diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimator.kt b/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimator.kt
index d185ba3615a9d..8bc3d228f7a8b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimator.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/animation/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimator.kt
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class ActivityLaunchAnimator(
         // If we expect an animation, post a timeout to cancel it in case the remote animation is
         // never started.
         if (willAnimate) {
+            keyguardHandler.disableKeyguardBlurs()
             runner.postTimeout()
 
             // Hide the keyguard using the launch animation instead of the default unlock animation.
@@ -218,6 +219,9 @@ class ActivityLaunchAnimator(
 
         /** Hide the keyguard and animate using [runner]. */
         fun hideKeyguardWithAnimation(runner: IRemoteAnimationRunner)
+
+        /** Disable window blur so they don't overlap with the window launch animation **/
+        fun disableKeyguardBlurs()
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediator.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediator.java
index edba8bd75b2e1..a159984ddcd35 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediator.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediator.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.navigationbar.NavigationModeController;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.CommandQueue;
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeDepthController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.SysuiStatusBarStateController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.BiometricUnlockController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.DozeParameters;
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ public class KeyguardViewMediator extends SystemUI implements Dumpable,
     private final SysuiStatusBarStateController mStatusBarStateController;
     private final Executor mUiBgExecutor;
     private final UnlockedScreenOffAnimationController mUnlockedScreenOffAnimationController;
+    private final Lazy<NotificationShadeDepthController> mNotificationShadeDepthController;
 
     private boolean mSystemReady;
     private boolean mBootCompleted;
@@ -810,13 +812,15 @@ public class KeyguardViewMediator extends SystemUI implements Dumpable,
             SysuiStatusBarStateController statusBarStateController,
             KeyguardStateController keyguardStateController,
             Lazy<KeyguardUnlockAnimationController> keyguardUnlockAnimationControllerLazy,
-            UnlockedScreenOffAnimationController unlockedScreenOffAnimationController) {
+            UnlockedScreenOffAnimationController unlockedScreenOffAnimationController,
+            Lazy<NotificationShadeDepthController> notificationShadeDepthController) {
         super(context);
         mFalsingCollector = falsingCollector;
         mLockPatternUtils = lockPatternUtils;
         mBroadcastDispatcher = broadcastDispatcher;
         mKeyguardViewControllerLazy = statusBarKeyguardViewManagerLazy;
         mDismissCallbackRegistry = dismissCallbackRegistry;
+        mNotificationShadeDepthController = notificationShadeDepthController;
         mUiBgExecutor = uiBgExecutor;
         mUpdateMonitor = keyguardUpdateMonitor;
         mPM = powerManager;
@@ -1657,6 +1661,14 @@ public class KeyguardViewMediator extends SystemUI implements Dumpable,
         hideLocked();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Disable notification shade background blurs until the keyguard is dismissed.
+     * (Used during app launch animations)
+     */
+    public void disableBlursUntilHidden() {
+        mNotificationShadeDepthController.get().setIgnoreShadeBlurUntilHidden(true);
+    }
+
     public boolean isSecure() {
