diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RecentTasks.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RecentTasks.java
index b38666522754b..f8f0211e108f5 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RecentTasks.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RecentTasks.java
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ class RecentTasks {
         synchronized (mService.mGlobalLock) {
             final Task focusedStack = mService.getTopDisplayFocusedRootTask();
             final Task topTask = focusedStack != null ? focusedStack.getTopMostTask() : null;
-            resetFreezeTaskListReordering(topTask);
+            final Task reorderToEndTask = topTask != null && topTask.hasChild() ? topTask : null;
+            resetFreezeTaskListReordering(reorderToEndTask);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/RecentTasksTest.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/RecentTasksTest.java
index 9ebc7307418d4..10f4158205e6a 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/RecentTasksTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/RecentTasksTest.java
@@ -924,6 +924,11 @@ public class RecentTasksTest extends WindowTestsBase {
 
     @Test
     public void testFreezeTaskListOrder_timeout() {
+        for (Task t : mTasks) {
+            // Make all the tasks non-empty
+            new ActivityBuilder(mAtm).setTask(t).build();
+        }
+
         // Add some tasks
         mRecentTasks.add(mTasks.get(0));
         mRecentTasks.add(mTasks.get(1));