diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityRecord.java
index 95d7158..cfbd2b5 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityRecord.java
@@ -1561,8 +1561,8 @@
         mStackSupervisor.mAppVisibilitiesChangedSinceLastPause = true;
     }
 
-    void notifyAppResumed(boolean wasStopped, boolean allowSavedSurface) {
-        mWindowContainerController.notifyAppResumed(wasStopped, allowSavedSurface);
+    void notifyAppResumed(boolean wasStopped) {
+        mWindowContainerController.notifyAppResumed(wasStopped);
     }
 
     void notifyUnknownVisibilityLaunched() {
@@ -2112,7 +2112,8 @@
                 service.compatibilityInfoForPackageLocked(info.applicationInfo);
         final boolean shown = mWindowContainerController.addStartingWindow(packageName, theme,
                 compatInfo, nonLocalizedLabel, labelRes, icon, logo, windowFlags,
-                prev != null ? prev.appToken : null, newTask, taskSwitch, isProcessRunning());
+                prev != null ? prev.appToken : null, newTask, taskSwitch, isProcessRunning(),
+                allowTaskSnapshot());
         if (shown) {
             mStartingWindowState = STARTING_WINDOW_SHOWN;
         }
@@ -2552,7 +2553,7 @@
         preserveWindowOnDeferredRelaunch = false;
     }
 
-    boolean isProcessRunning() {
+    private boolean isProcessRunning() {
         ProcessRecord proc = app;
         if (proc == null) {
             proc = service.mProcessNames.get(processName, info.applicationInfo.uid);
@@ -2560,6 +2561,26 @@
         return proc != null && proc.thread != null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Whether a task snapshot starting window may be shown.
+     */
+    private boolean allowTaskSnapshot() {
+        if (newIntents == null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Restrict task snapshot starting window to launcher start, or there is no intent at all
+        // (eg. task being brought to front). If the intent is something else, likely the app is
+        // going to show some specific page or view, instead of what's left last time.
+        for (int i = newIntents.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            final Intent intent = newIntents.get(i);
+            if (intent != null && !ActivityRecord.isMainIntent(intent)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     void saveToXml(XmlSerializer out) throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
         out.attribute(null, ATTR_ID, String.valueOf(createTime));
         out.attribute(null, ATTR_LAUNCHEDFROMUID, String.valueOf(launchedFromUid));
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
index 78887c6..5148619 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
@@ -2519,26 +2519,14 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                boolean allowSavedSurface = true;
                 if (next.newIntents != null) {
-                    // Restrict saved surface to launcher start, or there is no intent at all
-                    // (eg. task being brought to front). If the intent is something else,
-                    // likely the app is going to show some specific page or view, instead of
-                    // what's left last time.
-                    for (int i = next.newIntents.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-                        final Intent intent = next.newIntents.get(i);
-                        if (intent != null && !ActivityRecord.isMainIntent(intent)) {
-                            allowSavedSurface = false;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
                     next.app.thread.scheduleNewIntent(
                             next.newIntents, next.appToken, false /* andPause */);
                 }
 
                 // Well the app will no longer be stopped.
                 // Clear app token stopped state in window manager if needed.
-                next.notifyAppResumed(next.stopped, allowSavedSurface);
+                next.notifyAppResumed(next.stopped);
 
                 EventLog.writeEvent(EventLogTags.AM_RESUME_ACTIVITY, next.userId,
                         System.identityHashCode(next), next.getTask().taskId,
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowContainerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowContainerController.java
index e26914e..0b90bad 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowContainerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowContainerController.java
@@ -449,7 +449,8 @@
 
     public boolean addStartingWindow(String pkg, int theme, CompatibilityInfo compatInfo,
             CharSequence nonLocalizedLabel, int labelRes, int icon, int logo, int windowFlags,
-            IBinder transferFrom, boolean newTask, boolean taskSwitch, boolean processRunning) {
+            IBinder transferFrom, boolean newTask, boolean taskSwitch, boolean processRunning,
+            boolean allowTaskSnapshot) {
         synchronized(mWindowMap) {
             if (DEBUG_STARTING_WINDOW) Slog.v(TAG_WM, "setAppStartingWindow: token=" + mToken
                     + " pkg=" + pkg + " transferFrom=" + transferFrom);
@@ -469,7 +470,8 @@
                 return false;
             }
 
