diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
index ef38e8962599f..8bca1067de8c5 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
@@ -6045,7 +6045,7 @@ class DisplayContent extends RootDisplayArea implements WindowManagerPolicy.Disp
     static boolean alwaysCreateRootTask(int windowingMode, int activityType) {
         // Always create a root task for fullscreen, freeform, and multi windowing
         // modes so that we can manage visual ordering and return types correctly.
-        return activityType == ACTIVITY_TYPE_STANDARD
+        return (activityType == ACTIVITY_TYPE_STANDARD || activityType == ACTIVITY_TYPE_RECENTS)
                 && (windowingMode == WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN
                 || windowingMode == WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM
                 || windowingMode == WINDOWING_MODE_PINNED
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskDisplayAreaTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskDisplayAreaTests.java
index d43805ab95541..c53addcf220ca 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskDisplayAreaTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskDisplayAreaTests.java
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ import com.android.server.wm.LaunchParamsController.LaunchParams;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * Tests for the {@link TaskDisplayArea} container.
  *
@@ -349,23 +351,24 @@ public class TaskDisplayAreaTests extends WindowTestsBase {
     @Test
     public void testReuseTaskAsRootTask() {
         final Task candidateTask = createTask(mDisplayContent);
-        final int type = ACTIVITY_TYPE_STANDARD;
-        assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN, type, candidateTask,
-                true /* reuseCandidate */);
-        assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_UNDEFINED, type, candidateTask,
-                true /* reuseCandidate */);
-        assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM, type, candidateTask,
-                true /* reuseCandidate */);
-        assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_MULTI_WINDOW, type, candidateTask,
-                true /* reuseCandidate */);
-        assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_PINNED, type, candidateTask,
-                true /* reuseCandidate */);
+        List<Integer> activityTypesWithReusableRootTask = List.of(ACTIVITY_TYPE_STANDARD,
+                ACTIVITY_TYPE_RECENTS);
+        for (Integer type : activityTypesWithReusableRootTask) {
+            assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN, type, candidateTask,
+                    true /* reuseCandidate */);
+            assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_UNDEFINED, type, candidateTask,
+                    true /* reuseCandidate */);
+            assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM, type, candidateTask,
+                    true /* reuseCandidate */);
+            assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_MULTI_WINDOW, type, candidateTask,
+                    true /* reuseCandidate */);
+            assertGetOrCreateRootTask(WINDOWING_MODE_PINNED, type, candidateTask,
+                    true /* reuseCandidate */);
+        }
 
         final int windowingMode = WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN;
         assertGetOrCreateRootTask(windowingMode, ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME, candidateTask,
                 false /* reuseCandidate */);
-        assertGetOrCreateRootTask(windowingMode, ACTIVITY_TYPE_RECENTS, candidateTask,
-                false /* reuseCandidate */);
         assertGetOrCreateRootTask(windowingMode, ACTIVITY_TYPE_ASSISTANT, candidateTask,
                 false /* reuseCandidate */);
         assertGetOrCreateRootTask(windowingMode, ACTIVITY_TYPE_DREAM, candidateTask,