diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleStackView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleStackView.java
index 1cabe221bef12..0534efc0949d0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleStackView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleStackView.java
@@ -374,8 +374,9 @@ public class BubbleStackView extends FrameLayout {
                 @Override
                 public void onReleasedInTarget(@NonNull MagnetizedObject.MagneticTarget target) {
                     mExpandedAnimationController.dismissDraggedOutBubble(
-                            mExpandedAnimationController.getDraggedOutBubble(),
-                            BubbleStackView.this::dismissMagnetizedObject);
+                            mExpandedAnimationController.getDraggedOutBubble() /* bubble */,
+                            mDismissTargetContainer.getHeight() /* translationYBy */,
+                            BubbleStackView.this::dismissMagnetizedObject /* after */);
                     hideDismissTarget();
                 }
             };
@@ -405,7 +406,8 @@ public class BubbleStackView extends FrameLayout {
 
                 @Override
                 public void onReleasedInTarget(@NonNull MagnetizedObject.MagneticTarget target) {
-                    mStackAnimationController.implodeStack(
+                    mStackAnimationController.animateStackDismissal(
+                            mDismissTargetContainer.getHeight() /* translationYBy */,
                             () -> {
                                 resetDesaturationAndDarken();
                                 dismissMagnetizedObject();
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/ExpandedAnimationController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/ExpandedAnimationController.java
index d974adc34ee03..0002e862bb416 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/ExpandedAnimationController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/ExpandedAnimationController.java
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public class ExpandedAnimationController
     }
 
     /** Plays a dismiss animation on the dragged out bubble. */
-    public void dismissDraggedOutBubble(View bubble, Runnable after) {
+    public void dismissDraggedOutBubble(View bubble, float translationYBy, Runnable after) {
         if (bubble == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ public class ExpandedAnimationController
                 .withStiffness(SpringForce.STIFFNESS_HIGH)
                 .scaleX(1.1f)
                 .scaleY(1.1f)
+                .translationY(bubble.getTranslationY() + translationYBy)
                 .alpha(0f, after)
                 .start();
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/StackAnimationController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/StackAnimationController.java
index 00de8b4a51b82..5f3a2bd9eb8b6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/StackAnimationController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/animation/StackAnimationController.java
@@ -647,17 +647,18 @@ public class StackAnimationController extends
     }
 
     /**
-     * 'Implode' the stack by shrinking the bubbles via chained animations and fading them out.
+     * 'Implode' the stack by shrinking the bubbles, fading them out, and translating them down.
      */
-    public void implodeStack(Runnable after) {
-        // Pop and fade the bubbles sequentially.
-        animationForChildAtIndex(0)
-                .scaleX(0.5f)
-                .scaleY(0.5f)
-                .alpha(0f)
-                .withDampingRatio(SpringForce.DAMPING_RATIO_NO_BOUNCY)
-                .withStiffness(SpringForce.STIFFNESS_HIGH)
-                .start(after);
+    public void animateStackDismissal(float translationYBy, Runnable after) {
+        animationsForChildrenFromIndex(0, (index, animation) ->
+                animation
+                        .scaleX(0.5f)
+                        .scaleY(0.5f)
+                        .alpha(0f)
+                        .translationY(
+                                mLayout.getChildAt(index).getTranslationY() + translationYBy)
+                        .withStiffness(SpringForce.STIFFNESS_HIGH))
+                .startAll(after);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -710,8 +711,6 @@ public class StackAnimationController extends
         if (property.equals(DynamicAnimation.TRANSLATION_X)
                 || property.equals(DynamicAnimation.TRANSLATION_Y)) {
             return index + 1;
-        } else if (isStackStuckToTarget()) {
-            return index + 1; // Chain all animations in dismiss (scale, alpha, etc. are used).
         } else {
             return NONE;
         }