diff --git a/go/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java b/go/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
index 1aa5d03f6d..3a28444142 100644
--- a/go/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
+++ b/go/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 /**
  * Widgets data model that is used by the adapters of the widget views and controllers.
@@ -47,6 +48,19 @@ public class WidgetsModel {
 
     private static final ArrayList<WidgetsListBaseEntry> EMPTY_WIDGET_LIST = new ArrayList<>();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of {@link WidgetsListBaseEntry} filtered using given widget item filter. All
+     * {@link WidgetItem}s in a single row are sorted (based on label and user), but the overall
+     * list of {@link WidgetsListBaseEntry}s is not sorted.
+     *
+     * @see com.android.launcher3.widget.picker.WidgetsListAdapter#setWidgets(List)
+     */
+    public synchronized ArrayList<WidgetsListBaseEntry> getFilteredWidgetsListForPicker(
+            Context context,
+            Predicate<WidgetItem> widgetItemFilter) {
+        return EMPTY_WIDGET_LIST;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a list of {@link WidgetsListBaseEntry}. All {@link WidgetItem} in a single row are
      * sorted (based on label and user), but the overall list of {@link WidgetsListBaseEntry}s is
@@ -88,4 +102,4 @@ public class WidgetsModel {
             Context context, ComponentName provider, UserHandle userHandle) {
         return new PackageItemInfo(provider.getPackageName(), userHandle);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPickerActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPickerActivity.java
index 575ad9ee6a..b9b4461f2e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPickerActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPickerActivity.java
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ public class WidgetPickerActivity extends BaseActivity {
             LauncherAppState app = LauncherAppState.getInstance(this);
             mModel.update(app, null);
             final ArrayList<WidgetsListBaseEntry> widgets =
-                    mModel.getWidgetsListForPicker(app.getContext());
+                    mModel.getFilteredWidgetsListForPicker(
+                            app.getContext(),
+                            /*widgetItemFilter=*/ item -> item.widgetInfo != null
+                    );
             MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> mPopupDataProvider.setAllWidgets(widgets));
         });
     }
diff --git a/src_shortcuts_overrides/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java b/src_shortcuts_overrides/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
index 2f16065f37..4c5bfd8913 100644
--- a/src_shortcuts_overrides/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
+++ b/src_shortcuts_overrides/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
@@ -69,6 +69,34 @@ public class WidgetsModel {
     /* Map of widgets and shortcuts that are tracked per package. */
     private final Map<PackageItemInfo, List<WidgetItem>> mWidgetsList = new HashMap<>();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of {@link WidgetsListBaseEntry} filtered using given widget item filter. All
+     * {@link WidgetItem}s in a single row are sorted (based on label and user), but the overall
+     * list of {@link WidgetsListBaseEntry}s is not sorted.
+     *
+     * @see com.android.launcher3.widget.picker.WidgetsListAdapter#setWidgets(List)
+     */
+    public synchronized ArrayList<WidgetsListBaseEntry> getFilteredWidgetsListForPicker(
+            Context context,
+            Predicate<WidgetItem> widgetItemFilter) {
+        ArrayList<WidgetsListBaseEntry> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        AlphabeticIndexCompat indexer = new AlphabeticIndexCompat(context);
+
+        for (Map.Entry<PackageItemInfo, List<WidgetItem>> entry : mWidgetsList.entrySet()) {
+            PackageItemInfo pkgItem = entry.getKey();
+            List<WidgetItem> widgetItems = entry.getValue()
+                    .stream()
+                    .filter(widgetItemFilter).toList();
+            if (!widgetItems.isEmpty()) {
+                String sectionName = (pkgItem.title == null) ? "" :
+                        indexer.computeSectionName(pkgItem.title);
+                result.add(WidgetsListHeaderEntry.create(pkgItem, sectionName, widgetItems));
+                result.add(new WidgetsListContentEntry(pkgItem, sectionName, widgetItems));
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a list of {@link WidgetsListBaseEntry}. All {@link WidgetItem} in a single row
      * are sorted (based on label and user), but the overall list of
@@ -77,18 +105,8 @@ public class WidgetsModel {
      * @see com.android.launcher3.widget.picker.WidgetsListAdapter#setWidgets(List)
      */
     public synchronized ArrayList<WidgetsListBaseEntry> getWidgetsListForPicker(Context context) {
-        ArrayList<WidgetsListBaseEntry> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        AlphabeticIndexCompat indexer = new AlphabeticIndexCompat(context);
-
-        for (Map.Entry<PackageItemInfo, List<WidgetItem>> entry : mWidgetsList.entrySet()) {
-            PackageItemInfo pkgItem = entry.getKey();
-            List<WidgetItem> widgetItems = entry.getValue();
-            String sectionName = (pkgItem.title == null) ? "" :
-                    indexer.computeSectionName(pkgItem.title);
-            result.add(WidgetsListHeaderEntry.create(pkgItem, sectionName, widgetItems));
-            result.add(new WidgetsListContentEntry(pkgItem, sectionName, widgetItems));
-        }
-        return result;
+        // return all items
+        return getFilteredWidgetsListForPicker(context, /*widgetItemFilter=*/ item -> true);
     }
 
     /** Returns a mapping of packages to their widgets without static shortcuts. */