diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/dagger/WMShellModule.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/dagger/WMShellModule.java
index bc0b71c97346a..2dbccaceeddcb 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/dagger/WMShellModule.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/dagger/WMShellModule.java
@@ -542,9 +542,12 @@ public abstract class WMShellModule {
             Optional<PipTouchHandler> pipTouchHandlerOptional,
             Optional<RecentsTransitionHandler> recentsTransitionHandler,
             KeyguardTransitionHandler keyguardTransitionHandler,
+            Optional<DesktopModeController> desktopModeController,
+            Optional<DesktopTasksController> desktopTasksController,
             Transitions transitions) {
         return new DefaultMixedHandler(shellInit, transitions, splitScreenOptional,
-                pipTouchHandlerOptional, recentsTransitionHandler, keyguardTransitionHandler);
+                pipTouchHandlerOptional, recentsTransitionHandler, keyguardTransitionHandler,
+                desktopModeController, desktopTasksController);
     }
 
     @WMSingleton
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopModeController.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopModeController.java
index 1169af9306b02..705b35235193e 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopModeController.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopModeController.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import static com.android.wm.shell.sysui.ShellSharedConstants.KEY_EXTRA_SHELL_DE
 import android.app.ActivityManager.RunningTaskInfo;
 import android.app.WindowConfiguration;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.graphics.Region;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -413,6 +414,25 @@ public class DesktopModeController implements RemoteCallable<DesktopModeControll
         return wct;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Applies the proper surface states (rounded corners) to tasks when desktop mode is active.
+     * This is intended to be used when desktop mode is part of another animation but isn't, itself,
+     * animating.
+     */
+    public void syncSurfaceState(@NonNull TransitionInfo info,
+            SurfaceControl.Transaction finishTransaction) {
+        // Add rounded corners to freeform windows
+        final TypedArray ta = mContext.obtainStyledAttributes(
+                new int[]{android.R.attr.dialogCornerRadius});
+        final int cornerRadius = ta.getDimensionPixelSize(0, 0);
+        ta.recycle();
+        for (TransitionInfo.Change change: info.getChanges()) {
+            if (change.getTaskInfo().getWindowingMode() == WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM) {
+                finishTransaction.setCornerRadius(change.getLeash(), cornerRadius);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * A {@link ContentObserver} for listening to changes to {@link Settings.System#DESKTOP_MODE}
      */
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksController.kt b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksController.kt
index b551e6b9fb556..6ca9facc81106 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksController.kt
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/desktopmode/DesktopTasksController.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.wm.shell.desktopmode
 
+import android.R
 import android.app.ActivityManager.RunningTaskInfo
 import android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME
 import android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_STANDARD
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN
 import android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_UNDEFINED
 import android.app.WindowConfiguration.WindowingMode
 import android.content.Context
+import android.content.res.TypedArray
 import android.graphics.Point
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.graphics.Region
@@ -460,6 +462,25 @@ class DesktopTasksController(
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Applies the proper surface states (rounded corners) to tasks when desktop mode is active.
+     * This is intended to be used when desktop mode is part of another animation but isn't, itself,
+     * animating.
+     */
+    fun syncSurfaceState(
+            info: TransitionInfo,
+            finishTransaction: SurfaceControl.Transaction
+    ) {
+        // Add rounded corners to freeform windows
+        val ta: TypedArray = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
+                intArrayOf(R.attr.dialogCornerRadius))
+        val cornerRadius = ta.getDimensionPixelSize(0, 0).toFloat()
+        ta.recycle()
+        info.changes
+                .filter { it.taskInfo.windowingMode == WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM }
+                .forEach { finishTransaction.setCornerRadius(it.leash, cornerRadius) }
+    }
+
     private fun handleFreeformTaskLaunch(task: RunningTaskInfo): WindowContainerTransaction? {
         val activeTasks = desktopModeTaskRepository.getActiveTasks(task.displayId)
         if (activeTasks.none { desktopModeTaskRepository.isVisibleTask(it) }) {
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/DefaultMixedHandler.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/DefaultMixedHandler.java
index 64571e067a832..5ee5324f8758f 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/DefaultMixedHandler.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/DefaultMixedHandler.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ import android.window.WindowContainerTransaction;
 import android.window.WindowContainerTransactionCallback;
 
 import com.android.internal.protolog.common.ProtoLog;
+import com.android.wm.shell.desktopmode.DesktopModeController;
+import com.android.wm.shell.desktopmode.DesktopModeStatus;
+import com.android.wm.shell.desktopmode.DesktopTasksController;
 import com.android.wm.shell.keyguard.KeyguardTransitionHandler;
 import com.android.wm.shell.pip.PipTransitionController;
 import com.android.wm.shell.pip.phone.PipTouchHandler;
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
     private RecentsTransitionHandler mRecentsHandler;
     private StageCoordinator mSplitHandler;
     private final KeyguardTransitionHandler mKeyguardHandler;
+    private DesktopModeController mDesktopModeController;
+    private DesktopTasksController mDesktopTasksController;
 
     private static class MixedTransition {
         static final int TYPE_ENTER_PIP_FROM_SPLIT = 1;
@@ -81,6 +86,9 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
         /** Keyguard exit/occlude/unocclude transition. */
         static final int TYPE_KEYGUARD = 5;
 
