diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
index 295585e002..4f971809f1 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.graphics.Region;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
-import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.DiscoveryBounce;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder;
-import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.states.OverviewState;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingIconView;
@@ -174,6 +172,8 @@ public final class LauncherActivityControllerHelper implements ActivityControlHe
                 AnimatorSetBuilder builder = new AnimatorSetBuilder();
                 // setRecentsAttachedToAppWindow() will animate recents out.
                 builder.addFlag(AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_ANIMATE_OVERVIEW);
+                // We want to keep all apps content as GONE to avoid relayout during home animation.
+                builder.addFlag(AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY);
                 stateManager.createAtomicAnimation(BACKGROUND_APP, NORMAL, builder, ANIM_ALL, 0);
                 builder.build().start();
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
index a0e9dc5d8e..139930292a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ import android.util.SparseIntArray;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseRecyclerView;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
-import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogUtils.LogContainerProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.ContainerType;
@@ -41,8 +42,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.views.RecyclerViewFastScroller;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
-
 /**
  * A RecyclerView with custom fast scroll support for the all apps view.
  */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
index 5b3beeca7f..dfddc61d3c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.allapps;
 
+import static android.view.View.ALPHA;
+
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS_CONTENT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS_HEADER_EXTRA;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.BACKGROUND_APP;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_ALL_APPS_FADE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_OVERVIEW_SCALE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_VERTICAL_PROGRESS;
+import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter.NO_ANIM_PROPERTY_SETTER;
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.util.SystemUiController.UI_STATE_ALL_APPS;
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
-import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -32,7 +35,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringObjectAnimator;
-import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ScrimView;
 
@@ -213,7 +215,12 @@ public class AllAppsTransitionController implements StateHandler, OnDeviceProfil
 
         Interpolator allAppsFade = builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_ALL_APPS_FADE, LINEAR);
         Interpolator headerFade = builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE, allAppsFade);
-        setter.setViewAlpha(mAppsView.getContentView(), hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
+        View allAppsContent = mAppsView.getContentView();
+        if (!hasAllAppsContent && builder.hasFlag(FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY)) {
+            setter.setFloat(allAppsContent, ALPHA, 0, allAppsFade);
+        } else {
+            setter.setViewAlpha(allAppsContent, hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
+        }
         setter.setViewAlpha(mAppsView.getScrollBar(), hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
         mAppsView.getFloatingHeaderView().setContentVisibility(hasHeaderExtra, hasAllAppsContent,
                 setter, headerFade, allAppsFade);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
index cd30dea9c0..07e755345b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class AnimatorSetBuilder {
     public static final int ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE = 12; // e.g. predictions
 
     public static final int FLAG_DONT_ANIMATE_OVERVIEW = 1 << 0;
+    public static final int FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY = 1 << 1;
 
     protected final ArrayList<Animator> mAnims = new ArrayList<>();