diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayArea.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayArea.java
index 90fdf19d97813..edd14b7bebf37 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayArea.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayArea.java
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ public class DisplayArea<T extends WindowContainer> extends WindowContainer<T> {
             super.prepareSurfaces();
             getBounds(mTmpDimBoundsRect);
 
+            // If SystemUI is dragging for recents, we want to reset the dim state so any dim layer
+            // on the display level fades out.
+            if (forAllTasks(task -> !task.canAffectSystemUiFlags())) {
+                mDimmer.resetDimStates();
+            }
+
             if (mDimmer.updateDims(getPendingTransaction(), mTmpDimBoundsRect)) {
                 scheduleAnimation();
             }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
index cb897db9a2d08..9adacb8c578da 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
@@ -3348,6 +3348,21 @@ class Task extends WindowContainer<WindowContainer> {
 
     @Override
     Dimmer getDimmer() {
+        // If the window is in multi-window mode, we want to dim at the Task level to ensure the dim
+        // bounds match the area the app lives in
+        if (inMultiWindowMode()) {
+            return mDimmer;
+        }
+
+        // If we're not at the root task level, we want to keep traversing through the parents to
+        // find the root.
+        // Once at the root task level, we want to check {@link #isTranslucent(ActivityRecord)}.
+        // If true, we want to get the Dimmer from the level above since we don't want to animate
+        // the dim with the Task.
+        if (!isRootTask() || isTranslucent(null)) {
+            return super.getDimmer();
+        }
+
         return mDimmer;
     }