diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index e49ead0f75..1f7eba812e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.Region;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Property;
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver {
     private final int mIconSize;
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private int mTextColor;
+    private boolean mIsIconVisible = true;
 
     private BadgeInfo mBadgeInfo;
     private BadgeRenderer mBadgeRenderer;
@@ -609,7 +612,21 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver {
     private void setIcon(Drawable icon) {
         mIcon = icon;
         mIcon.setBounds(0, 0, mIconSize, mIconSize);
-        applyCompoundDrawables(mIcon);
+        if (mIsIconVisible) {
+            applyCompoundDrawables(mIcon);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void setIconVisible(boolean visible) {
+        mIsIconVisible = visible;
+        mDisableRelayout = true;
+        Drawable icon = mIcon;
+        if (!visible) {
+            icon = new ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT);
+            icon.setBounds(0, 0, mIconSize, mIconSize);
+        }
+        applyCompoundDrawables(icon);
+        mDisableRelayout = false;
     }
 
     protected void applyCompoundDrawables(Drawable icon) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
index ccead37dc8..b373a17669 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ public class PopupContainerWithArrow extends AbstractFloatingView implements Dra
      */
     public DragOptions.PreDragCondition createPreDragCondition() {
         return new DragOptions.PreDragCondition() {
+
             @Override
             public boolean shouldStartDrag(double distanceDragged) {
                 return distanceDragged > mStartDragThreshold;
@@ -537,15 +538,27 @@ public class PopupContainerWithArrow extends AbstractFloatingView implements Dra
 
             @Override
             public void onPreDragStart(DropTarget.DragObject dragObject) {
-                mOriginalIcon.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+                if (mIsAboveIcon) {
+                    // Hide only the icon, keep the text visible.
+                    mOriginalIcon.setIconVisible(false);
+                    mOriginalIcon.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+                } else {
+                    // Hide both the icon and text.
+                    mOriginalIcon.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+                }
             }
 
             @Override
             public void onPreDragEnd(DropTarget.DragObject dragObject, boolean dragStarted) {
-                if (!dragStarted) {
-                    mOriginalIcon.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+                mOriginalIcon.setIconVisible(true);
+                if (dragStarted) {
+                    // Make sure we keep the original icon hidden while it is being dragged.
+                    mOriginalIcon.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+                } else {
                     mLauncher.getUserEventDispatcher().logDeepShortcutsOpen(mOriginalIcon);
                     if (!mIsAboveIcon) {
+                        // Show the icon but keep the text hidden.
+                        mOriginalIcon.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
                         mOriginalIcon.setTextVisibility(false);
                     }
                 }