diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
index ffa1a601d41b5..873026fcdc841 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
@@ -3289,7 +3289,7 @@ class Task extends TaskFragment {
         // We intend to let organizer manage task visibility but it doesn't
         // have enough information until we finish shell transitions.
         // In the mean time we do an easy fix here.
-        final boolean show = isVisible() || isAnimating(TRANSITION | PARENTS);
+        final boolean show = isVisible() || isAnimating(TRANSITION | PARENTS | CHILDREN);
         if (mSurfaceControl != null) {
             if (show != mLastSurfaceShowing) {
                 getSyncTransaction().setVisibility(mSurfaceControl, show);