diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
index acb9900bafe98..7a302110b13b7 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
@@ -7627,6 +7627,11 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
                 record.mStartBounds);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    boolean canCreateRemoteAnimationTarget() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     void getAnimationFrames(Rect outFrame, Rect outInsets, Rect outStableInsets,
             Rect outSurfaceInsets) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppTransitionController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppTransitionController.java
index 0912b2e8b52f0..6a47c9e217f84 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppTransitionController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppTransitionController.java
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public class AppTransitionController {
             siblings.add(current);
             boolean canPromote = true;
 
-            if (parent == null) {
+            if (parent == null || !parent.canCreateRemoteAnimationTarget()) {
                 canPromote = false;
             } else {
                 // In case a descendant of the parent belongs to the other group, we cannot promote
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
index faa6bac8e6236..88d4fb31b16b0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
@@ -3121,6 +3121,11 @@ class Task extends WindowContainer<WindowContainer> {
         return activity != null ? activity.createRemoteAnimationTarget(record) : null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    boolean canCreateRemoteAnimationTarget() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     WindowState getTopVisibleAppMainWindow() {
         final ActivityRecord activity = getTopVisibleActivity();
         return activity != null ? activity.findMainWindow() : null;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
index b12c6980cccef..10d34b57bacba 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
@@ -2196,6 +2196,10 @@ class WindowContainer<E extends WindowContainer> extends ConfigurationContainer<
         return null;
     }
 
+    boolean canCreateRemoteAnimationTarget() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     boolean okToDisplay() {
         final DisplayContent dc = getDisplayContent();
         return dc != null && dc.okToDisplay();