diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowProcessController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowProcessController.java
index 8e01f0f8ef61a..12b62b99b3e21 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowProcessController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowProcessController.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static android.view.Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
 import static com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.MY_PID;
 import static com.android.server.wm.ActivityStack.ActivityState.DESTROYED;
 import static com.android.server.wm.ActivityStack.ActivityState.DESTROYING;
+import static com.android.server.wm.ActivityStack.ActivityState.INITIALIZING;
 import static com.android.server.wm.ActivityStack.ActivityState.PAUSED;
 import static com.android.server.wm.ActivityStack.ActivityState.PAUSING;
 import static com.android.server.wm.ActivityStack.ActivityState.RESUMED;
@@ -510,7 +511,14 @@ public class WindowProcessController extends ConfigurationContainer<Configuratio
                 continue;
             }
             ActivityRecord topActivity = task.getTopActivity();
-            if (topActivity != null && topActivity.visible) {
+            if (topActivity == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            // If an activity has just been started it will not yet be visible, but
+            // is expected to be soon. We treat this as if it were already visible.
+            // This ensures a subsequent activity can be started even before this one
+            // becomes visible.
+            if (topActivity.visible || topActivity.isState(INITIALIZING)) {
                 return true;
             }
         }