diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
index 824ec68a86605..c3f346b09443b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static android.app.ActivityManager.StackId.FULLSCREEN_WORKSPACE_STACK_ID;
 import static android.app.ActivityManager.StackId.HOME_STACK_ID;
 import static android.app.ActivityManager.StackId.INVALID_STACK_ID;
 import static android.app.ActivityManager.StackId.PINNED_STACK_ID;
+import static android.app.ActivityManager.StackId.RECENTS_STACK_ID;
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.CONFIG_SCREEN_LAYOUT;
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.FLAG_RESUME_WHILE_PAUSING;
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.FLAG_SHOW_FOR_ALL_USERS;
@@ -800,6 +801,10 @@ class ActivityStack<T extends StackWindowController> extends ConfigurationContai
         return mStackId == HOME_STACK_ID;
     }
 
+    final boolean isRecentsStack() {
+        return mStackId == RECENTS_STACK_ID;
+    }
+
     final boolean isHomeOrRecentsStack() {
         return StackId.isHomeOrRecentsStack(mStackId);
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStackSupervisor.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStackSupervisor.java
index 6010befc11710..fb8c161ea35db 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStackSupervisor.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStackSupervisor.java
@@ -3025,8 +3025,9 @@ public class ActivityStackSupervisor extends ConfigurationContainer implements D
             final ArrayList<ActivityStack> stacks = mActivityDisplays.valueAt(displayNdx).mStacks;
             for (int stackNdx = stacks.size() - 1; stackNdx >= 0; --stackNdx) {
                 final ActivityStack stack = stacks.get(stackNdx);
-                if (!r.isApplicationActivity() && !stack.isHomeOrRecentsStack()) {
-                    if (DEBUG_TASKS) Slog.d(TAG_TASKS, "Skipping stack: (home activity) " + stack);
+                if (!checkActivityBelongsInStack(r, stack)) {
+                    if (DEBUG_TASKS) Slog.d(TAG_TASKS, "Skipping stack: (mismatch activity/stack) "
+                            + stack);
                     continue;
                 }
                 if (!stack.mActivityContainer.isEligibleForNewTasks()) {
@@ -3053,6 +3054,21 @@ public class ActivityStackSupervisor extends ConfigurationContainer implements D
         return affinityMatch;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks that for the given activity {@param r}, its activity type matches the {@param stack}
+     * type.
+     */
+    private boolean checkActivityBelongsInStack(ActivityRecord r, ActivityStack stack) {
+        if (r.isHomeActivity()) {
+            return stack.isHomeStack();
+        } else if (r.isRecentsActivity()) {
+            return stack.isRecentsStack();
+        } else if (r.isAssistantActivity()) {
+            return stack.isAssistantStack();
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     ActivityRecord findActivityLocked(Intent intent, ActivityInfo info,
                                       boolean compareIntentFilters) {
         for (int displayNdx = mActivityDisplays.size() - 1; displayNdx >= 0; --displayNdx) {