diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WallpaperController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WallpaperController.java
index 24493e2541e19..14737d44fe225 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WallpaperController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WallpaperController.java
@@ -196,8 +196,11 @@ class WallpaperController {
                         "Win " + w + ": token animating, looking behind.");
             }
             mFindResults.setIsWallpaperTargetForLetterbox(w.hasWallpaperForLetterboxBackground());
-            // Found a target! End search.
-            return true;
+            // While the keyguard is going away, both notification shade and a normal activity such
+            // as a launcher can satisfy criteria for a wallpaper target. In this case, we should
+            // chose the normal activity, otherwise wallpaper becomes invisible when a new animation
+            // starts before the keyguard going away animation finishes.
+            return w.mActivityRecord != null;
         }
         return false;
     };