diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index bf1e9c9310..df16d41947 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
     private int mHeightGap;
     private int mMaxGap;
     private boolean mScrollingTransformsDirty = false;
+    private boolean mDropPending = false;
 
     private final Rect mRect = new Rect();
     private final CellInfo mCellInfo = new CellInfo();
@@ -332,6 +333,14 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
         mShortcutsAndWidgets.setInvertIfRtl(invert);
     }
 
+    public void setDropPending(boolean pending) {
+        mDropPending = pending;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isDropPending() {
+        return mDropPending;
+    }
+
     private void invalidateBubbleTextView(BubbleTextView icon) {
         final int padding = icon.getPressedOrFocusedBackgroundPadding();
         invalidate(icon.getLeft() + getPaddingLeft() - padding,
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index f721571c23..3290d8e020 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -754,10 +754,14 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
                 };
             } else {
                 result = resultCode;
+                final CellLayout dropLayout =
+                        (CellLayout) mWorkspace.getScreenWithId(mPendingAddInfo.screenId);
+                dropLayout.setDropPending(true);
                 onComplete = new Runnable() {
                     @Override
                     public void run() {
                         completeTwoStageWidgetDrop(result, appWidgetId);
+                        dropLayout.setDropPending(false);
                     }
                 };
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 8e29b4055e..5bd0bc6c2e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -671,7 +671,8 @@ public class Workspace extends SmoothPagedView
         CellLayout finalScreen = mWorkspaceScreens.get(finalScreenId);
 
         // If the final screen is empty, convert it to the extra empty screen
-        if (finalScreen.getShortcutsAndWidgets().getChildCount() == 0) {
+        if (finalScreen.getShortcutsAndWidgets().getChildCount() == 0 &&
+                !finalScreen.isDropPending()) {
             mWorkspaceScreens.remove(finalScreenId);
             mScreenOrder.remove(finalScreenId);