diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recent/RecentsPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recent/RecentsPanelView.java
index 5f314d6d8746e..564b07bd6c057 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recent/RecentsPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recent/RecentsPanelView.java
@@ -616,10 +616,11 @@ public class RecentsPanelView extends FrameLayout implements OnItemClickListener
         if (!mFirstScreenful && tasks.size() == 0) {
             return;
         }
-        mNumItemsWaitingForThumbnailsAndIcons =
-                mFirstScreenful ? tasks.size() : mRecentTaskDescriptions.size();
+        mNumItemsWaitingForThumbnailsAndIcons = mFirstScreenful 
+                ? tasks.size() : mRecentTaskDescriptions == null 
+                        ? 0 : mRecentTaskDescriptions.size();
         if (mRecentTaskDescriptions == null) {
-            mRecentTaskDescriptions = new ArrayList(tasks);
+            mRecentTaskDescriptions = new ArrayList<TaskDescription>(tasks);
         } else {
             mRecentTaskDescriptions.addAll(tasks);
         }
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowAnimator.java b/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowAnimator.java
index 058e09ec76838..7aa671647ece3 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowAnimator.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowAnimator.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindowManager;
  * on behalf of WindowManagerService.
  */
 public class WindowAnimator {
-    private static final String TAG = "WindowAnimations";
+    private static final String TAG = "WindowAnimator";
 
     final WindowManagerService mService;
     final Context mContext;
@@ -67,8 +67,24 @@ public class WindowAnimator {
         final int NAT = mService.mAppTokens.size();
         for (i=0; i<NAT; i++) {
             final AppWindowToken appToken = mService.mAppTokens.get(i);
+            final boolean wasAnimating = appToken.animation != null;
             if (appToken.stepAnimationLocked(mCurrentTime, mInnerDw, mInnerDh)) {
                 mAnimating = true;
+            } else if (wasAnimating) {
+                // stopped animating, do one more pass through the layout
+                mPendingLayoutChanges |= WindowManagerPolicy.FINISH_LAYOUT_REDO_WALLPAPER;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        final int NEAT = mService.mExitingAppTokens.size();
+        for (i=0; i<NEAT; i++) {
+            final AppWindowToken appToken = mService.mExitingAppTokens.get(i);
+            final boolean wasAnimating = appToken.animation != null;
+            if (appToken.stepAnimationLocked(mCurrentTime, mInnerDw, mInnerDh)) {
+                mAnimating = true;
+            } else if (wasAnimating) {
+                // stopped animating, do one more pass through the layout
+                mPendingLayoutChanges |= WindowManagerPolicy.FINISH_LAYOUT_REDO_WALLPAPER;
             }
         }
 
@@ -526,6 +542,7 @@ public class WindowAnimator {
     }
 
     void animate() {
+        mPendingLayoutChanges = 0;
         mCurrentTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
 
         // Update animations of all applications, including those
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index 7f74b5fac0cee..a978b353ff722 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
     }
     LayoutAndSurfaceFields mInnerFields = new LayoutAndSurfaceFields();
 
+    /** Only do a maximum of 6 repeated layouts. After that quit */
+    private int mLayoutRepeatCount;
+
     private final class AnimationRunnable implements Runnable {
         @Override
         public void run() {
@@ -1917,7 +1920,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             rawChanged = true;
         }
 
-        if (rawChanged && (wallpaperWin.getAttrs().privateFlags &
+        if (rawChanged && (wallpaperWin.mAttrs.privateFlags &
                     WindowManager.LayoutParams.PRIVATE_FLAG_WANTS_OFFSET_NOTIFICATIONS) != 0) {
             try {
                 if (DEBUG_WALLPAPER) Slog.v(TAG, "Report new wp offset "
@@ -2316,7 +2319,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             if (wasVisible) {
 
                 int transit = WindowManagerPolicy.TRANSIT_EXIT;
-                if (win.getAttrs().type == TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING) {
+                if (win.mAttrs.type == TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING) {
                     transit = WindowManagerPolicy.TRANSIT_PREVIEW_DONE;
                 }
                 // Try starting an animation.
@@ -2790,7 +2793,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                         // Try starting an animation; if there isn't one, we
                         // can destroy the surface right away.
                         int transit = WindowManagerPolicy.TRANSIT_EXIT;
-                        if (win.getAttrs().type == TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING) {
+                        if (win.mAttrs.type == TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING) {
                             transit = WindowManagerPolicy.TRANSIT_PREVIEW_DONE;
                         }
                         if (!win.mSurfacePendingDestroy && win.isWinVisibleLw() &&
@@ -7575,10 +7578,25 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
 