         return isSecure(KeyguardUpdateMonitor.getCurrentUser());
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/dagger/KeyguardModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/dagger/KeyguardModule.java
index b071b943d8f0e..05d1361c3ab83 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/dagger/KeyguardModule.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/dagger/KeyguardModule.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.keyguard.KeyguardUnlockAnimationController;
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.KeyguardViewMediator;
 import com.android.systemui.navigationbar.NavigationModeController;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController;
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeDepthController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeWindowController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.SysuiStatusBarStateController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.DozeParameters;
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ public class KeyguardModule {
             SysuiStatusBarStateController statusBarStateController,
             KeyguardStateController keyguardStateController,
             Lazy<KeyguardUnlockAnimationController> keyguardUnlockAnimationController,
-            UnlockedScreenOffAnimationController unlockedScreenOffAnimationController) {
+            UnlockedScreenOffAnimationController unlockedScreenOffAnimationController,
+            Lazy<NotificationShadeDepthController> notificationShadeDepthController) {
         return new KeyguardViewMediator(
                 context,
                 falsingCollector,
@@ -119,7 +121,8 @@ public class KeyguardModule {
                 statusBarStateController,
                 keyguardStateController,
                 keyguardUnlockAnimationController,
-                unlockedScreenOffAnimationController
+                unlockedScreenOffAnimationController,
+                notificationShadeDepthController
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationShadeDepthController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationShadeDepthController.kt
index 647ab65ba352d..89005513d3d01 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationShadeDepthController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationShadeDepthController.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.animation.Interpolators
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.ExpandAnimationParameters
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.BiometricUnlockController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.BiometricUnlockController.MODE_WAKE_AND_UNLOCK
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.DozeParameters
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ class NotificationShadeDepthController @Inject constructor(
     private var notificationAnimator: Animator? = null
     private var updateScheduled: Boolean = false
     private var shadeExpansion = 0f
-    private var ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden: Boolean = false
     private var isClosed: Boolean = true
     private var isOpen: Boolean = false
     private var isBlurred: Boolean = false
@@ -119,18 +117,17 @@ class NotificationShadeDepthController @Inject constructor(
      * When launching an app from the shade, the animations progress should affect how blurry the
      * shade is, overriding the expansion amount.
      */
-    var notificationLaunchAnimationParams: ExpandAnimationParameters? = null
+    var ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden: Boolean = false
         set(value) {
-            field = value
-            if (value != null) {
-                scheduleUpdate()
+            if (field == value) {
                 return
             }
+            field = value
+            scheduleUpdate()
 
