diff --git a/src/ShellClients/HideTracker.vala b/src/ShellClients/HideTracker.vala
index ee6f9cd26..092b26c54 100644
--- a/src/ShellClients/HideTracker.vala
+++ b/src/ShellClients/HideTracker.vala
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class Gala.HideTracker : Object {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (!panel.window.get_frame_rect ().overlap (window.get_frame_rect ())) {
+            if (!panel.get_custom_window_rect ().overlap (window.get_frame_rect ())) {
                 continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MonitorClone.vala b/src/Widgets/MonitorClone.vala
index c54812773..5f6f66e7f 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MonitorClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MonitorClone.vala
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Gala {
          */
         public void close (bool with_gesture = false, bool is_cancel_animation = false) {
             window_container.restack_windows ();
-            window_container.close (with_gesture, is_cancel_animation);
+            window_container.close (with_gesture);
         }
 
         private void window_left (int window_monitor, Meta.Window window) {
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
index 826c07ee0..f8f6fb80e 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
      *
      * @param animate Animate the transformation of the placement
      */
-    public void transition_to_original_state (bool with_gesture = false, bool is_cancel_animation = false) {
+    public void transition_to_original_state (bool with_gesture = false) {
         var outer_rect = window.get_frame_rect ();
 
         unowned var display = window.get_display ();
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
      * Animate the window to the given slot
      */
 #if HAS_MUTTER45
-    public void take_slot (Mtk.Rectangle rect, bool from_window_position, bool with_gesture = false, bool is_cancel_animation = false) {
+    public void take_slot (Mtk.Rectangle rect, bool from_window_position, bool with_gesture = false) {
 #else
-    public void take_slot (Meta.Rectangle rect, bool from_window_position, bool with_gesture = false, bool is_cancel_animation = false) {
+    public void take_slot (Meta.Rectangle rect, bool from_window_position, bool with_gesture = false) {
 #endif
         slot = rect;
         active = false;
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowCloneContainer.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowCloneContainer.vala
index d6ce80455..0e9bdea6a 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowCloneContainer.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowCloneContainer.vala
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ namespace Gala {
 
             foreach (var tilable in window_positions) {
                 unowned var clone = (WindowClone) tilable.id;
-                clone.take_slot (tilable.rect, opening, with_gesture, is_cancel_animation);
+                clone.take_slot (tilable.rect, opening && !is_cancel_animation, with_gesture);
             }
         }
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ namespace Gala {
          * Calls the transition_to_original_state() function on each child
          * to make them take their original locations again.
          */
-        public void close (bool with_gesture = false, bool is_cancel_animation = false) {
+        public void close (bool with_gesture = false) {
             if (!opened) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ namespace Gala {
             opened = false;
 
             foreach (var window in get_children ()) {
-                ((WindowClone) window).transition_to_original_state (with_gesture, is_cancel_animation);
+                ((WindowClone) window).transition_to_original_state (with_gesture);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala b/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
index 0c4721ab3..e40562c30 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ namespace Gala {
             update_size (monitor);
 
             new GesturePropertyTransition (this, gesture_tracker, "x", initial_x, target_x).start (with_gesture);
-            new GesturePropertyTransition (background, gesture_tracker, "scale-x", 1.0d, (double) scale).start (with_gesture);
-            new GesturePropertyTransition (background, gesture_tracker, "scale-y", 1.0d, (double) scale).start (with_gesture);
+            new GesturePropertyTransition (background, gesture_tracker, "scale-x", null, (double) scale).start (with_gesture);
+            new GesturePropertyTransition (background, gesture_tracker, "scale-y", null, (double) scale).start (with_gesture);
 
 #if HAS_MUTTER45
             Mtk.Rectangle area = {
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ namespace Gala {
             new GesturePropertyTransition (background, gesture_tracker, "scale-x", null, 1.0d).start (with_gesture);
             new GesturePropertyTransition (background, gesture_tracker, "scale-y", null, 1.0d).start (with_gesture);
 
-            window_container.close (with_gesture, is_cancel_animation);
+            window_container.close (with_gesture);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/WindowManager.vala b/src/WindowManager.vala
index 37d69c639..825b11cf3 100644
--- a/src/WindowManager.vala
+++ b/src/WindowManager.vala
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace Gala {
 #else
         private Meta.Rectangle old_rect_size_change;
 #endif
-        private Clutter.Actor latest_window_snapshot;
+        private Clutter.Actor? latest_window_snapshot;
 
         private GLib.Settings behavior_settings;
         private GLib.Settings new_behavior_settings;
@@ -1402,13 +1402,13 @@ namespace Gala {
                 latest_window_snapshot.restore_easing_state ();
 
                 ulong maximize_old_handler_id = 0UL;
-                maximize_old_handler_id = latest_window_snapshot.transitions_completed.connect (() => {
-                    latest_window_snapshot.disconnect (maximize_old_handler_id);
-                    latest_window_snapshot.destroy ();
+                maximize_old_handler_id = latest_window_snapshot.transitions_completed.connect ((snapshot) => {
+                    snapshot.disconnect (maximize_old_handler_id);
+                    snapshot.destroy ();
                     actor.set_translation (0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
                 });
 
-                latest_window_snapshot.restore_easing_state ();
+                latest_window_snapshot = null;
 
                 actor.set_pivot_point (0.0f, 0.0f);
                 actor.set_translation (old_rect_size_change.x - ex, old_rect_size_change.y - ey, 0.0f);
@@ -1775,11 +1775,13 @@ namespace Gala {
                 latest_window_snapshot.restore_easing_state ();
 
                 ulong unmaximize_old_handler_id = 0UL;
-                unmaximize_old_handler_id = latest_window_snapshot.transitions_completed.connect (() => {
-                    latest_window_snapshot.disconnect (unmaximize_old_handler_id);
-                    latest_window_snapshot.destroy ();
+                unmaximize_old_handler_id = latest_window_snapshot.transitions_completed.connect ((snapshot) => {
+                    snapshot.disconnect (unmaximize_old_handler_id);
+                    snapshot.destroy ();
                 });
 
+                latest_window_snapshot = null;
+
                 actor.set_pivot_point (0.0f, 0.0f);
                 actor.set_position (ex, ey);
                 actor.set_translation (-ex + offset_x * (1.0f / scale_x - 1.0f) + old_rect_size_change.x, -ey + offset_y * (1.0f / scale_y - 1.0f) + old_rect_size_change.y, 0.0f);
@@ -2199,7 +2201,6 @@ namespace Gala {
             if (!animating_switch_workspace) {
                 return;
             }
-            animating_switch_workspace = cancel_action;
 
             if (switch_workspace_window_created_id > 0) {
                 disconnect (switch_workspace_window_created_id);
@@ -2210,6 +2211,8 @@ namespace Gala {
                 switch_workspace_completed ();
             }
 
+            animating_switch_workspace = cancel_action;
+
             if (cancel_action) {
                 var cancel_direction = (animation_direction == Meta.MotionDirection.LEFT)
                     ? Meta.MotionDirection.RIGHT
@@ -2291,8 +2294,7 @@ namespace Gala {
         }
 
         public override void kill_switch_workspace () {
-            // We don't care about animation direction, we don't want to cancel it, make it nudge so that it doesn't call switch_workspace_completed ()
-            switch_workspace_animation_finished (LEFT, false, true);
+            end_switch_workspace ();
         }
 
         public override void locate_pointer () {