diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
index efc83ebcc9..55af6221d8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.views;
 
+import static android.view.Gravity.LEFT;
+
 import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.getBadge;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.getFullDrawable;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MODEL_EXECUTOR;
@@ -181,8 +183,10 @@ public class FloatingIconView extends FrameLayout implements
         updatePosition(positionOut, lp);
         setLayoutParams(lp);
 
-        mClipIconView.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(lp.width, lp.height));
-        mBtvDrawable.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(lp.width, lp.height));
+        // For code simplicity, we always layout the child views using Gravity.LEFT
+        // and manually handle RTL for FloatingIconView when positioning it on the screen.
+        mClipIconView.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(lp.width, lp.height, LEFT));
+        mBtvDrawable.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(lp.width, lp.height, LEFT));
     }
 
     private void updatePosition(RectF pos, InsettableFrameLayout.LayoutParams lp) {