             if (shadeSpring.radius == 0 && shadeAnimation.radius == 0) {
                 return
             }
-            ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden = true
             shadeSpring.animateTo(0)
             shadeSpring.finishIfRunning()
 
@@ -171,8 +168,6 @@ class NotificationShadeDepthController @Inject constructor(
         combinedBlur = max(combinedBlur, blurUtils.blurRadiusOfRatio(qsPanelExpansion))
         combinedBlur = max(combinedBlur, blurUtils.blurRadiusOfRatio(transitionToFullShadeProgress))
         var shadeRadius = max(combinedBlur, wakeAndUnlockBlurRadius).toFloat()
-        val launchProgress = notificationLaunchAnimationParams?.linearProgress ?: 0f
-        shadeRadius *= (1f - launchProgress) * (1f - launchProgress)
 
         if (ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden) {
             if (shadeRadius == 0f) {
@@ -195,7 +190,8 @@ class NotificationShadeDepthController @Inject constructor(
             blur = 0
         }
 
-        blurUtils.applyBlur(blurRoot?.viewRootImpl ?: root.viewRootImpl, blur, scrimsVisible)
+        val opaque = scrimsVisible && !ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden
+        blurUtils.applyBlur(blurRoot?.viewRootImpl ?: root.viewRootImpl, blur, opaque)
         val zoomOut = blurUtils.ratioOfBlurRadius(blur)
         try {
             if (root.isAttachedToWindow && root.windowToken != null) {
@@ -430,8 +426,6 @@ class NotificationShadeDepthController @Inject constructor(
             it.println("shadeAnimation: ${shadeAnimation.radius}")
             it.println("globalActionsRadius: ${globalActionsSpring.radius}")
             it.println("wakeAndUnlockBlur: $wakeAndUnlockBlurRadius")
-            it.println("notificationLaunchAnimationProgress: " +
-                    "${notificationLaunchAnimationParams?.linearProgress}")
             it.println("ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden: $ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden")
         }
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationLaunchAnimatorController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationLaunchAnimatorController.kt
index c4e2279afdb34..bce39ce80d356 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationLaunchAnimatorController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationLaunchAnimatorController.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import com.android.internal.jank.InteractionJankMonitor
 import com.android.systemui.animation.ActivityLaunchAnimator
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeDepthController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ExpandableNotificationRow
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationListContainer
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.HeadsUpManagerPhone
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import kotlin.math.max
 class NotificationLaunchAnimatorControllerProvider(
     private val notificationShadeWindowViewController: NotificationShadeWindowViewController,
     private val notificationListContainer: NotificationListContainer,
-    private val depthController: NotificationShadeDepthController,
     private val headsUpManager: HeadsUpManagerPhone
 ) {
     fun getAnimatorController(
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ class NotificationLaunchAnimatorControllerProvider(
         return NotificationLaunchAnimatorController(
             notificationShadeWindowViewController,
             notificationListContainer,
-            depthController,
             notification,
             headsUpManager
         )
@@ -39,7 +36,6 @@ class NotificationLaunchAnimatorControllerProvider(
 class NotificationLaunchAnimatorController(
     private val notificationShadeWindowViewController: NotificationShadeWindowViewController,
     private val notificationListContainer: NotificationListContainer,
-    private val depthController: NotificationShadeDepthController,
     private val notification: ExpandableNotificationRow,
     private val headsUpManager: HeadsUpManagerPhone
 ) : ActivityLaunchAnimator.Controller {
@@ -128,7 +124,6 @@ class NotificationLaunchAnimatorController(
     private fun applyParams(params: ExpandAnimationParameters?) {
         notification.applyExpandAnimationParams(params)
         notificationListContainer.applyExpandAnimationParams(params)
-        depthController.notificationLaunchAnimationParams = params
     }
 
     override fun onLaunchAnimationProgress(
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index 8e8dcbda51e64..06aedaa5d06ed 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -1424,7 +1424,6 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements DemoMode,
         mNotificationAnimationProvider = new NotificationLaunchAnimatorControllerProvider(
                 mNotificationShadeWindowViewController,
                 mStackScrollerController.getNotificationListContainer(),
-                mNotificationShadeDepthControllerLazy.get(),
                 mHeadsUpManager
         );
 
@@ -2122,6 +2121,11 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements DemoMode,
         mKeyguardViewMediator.hideWithAnimation(runner);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void disableKeyguardBlurs() {
+        mMainThreadHandler.post(mKeyguardViewMediator::disableBlursUntilHidden);
+    }
+
     public boolean isDeviceInVrMode() {
         return mPresenter.isDeviceInVrMode();
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimatorTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimatorTest.kt
index d4990114e1c78..2c7d291033b3d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimatorTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/animation/ActivityLaunchAnimatorTest.kt
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class ActivityLaunchAnimatorTest : SysuiTestCase() {
 
         waitForIdleSync()
         verify(controller).onIntentStarted(willAnimateCaptor.capture())
+        verify(keyguardHandler).disableKeyguardBlurs()
         verify(keyguardHandler).hideKeyguardWithAnimation(any())
 
         assertTrue(willAnimateCaptor.value)
@@ -189,6 +190,10 @@ private class TestLaunchAnimatorKeyguardHandler(
 ) : ActivityLaunchAnimator.KeyguardHandler {
     override fun isOnKeyguard(): Boolean = isOnKeyguard
 
