diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index edbce1068e..3268008e5f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -370,9 +370,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
 
     @UiThread
     protected void applyIconAndLabel(ItemInfoWithIcon info) {
-        boolean useTheme = mDisplay == DISPLAY_WORKSPACE || mDisplay == DISPLAY_FOLDER
-                || mDisplay == DISPLAY_TASKBAR;
-        int flags = useTheme ? FLAG_THEMED : 0;
+        int flags = shouldUseTheme() ? FLAG_THEMED : 0;
         if (mHideBadge) {
             flags |= FLAG_NO_BADGE;
         }
@@ -384,6 +382,11 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
         applyLabel(info);
     }
 
+    protected boolean shouldUseTheme() {
+        return mDisplay == DISPLAY_WORKSPACE || mDisplay == DISPLAY_FOLDER
+                || mDisplay == DISPLAY_TASKBAR;
+    }
+
     @UiThread
     private void applyLabel(ItemInfoWithIcon info) {
         setText(info.title);