diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/NavigationBarController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/NavigationBarController.java
index ade86ae76db4e..20d811932363e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/NavigationBarController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/NavigationBarController.java
@@ -427,6 +427,15 @@ public class NavigationBarController implements
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isOverviewEnabled(int displayId) {
+        final NavigationBarView navBarView = getNavigationBarView(displayId);
+        if (navBarView != null) {
+            return navBarView.isOverviewEnabled();
+        } else {
+            return mTaskbarDelegate.isOverviewEnabled();
+        }
+    }
+
     /** @return {@link NavigationBar} on the default display. */
     @Nullable
     public NavigationBar getDefaultNavigationBar() {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/TaskbarDelegate.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/TaskbarDelegate.java
index 75a3df7cad0cf..be147b9fd5858 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/TaskbarDelegate.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/TaskbarDelegate.java
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ public class TaskbarDelegate implements CommandQueue.Callbacks,
                 .commitUpdate(mDisplayId);
     }
 
+    boolean isOverviewEnabled() {
+        return (mSysUiState.getFlags() & View.STATUS_BAR_DISABLE_RECENT) == 0;
+    }
+
     private void updateAssistantAvailability(boolean assistantAvailable) {
         if (mOverviewProxyService.getProxy() == null) {
             return;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/ScreenPinningRequest.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/ScreenPinningRequest.java
index 15ad7798b3a31..c272602e33879 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/ScreenPinningRequest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/ScreenPinningRequest.java
@@ -271,10 +271,8 @@ public class ScreenPinningRequest implements View.OnClickListener,
 
             final Optional<CentralSurfaces> centralSurfacesOptional =
                     mCentralSurfacesOptionalLazy.get();
-            NavigationBarView navigationBarView =
-                    centralSurfacesOptional.map(CentralSurfaces::getNavigationBarView).orElse(null);
-            final boolean recentsVisible = navigationBarView != null
-                    && navigationBarView.isRecentsButtonVisible();
+            boolean recentsVisible =
+                    centralSurfacesOptional.map(CentralSurfaces::isOverviewEnabled).orElse(false);
             boolean touchExplorationEnabled = mAccessibilityService.isTouchExplorationEnabled();
             int descriptionStringResId;
             if (QuickStepContract.isGesturalMode(mNavBarMode)) {
@@ -295,6 +293,8 @@ public class ScreenPinningRequest implements View.OnClickListener,
                         : R.string.screen_pinning_description_recents_invisible;
             }
 
+            NavigationBarView navigationBarView =
+                    centralSurfacesOptional.map(CentralSurfaces::getNavigationBarView).orElse(null);
             if (navigationBarView != null) {
                 ((ImageView) mLayout.findViewById(R.id.screen_pinning_back_icon))
                         .setImageDrawable(navigationBarView.getBackDrawable());
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfaces.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfaces.java
index a2d22bc365899..db5dd9d378ea2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfaces.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfaces.java
@@ -3439,6 +3439,10 @@ public class CentralSurfaces extends CoreStartable implements
         return mNavigationBarController.getNavigationBarView(mDisplayId);
     }
 
+    public boolean isOverviewEnabled() {
+        return mNavigationBarController.isOverviewEnabled(mDisplayId);
+    }
+
     public void showPinningEnterExitToast(boolean entering) {
         mNavigationBarController.showPinningEnterExitToast(mDisplayId, entering);
     }