diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
index 4f87b1a22f029..90ac1aad6dcdd 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
@@ -6578,12 +6578,29 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
         updateReportedVisibilityLocked();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets whether something has been visible in the task and returns {@code true} if the state
+     * is changed from invisible to visible.
+     */
+    private boolean setTaskHasBeenVisible() {
+        final boolean wasTaskVisible = task.getHasBeenVisible();
+        if (wasTaskVisible) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (inTransition()) {
+            // The deferring will be canceled until transition is ready so it won't dispatch
+            // intermediate states to organizer.
+            task.setDeferTaskAppear(true);
+        }
+        task.setHasBeenVisible(true);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     void onStartingWindowDrawn() {
         boolean wasTaskVisible = false;
         if (task != null) {
             mSplashScreenStyleSolidColor = true;
-            wasTaskVisible = task.getHasBeenVisible();
-            task.setHasBeenVisible(true);
+            wasTaskVisible = !setTaskHasBeenVisible();
         }
 
         // The transition may not be executed if the starting process hasn't attached. But if the
@@ -6621,7 +6638,7 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
         }
         finishLaunchTickingLocked();
         if (task != null) {
-            task.setHasBeenVisible(true);
+            setTaskHasBeenVisible();
         }
         // Clear indicated launch root task because there's no trampoline activity to expect after
         // the windows are drawn.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
index b7021c8671ca0..a76d8362eaab2 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
@@ -4148,21 +4148,28 @@ class Task extends TaskFragment {
 
     void setHasBeenVisible(boolean hasBeenVisible) {
         mHasBeenVisible = hasBeenVisible;
-        if (hasBeenVisible) {
-            if (!mDeferTaskAppear) sendTaskAppeared();
-            if (!isRootTask()) {
-                getRootTask().setHasBeenVisible(true);
+        if (!hasBeenVisible || mDeferTaskAppear) {
+            return;
+        }
+        sendTaskAppeared();
+        for (WindowContainer<?> parent = getParent(); parent != null; parent = parent.getParent()) {
+            final Task parentTask = parent.asTask();
+            if (parentTask == null) {
+                break;
             }
+            parentTask.setHasBeenVisible(true);
         }
     }
 
+
     boolean getHasBeenVisible() {
         return mHasBeenVisible;
     }
 
     void setDeferTaskAppear(boolean deferTaskAppear) {
+        final boolean wasDeferred = mDeferTaskAppear;
         mDeferTaskAppear = deferTaskAppear;
-        if (!mDeferTaskAppear) {
+        if (wasDeferred && !deferTaskAppear) {
             sendTaskAppeared();
         }
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
index 8b1fb51cb6b76..7d3367fe8bf7a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
@@ -1156,12 +1156,15 @@ class Transition implements BLASTSyncEngine.TransactionReadyListener {
     private void commitVisibleActivities(SurfaceControl.Transaction transaction) {
         for (int i = mParticipants.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
             final ActivityRecord ar = mParticipants.valueAt(i).asActivityRecord();
-            if (ar == null || !ar.isVisibleRequested()) {
+            if (ar == null || ar.getTask() == null) {
                 continue;
             }
-            ar.commitVisibility(true /* visible */, false /* performLayout */,
-                    true /* fromTransition */);
-            ar.commitFinishDrawing(transaction);
+            if (ar.isVisibleRequested()) {
+                ar.commitVisibility(true /* visible */, false /* performLayout */,
+                        true /* fromTransition */);
+                ar.commitFinishDrawing(transaction);
+            }
+            ar.getTask().setDeferTaskAppear(false);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TransitionTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TransitionTests.java
index 21135e0a80cc6..90181389c772f 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TransitionTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TransitionTests.java
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ public class TransitionTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         doReturn(mock(IBinder.class)).when(delegateProc.getThread()).asBinder();
         final ActivityRecord app = new ActivityBuilder(mAtm).setCreateTask(true)
                 .setVisible(false).build();
+        final Task task = app.getTask();
+        task.setTaskOrganizer(mock(ITaskOrganizer.class), true /* skipTaskAppeared */);
         app.setVisibleRequested(true);
         final TransitionController controller = app.mTransitionController;
         final Transition transition = controller.createTransition(TRANSIT_OPEN);
@@ -576,7 +578,11 @@ public class TransitionTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         controller.requestStartTransition(transition, null /* startTask */, remoteTransition,
                 null /* displayChange */);
         testPlayer.startTransition();
+        app.onStartingWindowDrawn();
+        // The task appeared event should be deferred until transition ready.
+        assertFalse(task.taskAppearedReady());
         testPlayer.onTransactionReady(app.getSyncTransaction());
+        assertTrue(task.taskAppearedReady());
         assertTrue(playerProc.isRunningRemoteTransition());
         assertTrue(delegateProc.isRunningRemoteTransition());
         assertTrue(controller.mRemotePlayer.reportRunning(delegateProc.getThread()));