diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 4f297c0a8b..4e53ebb9f1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -5619,6 +5619,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                     mRecentsAnimationController.screenshotTask(container.getTask().key.id);
             TaskThumbnailView thumbnailView = container.getThumbnailView();
             if (td != null) {
+                container.getTask().thumbnail = td;
                 thumbnailView.setThumbnail(container.getTask(), td);
             } else {
                 thumbnailView.refresh();