diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/WorkModeSwitch.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/WorkModeSwitch.java
index c1621b04b6..33262b6860 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/WorkModeSwitch.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/WorkModeSwitch.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 import android.widget.Switch;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Insettable;
@@ -46,16 +48,28 @@ public class WorkModeSwitch extends Switch implements Insettable {
 
     private Rect mInsets = new Rect();
 
+    private final float[] mTouch = new float[2];
+    private int mTouchSlop;
+
     public WorkModeSwitch(Context context) {
         super(context);
+        init();
     }
 
     public WorkModeSwitch(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
+        init();
+
     }
 
     public WorkModeSwitch(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
+        init();
+    }
+
+    private void init() {
+        ViewConfiguration viewConfiguration = ViewConfiguration.get(getContext());
+        mTouchSlop = viewConfiguration.getScaledTouchSlop();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -84,6 +98,25 @@ public class WorkModeSwitch extends Switch implements Insettable {
         setEnabled(true);
     }
 
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        if (ev.getActionMasked() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+            mTouch[0] = ev.getX();
+            mTouch[1] = ev.getY();
+        } else if (ev.getActionMasked() == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
+            if (Math.abs(mTouch[0] - ev.getX()) > mTouchSlop
+                    || Math.abs(mTouch[1] - ev.getY()) > mTouchSlop) {
+                int action = ev.getAction();
+                ev.setAction(MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL);
+                super.onTouchEvent(ev);
+                ev.setAction(action);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return super.onTouchEvent(ev);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
         super.onLayout(changed, l, t, r, b);