diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsSectionDecorator.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsSectionDecorator.java
index 176dce6c84..9328a3d6e9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsSectionDecorator.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsSectionDecorator.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class AllAppsSectionDecorator extends RecyclerView.ItemDecoration {
             mIsFullWidth = isFullWidth;
             int endScrim = Themes.getColorBackground(context);
             mFillcolor = ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(endScrim, fillAlpha);
-            mFocusColor = ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(endScrim, fillAlpha);
+            mFocusColor = endScrim;
 
             mIsTopRound = isTopRound;
             mIsBottomRound = isBottomRound;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AlphabeticalAppsList.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AlphabeticalAppsList.java
index 123ace7938..fefd97ad3f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AlphabeticalAppsList.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AlphabeticalAppsList.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class AlphabeticalAppsList implements AllAppsStore.OnUpdateListener {
         if (results == null || mSearchResults != results) {
             boolean same = mSearchResults != null && mSearchResults.equals(results);
             mSearchResults = results;
-            onAppsUpdated();
+            updateAdapterItems();
             return !same;
         }
         return false;
@@ -257,11 +257,13 @@ public class AlphabeticalAppsList implements AllAppsStore.OnUpdateListener {
         }
 
         // Recompose the set of adapter items from the current set of apps
-        updateAdapterItems();
+        if (mSearchResults == null) {
+            updateAdapterItems();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Updates the set of filtered apps with the current filter.  At this point, we expect
+     * Updates the set of filtered apps with the current filter. At this point, we expect
      * mCachedSectionNames to have been calculated for the set of all apps in mApps.
      */
     private void updateAdapterItems() {