app.ActivityTaskManager.INVALID_TASK_ID;
 import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_MULTIPLE_TASK;
 import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_DOCUMENT;
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ public class BubbleTaskViewHelper {
                 try {
                     options.setTaskAlwaysOnTop(true);
                     options.setLaunchedFromBubble(true);
+                    options.setPendingIntentBackgroundActivityStartMode(
+                            MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_ALLOWED);
+                    options.setPendingIntentBackgroundActivityLaunchAllowedByPermission(true);
 
                     Intent fillInIntent = new Intent();
                     // Apply flags to make behaviour match documentLaunchMode=always.