diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index cfb10a0dc5abf..55d2e5dc2cb06 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -8407,6 +8407,20 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                         && !mWallpaperTarget.mWinAnimator.isDummyAnimation()
                     ? null : mWallpaperTarget;
 
+            // If there is a wallpaper target and the target is neither opening nor closing, then
+            // there exists an app on top of the wallpaper target that has a translucent
+            // background.
+            // If the pending transition is an exit, we should add the wallpaper target to the list
+            // of opening apps so that the translucent app on top of it will animate correctly.
+            final AppWindowToken wallpaperTargetAppToken =
+                    mWallpaperTarget != null ? mWallpaperTarget.mAppToken : null;
+            if (wallpaperTargetAppToken != null
+                    && !mClosingApps.contains(wallpaperTargetAppToken)
+                    && !mOpeningApps.contains(wallpaperTargetAppToken)
+                    && (transit & AppTransition.TRANSIT_EXIT_MASK) != 0) {
+                mOpeningApps.add(wallpaperTargetAppToken);
+                NN++;
+            }
             mInnerFields.mWallpaperMayChange = false;
 
             // The top-most window will supply the layout params,