diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPickerActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPickerActivity.java
index 7e52ea1372..7cdca746da 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPickerActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPickerActivity.java
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ public class WidgetPickerActivity extends BaseActivity {
         WindowInsetsController wc = mDragLayer.getWindowInsetsController();
         wc.hide(navigationBars() + statusBars());
 
-        BaseWidgetSheet widgetSheet = WidgetsFullSheet.show(this, true);
-        widgetSheet.disableNavBarScrim(true);
-        widgetSheet.addOnCloseListener(this::finish);
-
         parseIntentExtras();
         refreshAndBindWidgets();
     }
@@ -224,9 +220,10 @@ public class WidgetPickerActivity extends BaseActivity {
         };
     }
 
-    /** Updates the model with widgets and provides them after applying the provided filter. */
+    /** Updates the model with widgets, applies filters and launches the widgets sheet once
+     * widgets are available */
     private void refreshAndBindWidgets() {
-        MODEL_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
+        MODEL_EXECUTOR.getHandler().postDelayed(() -> {
             LauncherAppState app = LauncherAppState.getInstance(this);
             mModel.update(app, null);
             final List<WidgetsListBaseEntry> allWidgets =
@@ -240,6 +237,9 @@ public class WidgetPickerActivity extends BaseActivity {
                             }
                     );
             bindWidgets(allWidgets);
+            // Open sheet once widgets are available, so that it doesn't interrupt the open
+            // animation.
+            openWidgetsSheet();
             if (mUiSurface != null) {
                 Map<ComponentKey, WidgetItem> allWidgetItems = allWidgets.stream()
                         .filter(entry -> entry instanceof WidgetsListContentEntry)
@@ -253,15 +253,26 @@ public class WidgetPickerActivity extends BaseActivity {
                         mUiSurface, allWidgetItems);
                 mWidgetPredictionsRequester.request(mAddedWidgets, this::bindRecommendedWidgets);
             }
-        });
+        }, mDeviceProfile.bottomSheetOpenDuration);
     }
 
     private void bindWidgets(List<WidgetsListBaseEntry> widgets) {
         MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> mPopupDataProvider.setAllWidgets(widgets));
     }
 
+    private void openWidgetsSheet() {
+        MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
+            BaseWidgetSheet widgetSheet = WidgetsFullSheet.show(this, true);
+            widgetSheet.disableNavBarScrim(true);
+            widgetSheet.addOnCloseListener(this::finish);
+        });
+    }
+
     private void bindRecommendedWidgets(List<ItemInfo> recommendedWidgets) {
-        MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> mPopupDataProvider.setRecommendedWidgets(recommendedWidgets));
+        // Bind recommendations once picker has finished open animation.
+        MAIN_EXECUTOR.getHandler().postDelayed(
+                () -> mPopupDataProvider.setRecommendedWidgets(recommendedWidgets),
+                mDeviceProfile.bottomSheetOpenDuration);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetPredictionsRequester.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetPredictionsRequester.java
index 5730273d88..41fcf61d81 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetPredictionsRequester.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetPredictionsRequester.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public class WidgetPredictionsRequester {
     private final Context mContext;
     @NonNull
     private final String mUiSurface;
+    private boolean mPredictionsAvailable;
     @NonNull
     private final Map<ComponentKey, WidgetItem> mAllWidgets;
 
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ public class WidgetPredictionsRequester {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Requests predictions from the app predictions manager and registers the provided callback to
-     * receive updates when predictions are available.
+     * Requests one time predictions from the app predictions manager and invokes provided callback
+     * once predictions are available.
      *
      * @param existingWidgets widgets that are currently added to the surface;
      * @param callback        consumer of prediction results to be called when predictions are
@@ -159,10 +160,14 @@ public class WidgetPredictionsRequester {
     @WorkerThread
     private void bindPredictions(List<AppTarget> targets, Predicate<WidgetItem> filter,
             Consumer<List<ItemInfo>> callback) {
-        List<WidgetItem> filteredPredictions = filterPredictions(targets, mAllWidgets, filter);
-        List<ItemInfo> mappedPredictions = mapWidgetItemsToItemInfo(filteredPredictions);
+        if (!mPredictionsAvailable) {
+            mPredictionsAvailable = true;
+            List<WidgetItem> filteredPredictions = filterPredictions(targets, mAllWidgets, filter);
+            List<ItemInfo> mappedPredictions = mapWidgetItemsToItemInfo(filteredPredictions);
 
-        MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> callback.accept(mappedPredictions));
+            MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> callback.accept(mappedPredictions));
+            MODEL_EXECUTOR.execute(this::clear);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -214,5 +219,6 @@ public class WidgetPredictionsRequester {
             mAppPredictor.destroy();
             mAppPredictor = null;
         }
+        mPredictionsAvailable = false;
     }
 }