diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PredictedAppIcon.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PredictedAppIcon.java
index 752068843c..676114860c 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PredictedAppIcon.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PredictedAppIcon.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.ItemClickHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.ItemLongClickListener;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.SafeCloseable;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.DoubleShadowBubbleTextView;
 
 /**
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public class PredictedAppIcon extends DoubleShadowBubbleTextView implements
     private final int mNormalizedIconRadius;
     private final BlurMaskFilter mShadowFilter;
     private int mPlateColor;
+    boolean mDrawForDrag = false;
 
 
     public PredictedAppIcon(Context context) {
@@ -188,6 +190,10 @@ public class PredictedAppIcon extends DoubleShadowBubbleTextView implements
     }
 
     private void drawEffect(Canvas canvas, boolean isBadged) {
+        // Don't draw ring effect if item is about to be dragged.
+        if (mDrawForDrag) {
+            return;
+        }
         mRingPath.reset();
         getShape().addToPath(mRingPath, getOutlineOffsetX(), getOutlineOffsetY(),
                 mNormalizedIconRadius);
@@ -208,6 +214,26 @@ public class PredictedAppIcon extends DoubleShadowBubbleTextView implements
         canvas.drawPath(mRingPath, mIconRingPaint);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void getSourceVisualDragBounds(Rect bounds) {
+        super.getSourceVisualDragBounds(bounds);
+        if (!mIsPinned) {
+            int internalSize = (int) (bounds.width() * RING_EFFECT_RATIO);
+            bounds.inset(internalSize, internalSize);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SafeCloseable prepareDrawDragView() {
+        mDrawForDrag = true;
+        invalidate();
+        SafeCloseable r = super.prepareDrawDragView();
+        return () -> {
+            r.close();
+            mDrawForDrag = false;
+        };
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates and returns a new instance of PredictedAppIcon from WorkspaceItemInfo
      */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 79ed2b8c45..60b6da67f9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfoWithIcon;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.PackageItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.PromiseAppInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.SafeCloseable;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.IconLabelDotView;
 
@@ -744,11 +745,12 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void prepareDrawDragView() {
+    public SafeCloseable prepareDrawDragView() {
         if (getIcon() instanceof FastBitmapDrawable) {
             FastBitmapDrawable icon = (FastBitmapDrawable) getIcon();
             icon.setScale(1f);
         }
         setForceHideDot(true);
+        return () -> { };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DraggableView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DraggableView.java
index 287c781131..f7dcf6b7ba 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DraggableView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DraggableView.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ package com.android.launcher3.dragndrop;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.util.SafeCloseable;
+
 /**
  * Interface defining methods required for drawing and previewing DragViews, drag previews, and
  * related animations
@@ -42,9 +46,12 @@ public interface DraggableView {
     int getViewType();
 
     /**
-     * Before rendering as a DragView bitmap, some views need a preparation step.
+     * Before rendering as a DragView bitmap, some views need a preparation step. Returns a
+     * callback to clear any preparation work
      */
-    default void prepareDrawDragView() { }
+    @NonNull default SafeCloseable prepareDrawDragView() {
+        return () -> { };
+    }
 
     /**
      * If an actual View subclass, this method returns the rectangle (within the View's coordinates)
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
index 634d07e3e9..21822a3542 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DraggableView;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.BitmapRenderer;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.SafeCloseable;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.LauncherAppWidgetHostView;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -76,11 +77,12 @@ public class DragPreviewProvider {
 
         if (mView instanceof DraggableView) {
             DraggableView dv = (DraggableView) mView;
-            dv.prepareDrawDragView();
-            dv.getSourceVisualDragBounds(mTempRect);
-            destCanvas.translate(blurSizeOutline / 2 - mTempRect.left,
-                    blurSizeOutline / 2 - mTempRect.top);
-            mView.draw(destCanvas);
+            try (SafeCloseable t = dv.prepareDrawDragView()) {
+                dv.getSourceVisualDragBounds(mTempRect);
+                destCanvas.translate(blurSizeOutline / 2 - mTempRect.left,
+                        blurSizeOutline / 2 - mTempRect.top);
+                mView.draw(destCanvas);
+            }
         }
         destCanvas.restoreToCount(saveCount);
     }