diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index f6b0453492199..caca05a9e3b34 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -5656,6 +5656,11 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Activity token not set. Is the activity attached?");
         }
 
+        // WindowConfiguration differences aren't considered as public, check it separately.
+        // multi-window / pip mode changes, if any, should be sent before the configuration
+        // change callback, see also PinnedStackTests#testConfigurationChangeOrderDuringTransition
+        handleWindowingModeChangeIfNeeded(activity, newConfig);
+
         final boolean movedToDifferentDisplay = isDifferentDisplay(activity, displayId);
         boolean shouldReportChange = false;
         if (activity.mCurrentConfig == null) {
@@ -5708,11 +5713,6 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler {
         }
 
         if (shouldReportChange) {
-            // multi-window / pip mode changes, if any, should be sent before the configuration
-            // change callback, see also
-            // PinnedStackTests#testConfigurationChangeOrderDuringTransition
-            handleWindowingModeChangeIfNeeded(activity, newConfig);
-
             activity.mCalled = false;
             activity.onConfigurationChanged(configToReport);
             if (!activity.mCalled) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
index f262c5ad7b2b9..69d38219284f7 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
@@ -3569,6 +3569,13 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
     }
 
     void reportResized() {
+        // If the activity is scheduled to relaunch, skip sending the resized to ViewRootImpl now
+        // since it will be destroyed anyway. This also prevents the client from receiving
+        // windowing mode change before it is destroyed.
+        if (mActivityRecord != null && mActivityRecord.isRelaunching()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (Trace.isTagEnabled(TRACE_TAG_WINDOW_MANAGER)) {
             Trace.traceBegin(TRACE_TAG_WINDOW_MANAGER, "wm.reportResized_" + getWindowTag());
         }