diff --git a/res/layout/widget_cell_content.xml b/res/layout/widget_cell_content.xml
index b27b50560e..0f6fc6cdb7 100644
--- a/res/layout/widget_cell_content.xml
+++ b/res/layout/widget_cell_content.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:importantForAccessibility="no"
             android:layout_gravity="fill"/>
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/widget_badge"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no"
+            android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
+            android:layout_margin="@dimen/profile_badge_margin"/>
     </com.android.launcher3.widget.WidgetCellPreview>
 
     <!-- The name of the widget. -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/DatabaseWidgetPreviewLoader.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/DatabaseWidgetPreviewLoader.java
index aacb9c5dff..784f4f050e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/DatabaseWidgetPreviewLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/DatabaseWidgetPreviewLoader.java
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Process;
+import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Size;
 
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.BitmapRenderer;
+import com.android.launcher3.icons.FastBitmapDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.ShadowGenerator;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.cache.HandlerRunnable;
@@ -60,6 +65,9 @@ public class DatabaseWidgetPreviewLoader {
     private final Context mContext;
     private final float mPreviewBoxCornerRadius;
 
+    private final UserHandle mMyUser = Process.myUserHandle();
+    private final ArrayMap<UserHandle, Bitmap> mUserBadges = new ArrayMap<>();
+
     public DatabaseWidgetPreviewLoader(Context context) {
         mContext = context;
         float previewCornerRadius = RoundedCornerEnforcement.computeEnforcedRadius(context);
@@ -100,6 +108,52 @@ public class DatabaseWidgetPreviewLoader {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a drawable that can be used as a badge for the user or null.
+     */
+   // @UiThread
+    public Drawable getBadgeForUser(UserHandle user, int badgeSize) {
+        if (mMyUser.equals(user)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Bitmap badgeBitmap = getUserBadge(user, badgeSize);
+        FastBitmapDrawable d = new FastBitmapDrawable(badgeBitmap);
+        d.setFilterBitmap(true);
+        d.setBounds(0, 0, badgeBitmap.getWidth(), badgeBitmap.getHeight());
+        return d;
+    }
+
+    private Bitmap getUserBadge(UserHandle user, int badgeSize) {
+        synchronized (mUserBadges) {
+            Bitmap badgeBitmap = mUserBadges.get(user);
+            if (badgeBitmap != null) {
+                return badgeBitmap;
+            }
+
+            final Resources res = mContext.getResources();
+            badgeBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(badgeSize, badgeSize, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+
+            Drawable drawable = mContext.getPackageManager().getUserBadgedDrawableForDensity(
+                    new BitmapDrawable(res, badgeBitmap), user,
+                    new Rect(0, 0, badgeSize, badgeSize),
+                    0);
+            if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
+                badgeBitmap = ((BitmapDrawable) drawable).getBitmap();
+            } else {
+                badgeBitmap.eraseColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
+                Canvas c = new Canvas(badgeBitmap);
+                drawable.setBounds(0, 0, badgeSize, badgeSize);
+                drawable.draw(c);
+                c.setBitmap(null);
+            }
+
+            mUserBadges.put(user, badgeBitmap);
+            return badgeBitmap;
+        }
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Generates the widget preview from either the {@link WidgetManagerHelper} or cache
      * and add badge at the bottom right corner.
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
index f1ac656d60..c92fe5a516 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewPropertyAnimator;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 import android.widget.TextView;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.CheckLongPressHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.icons.BaseIconFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.FastBitmapDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.RoundDrawableWrapper;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.cache.HandlerRunnable;
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
 
     private FrameLayout mWidgetImageContainer;
     private WidgetImageView mWidgetImage;
+    private ImageView mWidgetBadge;
     private TextView mWidgetName;
     private TextView mWidgetDims;
     private TextView mWidgetDescription;
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
 
         mWidgetImageContainer = findViewById(R.id.widget_preview_container);
         mWidgetImage = findViewById(R.id.widget_preview);
+        mWidgetBadge = findViewById(R.id.widget_badge);
         mWidgetName = findViewById(R.id.widget_name);
         mWidgetDims = findViewById(R.id.widget_dims);
         mWidgetDescription = findViewById(R.id.widget_description);
@@ -195,6 +199,8 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
         mWidgetImage.animate().cancel();
         mWidgetImage.setDrawable(null);
         mWidgetImage.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        mWidgetBadge.setImageDrawable(null);
+        mWidgetBadge.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         mWidgetName.setText(null);
         mWidgetDims.setText(null);
         mWidgetDescription.setText(null);
@@ -349,6 +355,7 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
                 mAppWidgetHostViewPreview = null;
             }
         }
+
         if (mAnimatePreview) {
             mWidgetImageContainer.setAlpha(0f);
             ViewPropertyAnimator anim = mWidgetImageContainer.animate();
@@ -362,6 +369,20 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Used to show the badge when the widget is in the recommended section
+     */
+    public void showBadge() {
+        Drawable badge = mWidgetPreviewLoader.getBadgeForUser(mItem.user,
+                BaseIconFactory.getBadgeSizeForIconSize(
+                        mActivity.getDeviceProfile().allAppsIconSizePx));
+        if (badge == null) {
+            mWidgetBadge.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        } else {
+            mWidgetBadge.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            mWidgetBadge.setImageDrawable(badge);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void setContainerSize(int width, int height) {
         LayoutParams layoutParams = (LayoutParams) mWidgetImageContainer.getLayoutParams();
         layoutParams.width = width;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout.java
index c986007a3f..06cc65e4c1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public final class WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout extends TableLayout {
             for (WidgetItem widgetItem : widgetItems) {
                 WidgetCell widgetCell = addItemCell(tableRow);
                 widgetCell.applyFromCellItem(widgetItem, data.mPreviewScale);
+                widgetCell.showBadge();
             }
             addView(tableRow);
         }