diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_item.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_item.xml
index 715ccba2b9b98..c293fe6706c37 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_item.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_item.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding"
-    android:paddingRight="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding">
+    android:paddingRight="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding"
+    android:importantForAccessibility="no">
 
     <RelativeLayout android:id="@+id/recent_item"
         android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:textColor="@color/status_bar_recents_app_label_color"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no"
         />
 
         <TextView android:id="@+id/app_description"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_panel.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_panel.xml
index 8fdde92bde091..e940c859065d9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_panel.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_panel.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
             android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
             android:scrollbars="none"
             android:layout_gravity="right"
-            android:fadingEdgeLength="@dimen/status_bar_recents_scroll_fading_edge_length">
+            android:fadingEdgeLength="@dimen/status_bar_recents_scroll_fading_edge_length"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no">
 
             <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/recents_linear_layout"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_recent_item.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_recent_item.xml
index 50643abf61b16..fc247d64ed94c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_recent_item.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_recent_item.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:paddingTop="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding"
-    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding">
+    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding"
+    android:importantForAccessibility="no">
 
     <RelativeLayout android:id="@+id/recent_item"
         android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:textColor="@color/status_bar_recents_app_label_color"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no"
         />
         <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/app_thumbnail"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_recent_panel.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_recent_panel.xml
index 7335f8602ea5b..12599f859d938 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_recent_panel.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_recent_panel.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
             android:fadingEdgeLength="@dimen/status_bar_recents_scroll_fading_edge_length"
             android:layout_gravity="bottom|left"
             android:clipToPadding="false"
-            android:clipChildren="false">
+            android:clipChildren="false"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no">
 
             <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/recents_linear_layout"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/system_bar_recent_item.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/system_bar_recent_item.xml
index 7d639eccfd1e5..b5f7da7bda8cd 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/system_bar_recent_item.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/system_bar_recent_item.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         android:singleLine="true"
         android:ellipsize="marquee"
         android:textColor="@color/status_bar_recents_app_label_color"
+        android:importantForAccessibility="no"
     />
 
     <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/app_thumbnail"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/system_bar_recent_panel.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/system_bar_recent_panel.xml
index 3951bba7acd6e..8afed22675489 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/system_bar_recent_panel.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/system_bar_recent_panel.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
             android:fadingEdgeLength="20dip"
             android:layout_gravity="bottom|left"
             android:clipToPadding="false"
-            android:clipChildren="false">
+            android:clipChildren="false"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no">
 
             <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/recents_linear_layout"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"