diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_bounce.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_bounce.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a571cbc8c1f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_bounce.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+** Copyright 2014, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+     android:background="#ff000000" android:shareInterpolator="false" android:zAdjustment="normal">
+
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.6"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/accelerate_cubic"
+        android:duration="133"/>
+
+    <translate android:fromYDelta="0" android:toYDelta="10%"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/accelerate_cubic"
+        android:duration="350"/>
+
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="0.9"
+        android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="0.9"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/fast_out_slow_in"
+        android:duration="350" />
+
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="1.6666666666"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="false" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_cubic"
+        android:startOffset="350"
+        android:duration="133"/>
+
+    <translate android:fromYDelta="0%" android:toYDelta="-8.8888888888%"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="false" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_cubic"
+        android:startOffset="350"
+        android:duration="350"/>
+
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="1.1111111111"
+        android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="1.1111111111"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="false" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_cubic"
+        android:startOffset="350"
+        android:duration="350" />
+</set>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_source.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_source.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f0fd68458801d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_source.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+** Copyright 2014, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+     android:background="#ff000000" android:shareInterpolator="false" android:zAdjustment="normal">
+
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.6"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/accelerate_cubic"
+        android:duration="150"/>
+
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="0.9"
+        android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="0.9"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/fast_out_slow_in"
+        android:duration="300" />
+</set>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_target.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_target.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..170ac829c3c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_target.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+** Copyright 2014, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+     android:background="#ff000000" android:shareInterpolator="false" android:zAdjustment="top">
+
+    <translate android:fromYDelta="110%" android:toYDelta="0%"
+               android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+               android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quint"
+               android:startOffset="50"
+               android:duration="250" />
+</set>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_bounce.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_bounce.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..46045acd9ac43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_bounce.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+** Copyright 2014, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+     android:background="#ff000000" android:shareInterpolator="false" android:zAdjustment="top">
+
+    <translate android:fromYDelta="0%" android:toYDelta="10%"
+               android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+               android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quint"
+               android:duration="300" />
+
+    <translate android:fromYDelta="10%" android:toYDelta="0%"
+               android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="false" android:fillAfter="true"
+               android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/accelerate_quint"
+               android:startOffset="300"
+               android:duration="300" />
+</set>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_source.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_source.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad5341bf8ff3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_source.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+** Copyright 2014, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+     android:background="#ff000000" android:shareInterpolator="false" android:zAdjustment="top">
+
+    <translate android:fromYDelta="0%" android:toYDelta="110%"
+               android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+               android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/accelerate_quint"
+               android:duration="300" />
+</set>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_target.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_target.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7687f0286f25f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/anim/recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_target.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+** Copyright 2014, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+     android:background="#ff000000" android:shareInterpolator="false" android:zAdjustment="normal">
+
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0.6" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_cubic"
+        android:startOffset="75"
+        android:duration="150"/>
+
+    <scale android:fromXScale="0.9" android:toXScale="1.0"
+        android:fromYScale="0.9" android:toYScale="1.0"
+        android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/linear_out_slow_in"
+        android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+        android:startOffset="75"
+        android:duration="225" />
+</set>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/AlternateRecentsComponent.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/AlternateRecentsComponent.java
index f23f9f2bf5c62..f65621e8b896c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/AlternateRecentsComponent.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/AlternateRecentsComponent.java
@@ -190,10 +190,14 @@ public class AlternateRecentsComponent implements ActivityOptions.OnAnimationSta
                 Task.TaskKey toTaskKey;
                 if (showNextTask) {
                     toTaskKey = group.getNextTaskInGroup(task);
-                    // XXX: We will actually set the appropriate launch animations here
+                    launchOpts = ActivityOptions.makeCustomAnimation(mContext,
+                            R.anim.recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_target,
+                            R.anim.recents_launch_next_affiliated_task_source);
                 } else {
                     toTaskKey = group.getPrevTaskInGroup(task);
-                    // XXX: We will actually set the appropriate launch animations here
+                    launchOpts = ActivityOptions.makeCustomAnimation(mContext,
+                            R.anim.recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_target,
+                            R.anim.recents_launch_prev_affiliated_task_source);
                 }
                 if (toTaskKey != null) {
                     toTask = stack.findTaskWithId(toTaskKey.id);
@@ -204,7 +208,11 @@ public class AlternateRecentsComponent implements ActivityOptions.OnAnimationSta
 
         // Return early if there is no next task
         if (toTask == null) {
-            // XXX: We will actually show a bounce animation here
+            if (showNextTask) {
+                // XXX: Show the next-task bounce animation
+            } else {
+                // XXX: Show the prev-task bounce animation
+            }
             return;
         }