diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityStack.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityStack.java
index 8f0de7312ee5a..b65ca2b6ef3ac 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityStack.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityStack.java
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ class ActivityStack extends Task {
         forAllActivities(ActivityRecord::removeLaunchTickRunnable);
     }
 
-    private void updateTransitLocked(int transit, ActivityOptions options) {
+    private void updateTransitLocked(int transit, ActivityOptions options, boolean forceOverride) {
         if (options != null) {
             ActivityRecord r = topRunningActivity();
             if (r != null && !r.isState(RESUMED)) {
@@ -2449,7 +2449,8 @@ class ActivityStack extends Task {
                 ActivityOptions.abort(options);
             }
         }
-        getDisplay().mDisplayContent.prepareAppTransition(transit, false);
+        getDisplay().mDisplayContent.prepareAppTransition(transit, false,
+                0 /* flags */, forceOverride);
     }
 
     final void moveTaskToFront(Task tr, boolean noAnimation, ActivityOptions options,
@@ -2469,8 +2470,17 @@ class ActivityStack extends Task {
             // nothing to do!
             if (noAnimation) {
                 ActivityOptions.abort(options);
+            } else if (isSingleTaskInstance()) {
+                // When a task is moved front on the display which can only contain one task, start
+                // a special transition.
+                // {@link AppTransitionController#handleAppTransitionReady} later picks up the
+                // transition, and schedules
+                // {@link ITaskStackListener#onSingleTaskDisplayDrawn} callback which is triggered
+                // after contents are drawn on the display.
+                updateTransitLocked(TRANSIT_SHOW_SINGLE_TASK_DISPLAY, options,
+                        true /* forceOverride */);
             } else {
-                updateTransitLocked(TRANSIT_TASK_TO_FRONT, options);
+                updateTransitLocked(TRANSIT_TASK_TO_FRONT, options, false /* forceOverride */);
             }
             return;
         }
@@ -2516,9 +2526,13 @@ class ActivityStack extends Task {
                     mStackSupervisor.mNoAnimActivities.add(r);
                 }
                 ActivityOptions.abort(options);
+            } else if (isSingleTaskInstance()) {
+                updateTransitLocked(TRANSIT_SHOW_SINGLE_TASK_DISPLAY, options,
+                        true /* forceOverride */);
             } else {
-                updateTransitLocked(TRANSIT_TASK_TO_FRONT, options);
+                updateTransitLocked(TRANSIT_TASK_TO_FRONT, options, false /* forceOverride */);
             }
+
             // If a new task is moved to the front, then mark the existing top activity as
             // supporting
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
index 119b188dfa00c..19aec5aebdccb 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
@@ -2375,7 +2375,8 @@ class RootWindowContainer extends WindowContainer<DisplayContent>
                         // triggered after contents are drawn on the display.
                         if (display.isSingleTaskInstance()) {
                             display.mDisplayContent.prepareAppTransition(
-                                    TRANSIT_SHOW_SINGLE_TASK_DISPLAY, false);
+                                    TRANSIT_SHOW_SINGLE_TASK_DISPLAY, false,
+                                    0 /* flags */, true /* forceOverride*/);
                         }
                         stack.awakeFromSleepingLocked();
                         if (display.isSingleTaskInstance()) {