+        /** Recents Transition while in desktop mode. */
+        static final int TYPE_RECENTS_DURING_DESKTOP = 6;
+
         /** The default animation for this mixed transition. */
         static final int ANIM_TYPE_DEFAULT = 0;
 
@@ -132,7 +140,9 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
             Optional<SplitScreenController> splitScreenControllerOptional,
             Optional<PipTouchHandler> pipTouchHandlerOptional,
             Optional<RecentsTransitionHandler> recentsHandlerOptional,
-            KeyguardTransitionHandler keyguardHandler) {
+            KeyguardTransitionHandler keyguardHandler,
+            Optional<DesktopModeController> desktopModeControllerOptional,
+            Optional<DesktopTasksController> desktopTasksControllerOptional) {
         mPlayer = player;
         mKeyguardHandler = keyguardHandler;
         if (Transitions.ENABLE_SHELL_TRANSITIONS && pipTouchHandlerOptional.isPresent()
@@ -149,6 +159,8 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
                 if (mRecentsHandler != null) {
                     mRecentsHandler.addMixer(this);
                 }
+                mDesktopModeController = desktopModeControllerOptional.orElse(null);
+                mDesktopTasksController = desktopTasksControllerOptional.orElse(null);
             }, this);
         }
     }
@@ -218,7 +230,8 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
 
     @Override
     public Transitions.TransitionHandler handleRecentsRequest(WindowContainerTransaction outWCT) {
-        if (mRecentsHandler != null && mSplitHandler.isSplitScreenVisible()) {
+        if (mRecentsHandler != null && (mSplitHandler.isSplitScreenVisible()
+                || DesktopModeStatus.isActive(mPlayer.getContext()))) {
             return this;
         }
         return null;
@@ -233,6 +246,13 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
                     MixedTransition.TYPE_RECENTS_DURING_SPLIT, transition);
             mixed.mLeftoversHandler = mRecentsHandler;
             mActiveTransitions.add(mixed);
+        } else if (DesktopModeStatus.isActive(mPlayer.getContext())) {
+            ProtoLog.v(ShellProtoLogGroup.WM_SHELL_TRANSITIONS, " Got a recents request while "
+                    + "desktop mode is active, so treat it as Mixed.");
+            final MixedTransition mixed = new MixedTransition(
+                    MixedTransition.TYPE_RECENTS_DURING_DESKTOP, transition);
+            mixed.mLeftoversHandler = mRecentsHandler;
+            mActiveTransitions.add(mixed);
         } else {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Accepted a recents transition but don't know how to"
                     + " handle it");
@@ -306,6 +326,9 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
         } else if (mixed.mType == MixedTransition.TYPE_KEYGUARD) {
             return animateKeyguard(mixed, info, startTransaction, finishTransaction,
                     finishCallback);
+        } else if (mixed.mType == MixedTransition.TYPE_RECENTS_DURING_DESKTOP) {
+            return animateRecentsDuringDesktop(mixed, info, startTransaction, finishTransaction,
+                    finishCallback);
         } else {
             mActiveTransitions.remove(mixed);
             throw new IllegalStateException("Starting mixed animation without a known mixed type? "
@@ -582,6 +605,30 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
         return true;
     }
 
+    private boolean animateRecentsDuringDesktop(@NonNull final MixedTransition mixed,
+            @NonNull TransitionInfo info,
+            @NonNull SurfaceControl.Transaction startTransaction,
+            @NonNull SurfaceControl.Transaction finishTransaction,
+            @NonNull Transitions.TransitionFinishCallback finishCallback) {
+        boolean consumed = mRecentsHandler.startAnimation(
+                mixed.mTransition, info, startTransaction, finishTransaction, finishCallback);
+        if (!consumed) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        //Sync desktop mode state (proto 1)
+        if (mDesktopModeController != null) {
+            mDesktopModeController.syncSurfaceState(info, finishTransaction);
+            return true;
+        }
+        //Sync desktop mode state (proto 2)
+        if (mDesktopTasksController != null) {
+            mDesktopTasksController.syncSurfaceState(info, finishTransaction);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void mergeAnimation(@NonNull IBinder transition, @NonNull TransitionInfo info,
             @NonNull SurfaceControl.Transaction t, @NonNull IBinder mergeTarget,
@@ -625,6 +672,9 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
                         finishCallback);
             } else if (mixed.mType == MixedTransition.TYPE_KEYGUARD) {
                 mKeyguardHandler.mergeAnimation(transition, info, t, mergeTarget, finishCallback);
+            } else if (mixed.mType == MixedTransition.TYPE_RECENTS_DURING_DESKTOP) {
+                mixed.mLeftoversHandler.mergeAnimation(transition, info, t, mergeTarget,
+                        finishCallback);
             } else {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("Playing a mixed transition with unknown type? "
                         + mixed.mType);
@@ -650,6 +700,8 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
             mixed.mLeftoversHandler.onTransitionConsumed(transition, aborted, finishT);
         } else if (mixed.mType == MixedTransition.TYPE_KEYGUARD) {
             mKeyguardHandler.onTransitionConsumed(transition, aborted, finishT);
+        } else if (mixed.mType == MixedTransition.TYPE_RECENTS_DURING_DESKTOP) {
+            mixed.mLeftoversHandler.onTransitionConsumed(transition, aborted, finishT);
         }
     }
 }