diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/override.xml b/quickstep/res/values/override.xml
index 73c4201a55..67be0dd113 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/override.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/override.xml
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
 
   <string name="secondary_display_predictions_class" translatable="false">com.android.launcher3.secondarydisplay.SecondaryDisplayPredictionsImpl</string>
 
+  <string name="taskbar_model_callbacks_factory_class" translatable="false">com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarModelCallbacksFactory</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacks.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacks.java
index 6cf63a9193..7692760834 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacks.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacks.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class TaskbarModelCallbacks implements
     private final TaskbarView mContainer;
 
     // Initialized in init.
-    private TaskbarControllers mControllers;
+    protected TaskbarControllers mControllers;
 
     // Used to defer any UI updates during the SUW unstash animation.
     private boolean mDeferUpdatesForSUW;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacksFactory.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacksFactory.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb03b4abc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacksFactory.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.taskbar
+
+import android.content.Context
+import com.android.launcher3.R
+import com.android.launcher3.util.ResourceBasedOverride
+import com.android.launcher3.util.ResourceBasedOverride.Overrides
+
+/** Creates [TaskbarModelCallbacks] instances. */
+open class TaskbarModelCallbacksFactory : ResourceBasedOverride {
+
+    open fun create(
+        activityContext: TaskbarActivityContext,
+        container: TaskbarView,
+    ): TaskbarModelCallbacks = TaskbarModelCallbacks(activityContext, container)
+
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun newInstance(context: Context): TaskbarModelCallbacksFactory {
+            return Overrides.getObject(
+                TaskbarModelCallbacksFactory::class.java,
+                context,
+                R.string.taskbar_model_callbacks_factory_class,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 528a32892a..29f4f38017 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
         mTaskbarView = taskbarView;
         mTaskbarIconAlpha = new MultiValueAlpha(mTaskbarView, NUM_ALPHA_CHANNELS);
         mTaskbarIconAlpha.setUpdateVisibility(true);
-        mModelCallbacks = new TaskbarModelCallbacks(activity, mTaskbarView);
+        mModelCallbacks = TaskbarModelCallbacksFactory.newInstance(mActivity)
+                .create(mActivity, mTaskbarView);
         mTaskbarBottomMargin = activity.getDeviceProfile().taskbarBottomMargin;
         mStashedHandleHeight = activity.getResources()
                 .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.taskbar_stashed_handle_height);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
index 2027bf916c..02d9d95b02 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public final class TaskbarAllAppsController {
     private AppInfo[] mApps;
     private int mAppsModelFlags;
     private List<ItemInfo> mPredictedApps;
+    private @Nullable List<ItemInfo> mZeroStateSearchSuggestions;
     private boolean mDisallowGlobalDrag;
     private boolean mDisallowLongClick;
 
@@ -108,6 +109,14 @@ public final class TaskbarAllAppsController {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Updates the current search suggestions. */
+    public void setZeroStateSearchSuggestions(List<ItemInfo> zeroStateSearchSuggestions) {
+        mZeroStateSearchSuggestions = zeroStateSearchSuggestions;
+        if (mSearchSessionController != null) {
+            mSearchSessionController.setZeroStateSearchSuggestions(zeroStateSearchSuggestions);
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Updates the current notification dots. */
     public void updateNotificationDots(Predicate<PackageUserKey> updatedDots) {
         if (mAppsView != null) {
@@ -143,6 +152,9 @@ public final class TaskbarAllAppsController {
         mSearchSessionController = TaskbarSearchSessionController.newInstance(mOverlayContext);
         mOverlayContext.setSearchSessionController(mSearchSessionController);
         mSearchSessionController.setZeroStatePredictedItems(mPredictedApps);
+        if (mZeroStateSearchSuggestions != null) {
+            mSearchSessionController.setZeroStateSearchSuggestions(mZeroStateSearchSuggestions);
+        }
         mSearchSessionController.startLifecycle();
 
         mSlideInView = (TaskbarAllAppsSlideInView) mOverlayContext.getLayoutInflater().inflate(
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
index 6a9dda53fd..324c1a2f69 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarSearchSessionController.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ open class TaskbarSearchSessionController : ResourceBasedOverride {
     /** Updates the predicted items shown in the zero-state. */
     open fun setZeroStatePredictedItems(items: List<ItemInfo>) {}
 
+    /** Updates the search suggestions shown in the zero-state. */
+    open fun setZeroStateSearchSuggestions(items: List<ItemInfo>) {}
+
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
         fun newInstance(context: Context): TaskbarSearchSessionController {
diff --git a/res/values/config.xml b/res/values/config.xml
index 436ece994e..27211fd0f0 100644
--- a/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/res/values/config.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     <string name="secondary_display_predictions_class" translatable="false"></string>
     <string name="widget_holder_factory_class" translatable="false"></string>
     <string name="taskbar_search_session_controller_class" translatable="false"></string>
+    <string name="taskbar_model_callbacks_factory_class" translatable="false"></string>
 
     <!-- View ID to use for QSB widget -->
     <item type="id" name="qsb_widget" />