diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index 5443ff992d..5a51d8e685 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
 
         // First we determine if things have moved enough to cause a different layout
         ItemConfiguration swapSolution = findReorderSolution(pixelXY[0], pixelXY[1], spanX, spanY,
-                spanX,  spanY, direction, dragView,  true,  new ItemConfiguration());
+                spanX,  spanY, direction, dragView,  true);
 
         setUseTempCoords(true);
         if (swapSolution != null && swapSolution.isSolution) {
@@ -1747,13 +1747,13 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
     }
 
     protected ItemConfiguration findReorderSolution(int pixelX, int pixelY, int minSpanX,
-            int minSpanY, int spanX, int spanY, int[] direction, View dragView, boolean decX,
-            ItemConfiguration solution) {
+            int minSpanY, int spanX, int spanY, int[] direction, View dragView, boolean decX) {
         ItemConfiguration configuration = new ItemConfiguration();
         copyCurrentStateToSolution(configuration);
         ReorderParameters parameters = new ReorderParameters(pixelX, pixelY, spanX, spanY, minSpanX,
                 minSpanY, dragView, configuration);
-        return createReorderAlgorithm().findReorderSolution(parameters, decX);
+        int[] directionVector = direction != null ? direction : mDirectionVector;
+        return createReorderAlgorithm().findReorderSolution(parameters, directionVector, decX);
     }
 
     public void copyCurrentStateToSolution(ItemConfiguration solution) {
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
                 cellToPoint(cellX, cellY, cellPoint);
                 if (findReorderSolution(cellPoint[0], cellPoint[1], itemInfo.minSpanX,
                         itemInfo.minSpanY, itemInfo.spanX, itemInfo.spanY, mDirectionVector, null,
-                        true, new ItemConfiguration()).isSolution) {
+                        true).isSolution) {
                     return true;
                 }
             }
@@ -2092,9 +2092,18 @@ public class CellLayout extends ViewGroup {
         int[] cellPoint = new int[2];
         int[] directionVector = new int[]{0, -1};
         cellToPoint(0, mCountY, cellPoint);
-        ItemConfiguration configuration = new ItemConfiguration();
-        if (findReorderSolution(cellPoint[0], cellPoint[1], mCountX, 1, mCountX, 1,
-                directionVector, null, false, configuration).isSolution) {
+        ItemConfiguration configuration = findReorderSolution(
+                cellPoint[0] /* pixelX */,
+                cellPoint[1] /* pixelY */,
+                mCountX /* minSpanX */,
+                1 /* minSpanY */,
+                mCountX /* spanX */,
+                1 /* spanY */,
+                directionVector /* direction */,
+                null /* dragView */,
+                false /* decX */
+        );
+        if (configuration.isSolution) {
             if (commitConfig) {
                 copySolutionToTempState(configuration, null);
                 commitTempPlacement(null);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/celllayout/ReorderAlgorithm.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/celllayout/ReorderAlgorithm.java
index 8754b748e0..c3037831a0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/celllayout/ReorderAlgorithm.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/celllayout/ReorderAlgorithm.java
@@ -49,21 +49,37 @@ public class ReorderAlgorithm {
      * When changing the size of the widget this method will try first subtracting -1 in the x
      * dimension and then subtracting -1 in the y dimension until finding a possible solution or
      * until it no longer can reduce the span.
-     *
      * @param decX     whether it will decrease the horizontal or vertical span if it can't find a
      *                 solution for the current span.
      * @return the same solution variable
      */
     public ItemConfiguration findReorderSolution(ReorderParameters reorderParameters,
             boolean decX) {
+        return findReorderSolution(reorderParameters, mCellLayout.mDirectionVector, decX);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method differs from closestEmptySpaceReorder and dropInPlaceSolution because this method
+     * will move items around and will change the shape of the item if possible to try to find a
+     * solution.
+     * <p>
+     * When changing the size of the widget this method will try first subtracting -1 in the x
+     * dimension and then subtracting -1 in the y dimension until finding a possible solution or
+     * until it no longer can reduce the span.
+     * @param direction Direction to attempt to push items if needed
+     * @param decX     whether it will decrease the horizontal or vertical span if it can't find a
+     *                 solution for the current span.
+     * @return the same solution variable
+     */
+    public ItemConfiguration findReorderSolution(ReorderParameters reorderParameters,
+            int[] direction, boolean decX) {
         return findReorderSolutionRecursive(reorderParameters.getPixelX(),
                 reorderParameters.getPixelY(), reorderParameters.getMinSpanX(),
                 reorderParameters.getMinSpanY(), reorderParameters.getSpanX(),
-                reorderParameters.getSpanY(), mCellLayout.mDirectionVector,
+                reorderParameters.getSpanY(), direction,
                 reorderParameters.getDragView(), decX, reorderParameters.getSolution());
     }
 
-
     private ItemConfiguration findReorderSolutionRecursive(int pixelX, int pixelY, int minSpanX,
             int minSpanY, int spanX, int spanY, int[] direction, View dragView, boolean decX,
             ItemConfiguration solution) {