diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
index 404e5311961b8..6dfc5e192abb1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.smartspace.ILauncherUnlockAnimationController
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.smartspace.ISysuiUnlockAnimationController
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.smartspace.SmartspaceState
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeWindowController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.SysuiStatusBarStateController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.BiometricUnlockController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.KeyguardStateController
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationController @Inject constructor(
     private val keyguardViewController: KeyguardViewController,
     private val featureFlags: FeatureFlags,
     private val biometricUnlockControllerLazy: Lazy<BiometricUnlockController>,
-    private val statusBarStateController: SysuiStatusBarStateController
+    private val statusBarStateController: SysuiStatusBarStateController,
+    private val notificationShadeWindowController: NotificationShadeWindowController
 ) : KeyguardStateController.Callback, ISysuiUnlockAnimationController.Stub() {
 
     interface KeyguardUnlockAnimationListener {
@@ -362,6 +364,9 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationController @Inject constructor(
      */
     fun canPerformInWindowLauncherAnimations(): Boolean {
         return isNexusLauncherUnderneath() &&
+                // If the launcher is underneath, but we're about to launch an activity, don't do
+                // the animations since they won't be visible.
+                !notificationShadeWindowController.isLaunchingActivity &&
                 launcherUnlockController != null &&
                 !keyguardStateController.isDismissingFromSwipe &&
                 // Temporarily disable for foldables since foldable launcher has two first pages,
@@ -413,7 +418,6 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationController @Inject constructor(
             (lockscreenSmartspace as BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.SmartspaceView?)?.selectedPage ?: -1
 
         try {
-
             // Let the launcher know to prepare for this animation.
             launcherUnlockController?.prepareForUnlock(
                 willUnlockWithSmartspaceTransition, /* willAnimateSmartspace */
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest.kt
index 2abc666e87fbe..a4d223853b128 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
 import com.android.keyguard.KeyguardViewController
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
 import com.android.systemui.flags.FeatureFlags
+import com.android.systemui.shared.system.smartspace.ILauncherUnlockAnimationController
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationShadeWindowController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.SysuiStatusBarStateController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.BiometricUnlockController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.KeyguardStateController
@@ -52,6 +54,11 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     private lateinit var surfaceTransactionApplier: SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier
     @Mock
     private lateinit var statusBarStateController: SysuiStatusBarStateController
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var notificationShadeWindowController: NotificationShadeWindowController
+
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var launcherUnlockAnimationController: ILauncherUnlockAnimationController.Stub
 
     private lateinit var remoteAnimationTarget: RemoteAnimationTarget
 
@@ -60,8 +67,11 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this)
         keyguardUnlockAnimationController = KeyguardUnlockAnimationController(
             context, keyguardStateController, { keyguardViewMediator }, keyguardViewController,
-            featureFlags, { biometricUnlockController }, statusBarStateController
+            featureFlags, { biometricUnlockController }, statusBarStateController,
+            notificationShadeWindowController
         )
+        keyguardUnlockAnimationController.setLauncherUnlockController(
+            launcherUnlockAnimationController)
 
         `when`(keyguardViewController.viewRootImpl).thenReturn(mock(ViewRootImpl::class.java))
 
@@ -194,4 +204,18 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         assertTrue(keyguardUnlockAnimationController.isPlayingCannedUnlockAnimation())
         assertFalse(keyguardUnlockAnimationController.surfaceBehindAlphaAnimator.isRunning)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun doNotPlayCannedUnlockAnimation_ifLaunchingApp() {
+        `when`(notificationShadeWindowController.isLaunchingActivity).thenReturn(true)
+
+        keyguardUnlockAnimationController.notifyStartSurfaceBehindRemoteAnimation(
+            remoteAnimationTarget,
+            0 /* startTime */,
+            true /* requestedShowSurfaceBehindKeyguard */
+        )
+
+        assertFalse(keyguardUnlockAnimationController.canPerformInWindowLauncherAnimations())
+        assertFalse(keyguardUnlockAnimationController.isPlayingCannedUnlockAnimation())
+    }
 }
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