+    override fun disableKeyguardBlurs() {
+        // Do nothing
+    }
+
     override fun hideKeyguardWithAnimation(runner: IRemoteAnimationRunner) {
         // Do nothing.
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediatorTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediatorTest.java
index e6f9aaf780808..d9b56a49f12a8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediatorTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardViewMediatorTest.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.broadcast.BroadcastDispatcher;
 import com.android.systemui.classifier.FalsingCollectorFake;
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager;
 import com.android.systemui.navigationbar.NavigationModeController;
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeDepthController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.SysuiStatusBarStateController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.DozeParameters;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarKeyguardViewManager;
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ public class KeyguardViewMediatorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
     private @Mock DozeParameters mDozeParameters;
     private @Mock SysuiStatusBarStateController mStatusBarStateController;
     private @Mock KeyguardStateController mKeyguardStateController;
+    private @Mock NotificationShadeDepthController mNotificationShadeDepthController;
     private @Mock KeyguardUnlockAnimationController mKeyguardUnlockAnimationController;
     private @Mock UnlockedScreenOffAnimationController mUnlockedScreenOffAnimationController;
     private DeviceConfigProxy mDeviceConfig = new DeviceConfigProxyFake();
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ public class KeyguardViewMediatorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
                 mPowerManager, mTrustManager, mDeviceConfig, mNavigationModeController,
                 mKeyguardDisplayManager, mDozeParameters, mStatusBarStateController,
                 mKeyguardStateController, () -> mKeyguardUnlockAnimationController,
-                mUnlockedScreenOffAnimationController);
+                mUnlockedScreenOffAnimationController, () -> mNotificationShadeDepthController);
         mViewMediator.start();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationShadeDepthControllerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationShadeDepthControllerTest.kt
index 3d6692bcde4c5..61c3835a88d2b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationShadeDepthControllerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationShadeDepthControllerTest.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.ExpandAnimationParameters
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.BiometricUnlockController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.DozeParameters
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.ScrimController
@@ -237,12 +236,10 @@ class NotificationShadeDepthControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun updateBlurCallback_appLaunchAnimation_overridesZoom() {
+    fun updateBlurCallback_ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden_overridesZoom() {
         `when`(shadeSpring.radius).thenReturn(maxBlur)
         `when`(shadeAnimation.radius).thenReturn(maxBlur)
-        val animProgress = ExpandAnimationParameters()
-        animProgress.linearProgress = 1f
-        notificationShadeDepthController.notificationLaunchAnimationParams = animProgress
+        notificationShadeDepthController.ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden = true
         notificationShadeDepthController.updateBlurCallback.doFrame(0)
         verify(blurUtils).applyBlur(any(), eq(0), eq(false))
     }
@@ -263,21 +260,17 @@ class NotificationShadeDepthControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun setNotificationLaunchAnimationParams_schedulesFrame() {
-        val animProgress = ExpandAnimationParameters()
-        animProgress.linearProgress = 0.5f
-        notificationShadeDepthController.notificationLaunchAnimationParams = animProgress
+    fun ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden_schedulesFrame() {
+        notificationShadeDepthController.ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden = true
         verify(choreographer).postFrameCallback(
                 eq(notificationShadeDepthController.updateBlurCallback))
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun setNotificationLaunchAnimationParams_whennNull_ignoresIfShadeHasNoBlur() {
-        val animProgress = ExpandAnimationParameters()
-        animProgress.linearProgress = 0.5f
+    fun ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden_whennNull_ignoresIfShadeHasNoBlur() {
         `when`(shadeSpring.radius).thenReturn(0)
         `when`(shadeAnimation.radius).thenReturn(0)
-        notificationShadeDepthController.notificationLaunchAnimationParams = animProgress
+        notificationShadeDepthController.ignoreShadeBlurUntilHidden = true
         verify(shadeSpring, never()).animateTo(anyInt(), any())
         verify(shadeAnimation, never()).animateTo(anyInt(), any())
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarNotificationActivityStarterTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarNotificationActivityStarterTest.java
index 407afbe1f33ed..37a6d21b690e5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarNotificationActivityStarterTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarNotificationActivityStarterTest.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationClickNotifier;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationLockscreenUserManager;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationPresenter;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationRemoteInputManager;
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeDepthController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.RemoteInputController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarState;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.NotificationActivityStarter;
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ public class StatusBarNotificationActivityStarterTest extends SysuiTestCase {
                 new NotificationLaunchAnimatorControllerProvider(
                         mock(NotificationShadeWindowViewController.class), mock(
                         NotificationListContainer.class),
-                        mock(NotificationShadeDepthController.class),
                         headsUpManager);
 
         mNotificationActivityStarter =