diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskPositioner.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskPositioner.java
index 7714458bb1671..7f1b4c0d0dd3b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskPositioner.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskPositioner.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.app.IActivityTaskManager;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Binder;
+import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 
-class TaskPositioner {
+class TaskPositioner implements IBinder.DeathRecipient {
     private static final boolean DEBUG_ORIENTATION_VIOLATIONS = false;
     private static final String TAG_LOCAL = "TaskPositioner";
     private static final String TAG = TAG_WITH_CLASS_NAME ? TAG_LOCAL : TAG_WM;
@@ -116,7 +117,9 @@ class TaskPositioner {
     private float mStartDragY;
     @CtrlType
     private int mCtrlType = CTRL_NONE;
-    private boolean mDragEnded = false;
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    boolean mDragEnded;
+    private IBinder mClientCallback;
 
     InputChannel mServerChannel;
     InputChannel mClientChannel;
@@ -346,6 +349,7 @@ class TaskPositioner {
         }
         mDisplayContent.resumeRotationLocked();
         mDisplayContent = null;
+        mClientCallback.unlinkToDeath(this, 0 /* flags */);
     }
 
     void startDrag(WindowState win, boolean resize, boolean preserveOrientation, float startX,
@@ -355,6 +359,14 @@ class TaskPositioner {
                     + ", preserveOrientation=" + preserveOrientation + ", {" + startX + ", "
                     + startY + "}");
         }
+        try {
+            mClientCallback = win.mClient.asBinder();
+            mClientCallback.linkToDeath(this, 0 /* flags */);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            // The caller has died, so clean up TaskPositioningController.
+            mService.mTaskPositioningController.finishTaskPositioning();
+            return;
+        }
         mTask = win.getTask();
         // Use the bounds of the task which accounts for
         // multiple app windows. Don't use any bounds from win itself as it
@@ -651,6 +663,11 @@ class TaskPositioner {
         return sFactory.create(service);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void binderDied() {
+        mService.mTaskPositioningController.finishTaskPositioning();
+    }
+
     interface Factory {
         default TaskPositioner create(WindowManagerService service) {
             return new TaskPositioner(service);
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskPositionerTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskPositionerTests.java
index 9cdb465dc445c..df55b39b08178 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskPositionerTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskPositionerTests.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_BASE_APPLICATION;
 
 import static com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito.mock;
+import static com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito.spyOn;
 import static com.android.server.wm.TaskPositioner.MIN_ASPECT;
 import static com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerService.dipToPixel;
 import static com.android.server.wm.WindowState.MINIMUM_VISIBLE_HEIGHT_IN_DP;
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 import android.app.IActivityTaskManager;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Display;
 
+import androidx.test.filters.FlakyTest;
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
 
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -494,4 +498,15 @@ public class TaskPositionerTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         assertEquals("top", expected.top, actual.top);
         assertEquals("bottom", expected.bottom, actual.bottom);
     }
+
+    @FlakyTest(bugId = 129492888)
+    @Test
+    public void testFinishingMovingWhenBinderDied() {
+        spyOn(mWm.mTaskPositioningController);
+
+        mPositioner.startDrag(mWindow, false, false, 0 /* startX */, 0 /* startY */);
+        verify(mWm.mTaskPositioningController, never()).finishTaskPositioning();
+        mPositioner.binderDied();
+        verify(mWm.mTaskPositioningController).finishTaskPositioning();
+    }
 }