diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
index 497eb914174f1..2c67e0c6f60d0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
@@ -3071,6 +3071,11 @@ class Task extends WindowContainer<WindowContainer> {
             focusableTask = mRootWindowContainer.getNextFocusableRootTask(this, !allowFocusSelf);
         }
         if (focusableTask == null) {
+            final TaskDisplayArea taskDisplayArea = getDisplayArea();
+            if (taskDisplayArea != null) {
+                // Clear the recorded task since there is no next focusable task.
+                taskDisplayArea.clearPreferredTopFocusableRootTask();
+            }
             return null;
         }
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskDisplayArea.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskDisplayArea.java
index ae90a7d00fa9b..a32f4904b2296 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskDisplayArea.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskDisplayArea.java
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ final class TaskDisplayArea extends DisplayArea<WindowContainer> {
      * unable to resume target root task properly when there are other focusable always-on-top
      * root tasks.
      */
+    @VisibleForTesting
     Task mPreferredTopFocusableRootTask;
 
     /**
@@ -2130,6 +2131,10 @@ final class TaskDisplayArea extends DisplayArea<WindowContainer> {
                 && mDisplayContent.getOrientationRequestingTaskDisplayArea() == this;
     }
 
+    void clearPreferredTopFocusableRootTask() {
+        mPreferredTopFocusableRootTask = null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     boolean isTaskDisplayArea() {
         return true;