diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleTaskViewHelper.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleTaskViewHelper.java
index 7a5815994dd0f..da4a9898a44c3 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleTaskViewHelper.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleTaskViewHelper.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.android.wm.shell.bubbles;
 
+import static android.app.ActivityOptions.MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_ALLOWED;
 import static android.app.ActivityTaskManager.INVALID_TASK_ID;
 import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_MULTIPLE_TASK;
 import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_DOCUMENT;
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ public class BubbleTaskViewHelper {
                 try {
                     options.setTaskAlwaysOnTop(true);
                     options.setLaunchedFromBubble(true);
+                    options.setPendingIntentBackgroundActivityStartMode(
+                            MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_ALLOWED);
+                    options.setPendingIntentBackgroundActivityLaunchAllowedByPermission(true);
 
                     Intent fillInIntent = new Intent();
                     // Apply flags to make behaviour match documentLaunchMode=always.
@@ -117,11 +121,19 @@ public class BubbleTaskViewHelper {
                     fillInIntent.addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_MULTIPLE_TASK);
 
                     if (mBubble.isAppBubble()) {
-                        PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getActivity(mContext, 0,
-                                mBubble.getAppBubbleIntent(),
-                                PendingIntent.FLAG_MUTABLE,
-                                null);
-                        mTaskView.startActivity(pi, fillInIntent, options, launchBounds);
+                        Context context =
+                                mContext.createContextAsUser(
+                                        mBubble.getUser(), Context.CONTEXT_RESTRICTED);
+                        PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getActivity(
+                                context,
+                                /* requestCode= */ 0,
+                                mBubble.getAppBubbleIntent()
+                                        .addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_DOCUMENT)
+                                        .addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_MULTIPLE_TASK),
+                                PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE | PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT,
+                                /* options= */ null);
+                        mTaskView.startActivity(pi, /* fillInIntent= */ null, options,
+                                launchBounds);
                     } else if (mBubble.hasMetadataShortcutId()) {
                         options.setApplyActivityFlagsForBubbles(true);
                         mTaskView.startShortcutActivity(mBubble.getShortcutInfo(),