diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/SaveImageInBackgroundTask.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/SaveImageInBackgroundTask.java
index 09fab4b92dde3..bc3c33d68b673 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/SaveImageInBackgroundTask.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/SaveImageInBackgroundTask.java
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ class SaveImageInBackgroundTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
         editIntent.setData(uri);
         editIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
         editIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
+        editIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
 
         // Make sure pending intents for the system user are still unique across users
         // by setting the (otherwise unused) request code to the current user id.