diff --git a/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/BaseIconFactory.java b/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/BaseIconFactory.java
index 535c5d8296..8bd9dba1f9 100644
--- a/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/BaseIconFactory.java
+++ b/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/BaseIconFactory.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class BaseIconFactory implements AutoCloseable {
     private final PackageManager mPm;
     private final ColorExtractor mColorExtractor;
     private boolean mDisableColorExtractor;
+    private boolean mBadgeOnLeft = false;
 
     protected final int mFillResIconDpi;
     protected final int mIconBitmapSize;
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public class BaseIconFactory implements AutoCloseable {
     protected void clear() {
         mWrapperBackgroundColor = DEFAULT_WRAPPER_BACKGROUND;
         mDisableColorExtractor = false;
+        mBadgeOnLeft = false;
     }
 
     public ShadowGenerator getShadowGenerator() {
@@ -200,6 +202,13 @@ public class BaseIconFactory implements AutoCloseable {
                 Math.min(scale[0], ShadowGenerator.getScaleForBounds(iconBounds)));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Switches badging to left/right
+     */
+    public void setBadgeOnLeft(boolean badgeOnLeft) {
+        mBadgeOnLeft = badgeOnLeft;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the background color used for wrapped adaptive icon
      */
@@ -261,8 +270,12 @@ public class BaseIconFactory implements AutoCloseable {
      */
     public void badgeWithDrawable(Canvas target, Drawable badge) {
         int badgeSize = getBadgeSizeForIconSize(mIconBitmapSize);
-        badge.setBounds(mIconBitmapSize - badgeSize, mIconBitmapSize - badgeSize,
-                mIconBitmapSize, mIconBitmapSize);
+        if (mBadgeOnLeft) {
+            badge.setBounds(0, mIconBitmapSize - badgeSize, badgeSize, mIconBitmapSize);
+        } else {
+            badge.setBounds(mIconBitmapSize - badgeSize, mIconBitmapSize - badgeSize,
+                    mIconBitmapSize, mIconBitmapSize);
+        }
         badge.draw(target);
     }