diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/Configuration.java b/core/java/android/content/res/Configuration.java
index f6445e6cd0902..6f43d99ecb958 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/Configuration.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/Configuration.java
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public final class Configuration implements Parcelable, Comparable<Configuration
     public static final int SCREENLAYOUT_COMPAT_NEEDED = 0x10000000;
 
     /**
-     * Bit mask of overall layout of the screen.  Currently there are two
+     * Bit mask of overall layout of the screen.  Currently there are four
      * fields:
      * <p>The {@link #SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK} bits define the overall size
      * of the screen.  They may be one of
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
index ba044cc4c2a1d..b77381c6bae20 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ import static com.android.server.am.ActivityRecord.HOME_ACTIVITY_TYPE;
 import static com.android.server.am.ActivityRecord.STARTING_WINDOW_REMOVED;
 import static com.android.server.am.ActivityRecord.STARTING_WINDOW_SHOWN;
 import static com.android.server.am.ActivityStackSupervisor.FindTaskResult;
-import static com.android.server.am.ActivityStackSupervisor.MOVING;
 import static com.android.server.am.ActivityStackSupervisor.ON_TOP;
 import static com.android.server.am.ActivityStackSupervisor.PRESERVE_WINDOWS;
 import static com.android.server.wm.AppTransition.TRANSIT_ACTIVITY_CLOSE;
@@ -4464,6 +4463,7 @@ final class ActivityStack {
         // Short circuit: if the two configurations are equal (the common case), then there is
         // nothing to do.
         final Configuration newConfig = mService.mConfiguration;
+        r.task.sanitizeOverrideConfiguration(newConfig);
         final Configuration taskConfig = r.task.mOverrideConfig;
         if (r.configuration.equals(newConfig)
                 && r.taskConfigOverride.equals(taskConfig)
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/TaskRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/TaskRecord.java
index 8e9af40ba924b..c0adad0b7194b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/TaskRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/TaskRecord.java
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.LOCK_TASK_LAUNCH_MODE_NEVER;
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.RESIZE_MODE_CROP_WINDOWS;
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.RESIZE_MODE_FORCE_RESIZEABLE;
 import static android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo.PRIVATE_FLAG_PRIVILEGED;
+import static android.content.res.Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_LONG_MASK;
+import static android.content.res.Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK;
 import static android.provider.Settings.Secure.USER_SETUP_COMPLETE;
 import static com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerDebugConfig.DEBUG_ADD_REMOVE;
 import static com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerDebugConfig.DEBUG_LOCKTASK;
@@ -1574,6 +1576,24 @@ final class TaskRecord {
         return bounds;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update fields that are not overridden for task from global configuration.
+     *
+     * @param globalConfig global configuration to update from.
+     */
+    void sanitizeOverrideConfiguration(Configuration globalConfig) {
+        // screenLayout field is set in #calculateOverrideConfig but only part of it is really
+        // overridden - aspect ratio and size. Other flags (like layout direction) can be updated
+        // separately in global config and they also must be updated in override config.
+        int overrideScreenLayout = mOverrideConfig.screenLayout;
+        int newScreenLayout = globalConfig.screenLayout;
+        newScreenLayout = (newScreenLayout & ~SCREENLAYOUT_LONG_MASK)
+                | (overrideScreenLayout & SCREENLAYOUT_LONG_MASK);
+        newScreenLayout = (newScreenLayout & ~SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK)
+                | (overrideScreenLayout & SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK);
+        mOverrideConfig.screenLayout = newScreenLayout;
+    }
+
     static Rect validateBounds(Rect bounds) {
         if (bounds != null && bounds.isEmpty()) {
             Slog.wtf(TAG, "Received strange task bounds: " + bounds, new Throwable());