diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
index 4792dc98c0eeb..32751b2b47fe5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
@@ -6628,9 +6628,7 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
         mFragments.noteStateNotSaved();
 
         if (mToken != null && mParent == null) {
-            // We might have view roots that were preserved during a relaunch, we need to start them
-            // again. We don't need to check mStopped, the roots will check if they were actually
-            // stopped.
+            // No need to check mStopped, the roots will check if they were actually stopped.
             WindowManagerGlobal.getInstance().setStoppedState(mToken, false /* stopped */);
         }
 
@@ -6728,7 +6726,7 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
         onUserLeaveHint();
     }
 
-    final void performStop() {
+    final void performStop(boolean preserveWindow) {
         mDoReportFullyDrawn = false;
         mFragments.doLoaderStop(mChangingConfigurations /*retain*/);
 
@@ -6737,7 +6735,10 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
                 mWindow.closeAllPanels();
             }
 
-            if (mToken != null && mParent == null) {
+            // If we're preserving the window, don't setStoppedState to true, since we
+            // need the window started immediately again. Stopping the window will
+            // destroys hardware resources and causes flicker.
+            if (!preserveWindow && mToken != null && mParent == null) {
                 WindowManagerGlobal.getInstance().setStoppedState(mToken, true);
             }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index e0e41f115f71d..a38df615ceff1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -3747,7 +3747,7 @@ public final class ActivityThread {
             if (!keepShown) {
                 try {
                     // Now we are idle.
-                    r.activity.performStop();
+                    r.activity.performStop(false /*preserveWindow*/);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     if (!mInstrumentation.onException(r.activity, e)) {
                         throw new RuntimeException(
@@ -3888,7 +3888,7 @@ public final class ActivityThread {
             if (!r.stopped && !r.isPreHoneycomb()) {
                 try {
                     // Now we are idle.
-                    r.activity.performStop();
+                    r.activity.performStop(false /*preserveWindow*/);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     if (!mInstrumentation.onException(r.activity, e)) {
                         throw new RuntimeException(
@@ -4058,7 +4058,7 @@ public final class ActivityThread {
             }
             if (!r.stopped) {
                 try {
-                    r.activity.performStop();
+                    r.activity.performStop(r.mPreserveWindow);
                 } catch (SuperNotCalledException e) {
                     throw e;
                 } catch (Exception e) {