diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/TransitionAnimationHelper.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/TransitionAnimationHelper.java
index 19d8384ace412..fc301b6993c04 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/TransitionAnimationHelper.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/TransitionAnimationHelper.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static android.view.WindowManager.TRANSIT_OPEN;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.TRANSIT_TO_BACK;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.TRANSIT_TO_FRONT;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.transitTypeToString;
+import static android.window.TransitionInfo.FLAGS_IS_NON_APP_WINDOW;
 import static android.window.TransitionInfo.FLAG_STARTING_WINDOW_TRANSFER_RECIPIENT;
 import static android.window.TransitionInfo.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT;
 
@@ -150,6 +151,10 @@ public class TransitionAnimationHelper {
                             .loadAnimationAttr(options.getPackageName(), options.getAnimations(),
                                     animAttr, translucent);
                 }
+            } else if (translucent && !isTask && ((changeFlags & FLAGS_IS_NON_APP_WINDOW) == 0)) {
+                // Un-styled translucent activities technically have undefined animations; however,
+                // as is always the case, some apps now rely on this being no-animation, so skip
+                // loading animations here.
             } else {
                 a = transitionAnimation.loadDefaultAnimationAttr(animAttr, translucent);
             }