diff --git a/core/java/android/view/WindowManagerPolicy.java b/core/java/android/view/WindowManagerPolicy.java
index ba9e05c2d8702..668d25e74276b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/WindowManagerPolicy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/WindowManagerPolicy.java
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
-import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
@@ -1317,12 +1316,12 @@ public interface WindowManagerPolicy {
     public boolean isScreenOn();
 
     /**
-     * @return whether the device is currently {@link PowerManager#isInteractive() interactive}.
+     * @return whether the device is currently allowed to animate.
      *
-     * Note: the screen can be on while the device is not interactive, e.g. when the device is
-     * showing Ambient Display.
+     * Note: this can be true even if it is not appropriate to animate for reasons that are outside
+     *       of the policy's authority.
      */
-    boolean isInteractive();
+    boolean okToAnimate();
 
     /**
      * Tell the policy that the lid switch has changed state.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
index 0b2d6fa0a1cfb..8e2097ae26096 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
@@ -3168,10 +3168,18 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
 
     @Override
     public void selectRotationAnimationLw(int anim[]) {
+        // If the screen is off or non-interactive, force a jumpcut.
+        final boolean forceJumpcut = !mScreenOnFully || !mAwake;
         if (PRINT_ANIM) Slog.i(TAG, "selectRotationAnimation mTopFullscreen="
                 + mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState + " rotationAnimation="
                 + (mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState == null ?
-                        "0" : mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState.getAttrs().rotationAnimation));
+                        "0" : mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState.getAttrs().rotationAnimation)
+                + " forceJumpcut=" + forceJumpcut);
+        if (forceJumpcut) {
+            anim[0] = R.anim.rotation_animation_jump_exit;
+            anim[1] = R.anim.rotation_animation_enter;
+            return;
+        }
         if (mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState != null) {
             int animationHint = mTopFullscreenOpaqueWindowState.getRotationAnimationHint();
             if (animationHint < 0 && mTopIsFullscreen) {
@@ -6829,8 +6837,8 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean isInteractive() {
-        return mAwake;
+    public boolean okToAnimate() {
+        return mAwake && !mGoingToSleep;
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index 17e87a04e2c26..5bd5e21870182 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -2403,7 +2403,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
     }
 
     boolean okToAnimate() {
-        return okToDisplay() && mPolicy.isInteractive();
+        return okToDisplay() && mPolicy.okToAnimate();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/TestWindowManagerPolicy.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/TestWindowManagerPolicy.java
index 0a7a5f26d35eb..828d405b5e3b2 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/TestWindowManagerPolicy.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/TestWindowManagerPolicy.java
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ class TestWindowManagerPolicy implements WindowManagerPolicy {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean isInteractive() {
+    public boolean okToAnimate() {
         return true;
     }