-            final int type = getStartingWindowType(newTask, taskSwitch, processRunning);
+            final int type = getStartingWindowType(newTask, taskSwitch, processRunning,
+                    allowTaskSnapshot);
 
             if (type == STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SNAPSHOT) {
                 return createSnapshot();
@@ -539,10 +541,11 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    private int getStartingWindowType(boolean newTask, boolean taskSwitch, boolean processRunning) {
+    private int getStartingWindowType(boolean newTask, boolean taskSwitch, boolean processRunning,
+            boolean allowTaskSnapshot) {
         if (newTask || !processRunning) {
             return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
-        } else if (taskSwitch) {
+        } else if (taskSwitch && allowTaskSnapshot) {
             return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SNAPSHOT;
         } else {
             return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_NONE;
@@ -612,13 +615,13 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public void notifyAppResumed(boolean wasStopped, boolean allowSavedSurface) {
+    public void notifyAppResumed(boolean wasStopped) {
         synchronized(mWindowMap) {
             if (mContainer == null) {
                 Slog.w(TAG_WM, "Attempted to notify resumed of non-existing app token: " + mToken);
                 return;
             }
-            mContainer.notifyAppResumed(wasStopped, allowSavedSurface);
+            mContainer.notifyAppResumed(wasStopped);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
index a8664a5..f4f6b63 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
@@ -582,16 +582,13 @@
      * Notify that the app is now resumed, and it was not stopped before, perform a clean
      * up of the surfaces
      */
-    void notifyAppResumed(boolean wasStopped, boolean allowSavedSurface) {
+    void notifyAppResumed(boolean wasStopped) {
         if (DEBUG_ADD_REMOVE) Slog.v(TAG, "notifyAppResumed: wasStopped=" + wasStopped
-                + " allowSavedSurface=" + allowSavedSurface + " " + this);
+                + " " + this);
         mAppStopped = false;
         if (!wasStopped) {
             destroySurfaces(true /*cleanupOnResume*/);
         }
-        if (!allowSavedSurface) {
-            destroySavedSurfaces();
-        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowContainerControllerTests.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowContainerControllerTests.java
index 3c8bf20..d206407 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowContainerControllerTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowContainerControllerTests.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         final WindowTestUtils.TestAppWindowContainerController controller =
                 createAppWindowController();
         controller.addStartingWindow(InstrumentationRegistry.getContext().getPackageName(),
-                android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, null, true, true, false);
+                android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, null, true, true, false, true);
         waitUntilHandlersIdle();
         final AppWindowToken atoken = controller.getAppWindowToken();
         assertHasStartingWindow(atoken);
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@
         final WindowTestUtils.TestAppWindowContainerController controller2 =
                 createAppWindowController();
         controller1.addStartingWindow(InstrumentationRegistry.getContext().getPackageName(),
-                android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, null, true, true, false);
+                android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, null, true, true, false, true);
         waitUntilHandlersIdle();
         controller2.addStartingWindow(InstrumentationRegistry.getContext().getPackageName(),
                 android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, controller1.mToken.asBinder(),
-                true, true, false);
+                true, true, false, true);
         waitUntilHandlersIdle();
         assertNoStartingWindow(controller1.getAppWindowToken());
         assertHasStartingWindow(controller2.getAppWindowToken());
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
             // Surprise, ...! Transfer window in the middle of the creation flow.
             controller2.addStartingWindow(InstrumentationRegistry.getContext().getPackageName(),
                     android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, controller1.mToken.asBinder(),
-                    true, true, false);
+                    true, true, false, true);
         });
         controller1.addStartingWindow(InstrumentationRegistry.getContext().getPackageName(),
-                android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, null, true, true, false);
+                android.R.style.Theme, null, "Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, null, true, true, false, true);
         waitUntilHandlersIdle();
         assertNoStartingWindow(controller1.getAppWindowToken());
         assertHasStartingWindow(controller2.getAppWindowToken());