             } else {
                 mInLayout = false;
-                if (mLayoutNeeded) {
-                    requestTraversalLocked();
-                }
             }
+
+            if (mLayoutNeeded) {
+                if (++mLayoutRepeatCount < 6) {
+                    requestTraversalLocked();
+                } else {
+                    Slog.e(TAG, "Performed 6 layouts in a row. Skipping");
+                    mLayoutRepeatCount = 0;
+                }
+            } else {
+                mLayoutRepeatCount = 0;
+            }
+            
+            if (mAnimator.mAnimating) {
+                // Do this even if requestTraversalLocked was called above so we get a frame drawn
+                // at the proper time as well as the one drawn early.
+                scheduleAnimationLocked();
+            }
+
             if (mWindowsChanged && !mWindowChangeListeners.isEmpty()) {
                 mH.removeMessages(H.REPORT_WINDOWS_CHANGE);
                 mH.sendMessage(mH.obtainMessage(H.REPORT_WINDOWS_CHANGE));
@@ -8366,6 +8384,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                         mLayoutNeeded = true;
                     }
                 }
+
                 if ((mPendingLayoutChanges & WindowManagerPolicy.FINISH_LAYOUT_REDO_CONFIG) != 0) {
                     if (DEBUG_LAYOUT) Slog.v(TAG, "Computing new config from layout");
                     if (updateOrientationFromAppTokensLocked(true)) {
@@ -8373,6 +8392,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                         mH.sendEmptyMessage(H.SEND_NEW_CONFIGURATION);
                     }
                 }
+
                 if ((mPendingLayoutChanges & WindowManagerPolicy.FINISH_LAYOUT_REDO_LAYOUT) != 0) {
                     mLayoutNeeded = true;
                 }
@@ -8584,8 +8604,6 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             }
         }
 
-        boolean needRelayout = false;
-
         if (!mAnimator.mAnimating && mAppTransitionRunning) {
             // We have finished the animation of an app transition.  To do
             // this, we have delayed a lot of operations like showing and
@@ -8594,7 +8612,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             // be out of sync with it.  So here we will just rebuild the
             // entire app window list.  Fun!
             mAppTransitionRunning = false;
-            needRelayout = true;
+            mLayoutNeeded = true;
             rebuildAppWindowListLocked();
             assignLayersLocked();
             // Clear information about apps that were moving.
@@ -8605,19 +8623,10 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             mH.sendEmptyMessage(H.REPORT_LOSING_FOCUS);
         }
         if (wallpaperDestroyed) {
-            needRelayout = adjustWallpaperWindowsLocked() != 0;
+            mLayoutNeeded |= adjustWallpaperWindowsLocked() != 0;
         }
-        if ((mPendingLayoutChanges & (
-                WindowManagerPolicy.FINISH_LAYOUT_REDO_WALLPAPER |
-                ADJUST_WALLPAPER_LAYERS_CHANGED |
-                WindowManagerPolicy.FINISH_LAYOUT_REDO_CONFIG |
-                WindowManagerPolicy.FINISH_LAYOUT_REDO_LAYOUT)) != 0) {
-            needRelayout = true;
-        }
-        if (needRelayout) {
-            requestTraversalLocked();
-        } else if (mAnimator.mAnimating) {
-            scheduleAnimationLocked();
+        if (mPendingLayoutChanges != 0) {
+            mLayoutNeeded = true;
         }
 
         // Finally update all input windows now that the window changes have stabilized.
@@ -8660,7 +8669,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             }
         }
 
-        if (mInnerFields.mOrientationChangeComplete && !needRelayout &&
+        if (mInnerFields.mOrientationChangeComplete && !mLayoutNeeded &&
                 !mInnerFields.mUpdateRotation) {
             checkDrawnWindowsLocked();
         }