diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/TaskFragmentAnimationRunner.java b/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/TaskFragmentAnimationRunner.java
index 8c8ef92b80dcc..46bdf6d0e689e 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/TaskFragmentAnimationRunner.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/TaskFragmentAnimationRunner.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package androidx.window.extensions.embedding;
 
+import static android.os.Process.THREAD_PRIORITY_DISPLAY;
 import static android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget.MODE_CLOSING;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.TRANSIT_OLD_ACTIVITY_CLOSE;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.TRANSIT_OLD_ACTIVITY_OPEN;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Looper;
+import android.os.HandlerThread;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.IRemoteAnimationFinishedCallback;
@@ -50,10 +51,14 @@ import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 class TaskFragmentAnimationRunner extends IRemoteAnimationRunner.Stub {
 
     private static final String TAG = "TaskFragAnimationRunner";
-    private final Handler mHandler = new Handler(Looper.myLooper());
+    private final Handler mHandler;
     private final TaskFragmentAnimationSpec mAnimationSpec;
 
     TaskFragmentAnimationRunner() {
+        HandlerThread animationThread = new HandlerThread(
+                "androidx.window.extensions.embedding", THREAD_PRIORITY_DISPLAY);
+        animationThread.start();
+        mHandler = animationThread.getThreadHandler();
         mAnimationSpec = new TaskFragmentAnimationSpec(mHandler);
     }