diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OtherActivityTouchConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OtherActivityTouchConsumer.java
index 2d41a5bf6c..d1003a51c3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OtherActivityTouchConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OtherActivityTouchConsumer.java
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ public class OtherActivityTouchConsumer extends ContextWrapper implements TouchC
     private final PointF mLastPos = new PointF();
     private int mActivePointerId = INVALID_POINTER_ID;
     private boolean mPassedInitialSlop;
+    // Used for non-deferred gestures to determine when to start dragging
     private int mQuickStepDragSlop;
+    // Used for deferred gestures to determine both start of animation and dragging
+    private int mQuickStepTouchSlop;
     private float mStartDisplacement;
     private WindowTransformSwipeHandler mInteractionHandler;
     private int mDisplayRotation;
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ public class OtherActivityTouchConsumer extends ContextWrapper implements TouchC
                 mLastPos.set(mDownPos);
                 mPassedInitialSlop = false;
                 mQuickStepDragSlop = NavigationBarCompat.getQuickStepDragSlopPx();
+                mQuickStepTouchSlop = NavigationBarCompat.getQuickStepTouchSlopPx();
 
                 // Start the window animation on down to give more time for launcher to draw if the
                 // user didn't start the gesture over the back button
@@ -160,15 +164,22 @@ public class OtherActivityTouchConsumer extends ContextWrapper implements TouchC
                 }
                 mLastPos.set(ev.getX(pointerIndex), ev.getY(pointerIndex));
                 float displacement = getDisplacement(ev);
-                if (!mPassedInitialSlop
-                        && Math.abs(displacement) > mQuickStepDragSlop) {
-                    mPassedInitialSlop = true;
-                    mStartDisplacement = displacement;
-
-                    // If we deferred starting the window animation on touch down, then
-                    // start tracking now
+                if (!mPassedInitialSlop) {
                     if (mIsDeferredDownTarget) {
-                        startTouchTrackingForWindowAnimation(ev.getEventTime());
+                        // Deferred gesture, start the animation and gesture tracking once we pass
+                        // the touch slop
+                        if (Math.abs(displacement) > mQuickStepTouchSlop) {
+                            startTouchTrackingForWindowAnimation(ev.getEventTime());
+                            mPassedInitialSlop = true;
+                            mStartDisplacement = displacement;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // Normal gesture, ensure we pass the drag slop before we start tracking
+                        // the gesture
+                        if (Math.abs(displacement) > mQuickStepDragSlop) {
+                            mPassedInitialSlop = true;
+                            mStartDisplacement = displacement;
+                        }
                     }
                 }