diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index a28b835bd4..eb70b13620 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.TransitionDrawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
-import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -2156,10 +2155,7 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup implements BubbleTextShadowHandler {
             // Animations are disabled in power save mode, causing the repeated animation to jump
             // spastically between beginning and end states. Since this looks bad, we don't repeat
             // the animation in power save mode.
-            PowerManager powerManager = (PowerManager) getContext()
-                    .getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
-            boolean powerSaverOn = Utilities.ATLEAST_LOLLIPOP && powerManager.isPowerSaveMode();
-            if (!powerSaverOn) {
+            if (!Utilities.isPowerSaverOn(getContext())) {
                 va.setRepeatMode(ValueAnimator.REVERSE);
                 va.setRepeatCount(ValueAnimator.INFINITE);
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 77d1649134..6ef8795994 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -3066,6 +3066,10 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
         }
         oa.setDuration(getResources().getInteger(R.integer.config_folderExpandDuration));
         oa.start();
+        if (Utilities.isPowerSaverOn(this)) {
+            // Animations are disabled in battery saver mode, so just skip to the end state.
+            oa.end();
+        }
     }
 
     private void shrinkAndFadeInFolderIcon(final FolderIcon fi, boolean animate) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index 9c81284885..b353f82cef 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.text.Spannable;
 import android.text.SpannableString;
@@ -805,4 +806,10 @@ public final class Utilities {
         return context.getSharedPreferences(
                 LauncherFiles.SHARED_PREFERENCES_KEY, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
     }
+
+    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
+    public static boolean isPowerSaverOn(Context context) {
+        PowerManager powerManager = (PowerManager) context.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
+        return ATLEAST_LOLLIPOP && powerManager.isPowerSaveMode();
+    }
 }