diff --git a/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java b/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
index a4841f6f0d952..7b6a0d64f9804 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
@@ -1310,8 +1310,8 @@ public class InsetsController implements WindowInsetsController, InsetsAnimation
     }
 
     private void cancelAnimation(InsetsAnimationControlRunner control, boolean invokeCallback) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, String.format("cancelAnimation of types: %d, animType: %d",
-                control.getTypes(), control.getAnimationType()));
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, String.format("cancelAnimation of types: %d, animType: %d, host: %s",
+                control.getTypes(), control.getAnimationType(), mHost.getRootViewTitle()));
         if (invokeCallback) {
             control.cancel();
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootInsetsControllerHost.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootInsetsControllerHost.java
index 4387701f7a24e..d960ba1489ca0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootInsetsControllerHost.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootInsetsControllerHost.java
@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ public class ViewRootInsetsControllerHost implements InsetsController.Host {
         if (mApplier == null) {
             mApplier = new SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier(mViewRoot.mView);
         }
-        if (mViewRoot.mView.isHardwareAccelerated()) {
+        if (mViewRoot.mView.isHardwareAccelerated() && isVisibleToUser()) {
             mApplier.scheduleApply(params);
         } else {
-            // Window doesn't support hardware acceleration, no synchronization for now.
+            // Synchronization requires hardware acceleration for now.
+            // If the window isn't visible, drawing is paused and the applier won't run.
             // TODO(b/149342281): use mViewRoot.mSurface.getNextFrameNumber() to sync on every
             //  frame instead.
             final SurfaceControl.Transaction t = new SurfaceControl.Transaction();
@@ -269,4 +270,8 @@ public class ViewRootInsetsControllerHost implements InsetsController.Host {
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    private boolean isVisibleToUser() {
+        return mViewRoot.getHostVisibility() == View.VISIBLE;
+    }
 }