diff --git a/res/drawable/pending_widget_bg.xml b/res/drawable/pending_widget_bg.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf29f90cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable/pending_widget_bg.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+     Copyright (C) 2017 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.
+-->
+<inset xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:drawable="@drawable/round_rect_primary"
+    android:inset="@dimen/pending_widget_min_padding" />
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/PendingAppWidgetHostView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/PendingAppWidgetHostView.java
index 43fa4aaf57..b163464ddb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/PendingAppWidgetHostView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/PendingAppWidgetHostView.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class PendingAppWidgetHostView extends LauncherAppWidgetHostView
         mPaint.setColor(Themes.getAttrColor(getContext(), android.R.attr.textColorPrimary));
         mPaint.setTextSize(TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX,
                 mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().iconTextSizePx, getResources().getDisplayMetrics()));
-        setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.round_rect_primary);
+        setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.pending_widget_bg);
         setWillNotDraw(false);
 
         setElevation(getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.pending_widget_elevation));