diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index bff302521c..1205bdc3b6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
         }
     };
 
-    private int mLoadPlanId = -1;
+    // Used to keep track of the last requested load plan id, so that we do not request to load the
+    // tasks again if we have already requested it and the task list has not changed
+    private int mRequestedLoadPlanId = -1;
 
     // Only valid until the launcher state changes to NORMAL
     private int mRunningTaskId = -1;
@@ -447,6 +449,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
             mPendingAnimation.addEndListener((onEndListener) -> applyLoadPlan(loadPlan));
             return;
         }
+
         TaskStack stack = loadPlan != null ? loadPlan.getTaskStack() : null;
         if (stack == null) {
             removeAllViews();
@@ -615,8 +618,9 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
      * and unloads the associated task data for tasks that are no longer visible.
      */
     public void loadVisibleTaskData() {
-        if (!mOverviewStateEnabled) {
-            // Skip loading visible task data if we've already left the overview state
+        if (!mOverviewStateEnabled || mRequestedLoadPlanId == -1) {
+            // Skip loading visible task data if we've already left the overview state, or if the
+            // task list hasn't been loaded yet (the task views will not reflect the task list)
             return;
         }
 
@@ -675,6 +679,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
         mRunningTaskId = -1;
         mRunningTaskTileHidden = false;
         mIgnoreResetTaskId = -1;
+        mRequestedLoadPlanId = -1;
 
         unloadVisibleTaskData();
         setCurrentPage(0);
@@ -686,8 +691,8 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
      * Reloads the view if anything in recents changed.
      */
     public void reloadIfNeeded() {
-        if (!mModel.isLoadPlanValid(mLoadPlanId)) {
-            mLoadPlanId = mModel.loadTasks(mRunningTaskId, this::applyLoadPlan);
+        if (!mModel.isLoadPlanValid(mRequestedLoadPlanId)) {
+            mRequestedLoadPlanId = mModel.loadTasks(mRunningTaskId, this::applyLoadPlan);
         }
     }
 
@@ -748,8 +753,8 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
 
         setCurrentPage(0);
 
-        // Load the tasks (if the loading is already
-        mLoadPlanId = mModel.loadTasks(runningTaskId, this::applyLoadPlan);
+        // Load the tasks
+        reloadIfNeeded();
     }
 
     public void showNextTask() {