diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityStarter.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityStarter.java
index d846c3a6d36ce..79f8229c61623 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityStarter.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityStarter.java
@@ -1814,8 +1814,7 @@ class ActivityStarter {
     }
 
     private Task computeTargetTask() {
-        if (mStartActivity.resultTo == null && mInTask == null && !mAddingToTask
-                && (mLaunchFlags & FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK) != 0) {
+        if (mInTask == null && !mAddingToTask && (mLaunchFlags & FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK) != 0) {
             // A new task should be created instead of using existing one.
             return null;
         } else if (mSourceRecord != null) {
@@ -2505,7 +2504,9 @@ class ActivityStarter {
         // If bring to front is requested, and no result is requested and we have not been given
         // an explicit task to launch in to, and we can find a task that was started with this
         // same component, then instead of launching bring that one to the front.
-        putIntoExistingTask &= mInTask == null && mStartActivity.resultTo == null;
+        putIntoExistingTask &= !isLaunchModeOneOf(LAUNCH_SINGLE_INSTANCE, LAUNCH_SINGLE_TASK)
+                ? (mInTask == null && mStartActivity.resultTo == null)
+                : (mInTask == null);
         ActivityRecord intentActivity = null;
         if (putIntoExistingTask) {
             if (LAUNCH_SINGLE_INSTANCE == mLaunchMode) {