diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
index ad806c2bcae74..4b427a24a1cc6 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
     private final WindowState.UpdateReportedVisibilityResults mReportedVisibilityResults =
             new WindowState.UpdateReportedVisibilityResults();
 
-    boolean mUseTransferredAnimation;
+    private boolean mUseTransferredAnimation;
 
     /**
      * @see #currentLaunchCanTurnScreenOn()
@@ -3366,12 +3366,14 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
                 }
                 setClientVisible(fromActivity.mClientVisible);
 
-                transferAnimation(fromActivity);
+                if (fromActivity.isAnimating()) {
+                    transferAnimation(fromActivity);
 
-                // When transferring an animation, we no longer need to apply an animation to the
-                // the token we transfer the animation over. Thus, set this flag to indicate we've
-                // transferred the animation.
-                mUseTransferredAnimation = true;
+                    // When transferring an animation, we no longer need to apply an animation to
+                    // the token we transfer the animation over. Thus, set this flag to indicate
+                    // we've transferred the animation.
+                    mUseTransferredAnimation = true;
+                }
 
                 mWmService.updateFocusedWindowLocked(
                         UPDATE_FOCUS_WILL_PLACE_SURFACES, true /*updateInputWindows*/);
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowTokenTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowTokenTests.java
index cf3cfecbf65e3..5c21853b1f598 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowTokenTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowTokenTests.java
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_BASE_APPLICATION;
+import static android.view.WindowManager.TRANSIT_ACTIVITY_OPEN;
 
 import static androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation;
 
 import static com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito.doReturn;
+import static com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito.mock;
 import static com.android.server.wm.WindowStateAnimator.STACK_CLIP_AFTER_ANIM;
 import static com.android.server.wm.WindowStateAnimator.STACK_CLIP_BEFORE_ANIM;
 import static com.android.server.wm.WindowStateAnimator.STACK_CLIP_NONE;
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ import android.view.WindowManager;
 import androidx.test.filters.FlakyTest;
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
 
+import com.android.server.wm.SurfaceAnimator.OnAnimationFinishedCallback;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -365,6 +369,30 @@ public class AppWindowTokenTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         assertHasStartingWindow(activity2);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testTransferStartingWindowCanAnimate() {
+        final ActivityRecord activity1 = createIsolatedTestActivityRecord();
+        final ActivityRecord activity2 = createIsolatedTestActivityRecord();
+        activity1.addStartingWindow(mPackageName,
+                android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, null, true, true, false, true,
+                false, false);
+        waitUntilHandlersIdle();
+        activity2.addStartingWindow(mPackageName,
+                android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, activity1.appToken.asBinder(),
+                true, true, false, true, false, false);
+        waitUntilHandlersIdle();
+        assertNoStartingWindow(activity1);
+        assertHasStartingWindow(activity2);
+
+        // Assert that bottom activity is allowed to do animation.
+        doReturn(true).when(activity2).okToAnimate();
+        doReturn(true).when(activity2).isAnimating();
+        final OnAnimationFinishedCallback onAnimationFinishedCallback =
+                mock(OnAnimationFinishedCallback.class);
+        assertTrue(activity2.applyAnimation(null, TRANSIT_ACTIVITY_OPEN, true, false,
+                onAnimationFinishedCallback));
+    }
+
     private ActivityRecord createIsolatedTestActivityRecord() {
         final ActivityStack taskStack = createTaskStackOnDisplay(mDisplayContent);
         final Task task = createTaskInStack(taskStack, 0 /* userId */);