diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
index 1049314016..633091d87b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ public abstract class BaseActivity extends Activity implements ActivityContext {
     public static <T extends BaseActivity> T fromContext(Context context) {
         if (context instanceof BaseActivity) {
             return (T) context;
+        } else if (context instanceof ActivityContextDelegate) {
+            return (T) ((ActivityContextDelegate) context).mDelegate;
         } else if (context instanceof ContextWrapper) {
             return fromContext(((ContextWrapper) context).getBaseContext());
         } else {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/recyclerview/AllAppsRecyclerViewPool.kt b/src/com/android/launcher3/recyclerview/AllAppsRecyclerViewPool.kt
index 43027da5fd..6d6b3b6497 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/recyclerview/AllAppsRecyclerViewPool.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/recyclerview/AllAppsRecyclerViewPool.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags
 import com.android.launcher3.util.CancellableTask
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.VIEW_PREINFLATION_EXECUTOR
+import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext
+import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext.ActivityContextDelegate
 
 const val PREINFLATE_ICONS_ROW_COUNT = 4
 const val EXTRA_ICONS_COUNT = 2
@@ -52,12 +54,28 @@ class AllAppsRecyclerViewPool<T> : RecycledViewPool() {
             return
         }
 
+        // Create a separate context dedicated for all apps preinflation thread. The goal is to
+        // create a separate AssetManager obj internally to avoid lock contention with
+        // AssetManager obj that is associated with the launcher context on the main thread.
+        val allAppsPreInflationContext =
+            ActivityContextDelegate(
+                context.createConfigurationContext(context.resources.configuration),
+                Themes.getActivityThemeRes(context),
+                context
+            )
+
         // Because we perform onCreateViewHolder() on worker thread, we need a separate
         // adapter/inflator object as they are not thread-safe. Note that the adapter
         // just need to perform onCreateViewHolder(parent, VIEW_TYPE_ICON) so it doesn't need
         // data source information.
         val adapter: RecyclerView.Adapter<BaseAllAppsAdapter.ViewHolder> =
-            object : BaseAllAppsAdapter<T>(context, context.appsView.layoutInflater, null, null) {
+            object :
+                BaseAllAppsAdapter<T>(
+                    context,
+                    context.appsView.layoutInflater.cloneInContext(allAppsPreInflationContext),
+                    null,
+                    null
+                ) {
                 override fun setAppsPerRow(appsPerRow: Int) = Unit
                 override fun getLayoutManager(): RecyclerView.LayoutManager? = null
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
index bf43a229f3..cfac91a813 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.ContextThemeWrapper;
 import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -515,10 +516,21 @@ public interface ActivityContext {
     static <T extends Context & ActivityContext> T lookupContextNoThrow(Context context) {
         if (context instanceof ActivityContext) {
             return (T) context;
+        } else if (context instanceof ActivityContextDelegate acd) {
+            return (T) acd.mDelegate;
         } else if (context instanceof ContextWrapper) {
             return lookupContextNoThrow(((ContextWrapper) context).getBaseContext());
         } else {
             return null;
         }
     }
+
+    class ActivityContextDelegate extends ContextThemeWrapper {
+        public final ActivityContext mDelegate;
+
+        public ActivityContextDelegate(Context base, int themeResId, ActivityContext delegate) {
+            super(base, themeResId);
+            mDelegate = delegate;
+        }
+    }
 }