diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/RecentsImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/RecentsImpl.java
index 2f8a78b736558..cf6357b7d59fa 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/RecentsImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/RecentsImpl.java
@@ -745,8 +745,12 @@ public class RecentsImpl implements ActivityOptions.OnAnimationFinishedListener
             Task toTask = new Task();
             TaskViewTransform toTransform = getThumbnailTransitionTransform(stackView, toTask,
                     windowOverrideRect);
-            Bitmap thumbnail = drawThumbnailTransitionBitmap(toTask, toTransform,
-                    mThumbTransitionBitmapCache);
+            // When using a grid layout, the header is already visible on screen at the target
+            // location, making it unnecessary to draw it in the transition thumbnail.
+            Bitmap thumbnail = stackView.useGridLayout()
+                    ? mThumbTransitionBitmapCache.createAshmemBitmap()
+                    : drawThumbnailTransitionBitmap(toTask, toTransform,
+                            mThumbTransitionBitmapCache);
             if (thumbnail != null) {
                 RectF toTaskRect = toTransform.rect;
                 return ActivityOptions.makeThumbnailAspectScaleDownAnimation(mDummyStackView,
@@ -777,7 +781,6 @@ public class RecentsImpl implements ActivityOptions.OnAnimationFinishedListener
         // Get the transform for the running task
         stackView.updateLayoutAlgorithm(true /* boundScroll */);
         stackView.updateToInitialState();
-        boolean isInSplitScreen = Recents.getSystemServices().hasDockedTask();
         stackView.getStackAlgorithm().getStackTransformScreenCoordinates(launchTask,
                 stackView.getScroller().getStackScroll(), mTmpTransform, null, windowOverrideRect);
         return mTmpTransform;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/views/TaskStackLayoutAlgorithm.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/views/TaskStackLayoutAlgorithm.java
index a58896a83ad5e..4fa7ecb5375dc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/views/TaskStackLayoutAlgorithm.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/views/TaskStackLayoutAlgorithm.java
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ public class TaskStackLayoutAlgorithm {
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category="recents")
     private int mStackBottomOffset;
 
+    /** The height, in pixels, of each task view's title bar. */
+    private int mTitleBarHeight;
+
     // The paths defining the motion of the tasks when the stack is focused and unfocused
     private Path mUnfocusedCurve;
     private Path mFocusedCurve;
@@ -403,6 +406,14 @@ public class TaskStackLayoutAlgorithm {
         mBaseBottomMargin = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.recents_layout_bottom_margin);
         mFreeformStackGap =
                 res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.recents_freeform_layout_bottom_margin);
+        mTitleBarHeight = getDimensionForDevice(mContext,
+                R.dimen.recents_task_view_header_height,
+                R.dimen.recents_task_view_header_height,
+                R.dimen.recents_task_view_header_height,
+                R.dimen.recents_task_view_header_height_tablet_land,
+                R.dimen.recents_task_view_header_height,
+                R.dimen.recents_task_view_header_height_tablet_land,
+                R.dimen.recents_grid_task_view_header_height);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -903,12 +914,17 @@ public class TaskStackLayoutAlgorithm {
      * Transforms the given {@param transformOut} to the screen coordinates, overriding the current
      * window rectangle with {@param windowOverrideRect} if non-null.
      */
-    public TaskViewTransform transformToScreenCoordinates(TaskViewTransform transformOut,
+    TaskViewTransform transformToScreenCoordinates(TaskViewTransform transformOut,
             Rect windowOverrideRect) {
         Rect windowRect = windowOverrideRect != null
                 ? windowOverrideRect
                 : Recents.getSystemServices().getWindowRect();
         transformOut.rect.offset(windowRect.left, windowRect.top);
+        if (useGridLayout()) {
+            // Draw the thumbnail a little lower to perfectly coincide with the view we are
+            // transitioning to, where the header bar has already been drawn.
+            transformOut.rect.offset(0, mTitleBarHeight);
+        }
         return transformOut;
     }