diff --git a/res/layout/widgets_list_row_view.xml b/res/layout/widgets_list_row_view.xml
index 91baf7a769..eec57a5df3 100644
--- a/res/layout/widgets_list_row_view.xml
+++ b/res/layout/widgets_list_row_view.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
         android:layout_height="@dimen/widget_section_height"
         android:background="?android:attr/colorPrimary"
         android:drawablePadding="@dimen/widget_section_horizontal_padding"
-        android:ellipsize="end"
         android:focusable="true"
         android:gravity="start|center_vertical"
         android:paddingBottom="@dimen/widget_section_vertical_padding"
diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index ac6a6b1b53..8076c800ed 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
         <item name="android:focusable">true</item>
         <item name="android:gravity">center_horizontal</item>
         <item name="android:singleLine">true</item>
-        <item name="android:ellipsize">marquee</item>
         <item name="android:textColor">?android:attr/textColorSecondary</item>
         <item name="android:fontFamily">sans-serif-condensed</item>
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index fc61155d37..4fd39b0838 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.support.v4.graphics.ColorUtils;
+import android.text.TextUtils.TruncateAt;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Property;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
@@ -163,10 +164,18 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
         mLongPressHelper = new CheckLongPressHelper(this);
         mStylusEventHelper = new StylusEventHelper(new SimpleOnStylusPressListener(this), this);
 
+        setEllipsize(TruncateAt.END);
         setAccessibilityDelegate(mActivity.getAccessibilityDelegate());
 
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onFocusChanged(boolean focused, int direction, Rect previouslyFocusedRect) {
+        // Disable marques when not focused to that, so that updating text does not cause relayout.
+        setEllipsize(focused ? TruncateAt.MARQUEE : TruncateAt.END);
+        super.onFocusChanged(focused, direction, previouslyFocusedRect);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resets the view so it can be recycled.
      */
@@ -521,31 +530,30 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
      * Sets the icon for this view based on the layout direction.
      */
     private void setIcon(Drawable icon) {
-        mIcon = icon;
-        mIcon.setBounds(0, 0, mIconSize, mIconSize);
         if (mIsIconVisible) {
-            applyCompoundDrawables(mIcon);
+            applyCompoundDrawables(icon);
         }
+        mIcon = icon;
     }
 
     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);
-        }
+        Drawable icon = visible ? mIcon : new ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT);
         applyCompoundDrawables(icon);
-        mDisableRelayout = false;
     }
 
     protected void applyCompoundDrawables(Drawable icon) {
+        // If we had already set an icon before, disable relayout as the icon size is the
+        // same as before.
+        mDisableRelayout = mIcon != null;
+
+        icon.setBounds(0, 0, mIconSize, mIconSize);
         if (mLayoutHorizontal) {
             setCompoundDrawablesRelative(icon, null, null, null);
         } else {
             setCompoundDrawables(null, icon, null, null);
         }
+        mDisableRelayout = false;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/DoubleShadowBubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/DoubleShadowBubbleTextView.java
index 01b63bec47..a11a8c5377 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/DoubleShadowBubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/DoubleShadowBubbleTextView.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
-import android.graphics.Region;
 import android.support.v4.graphics.ColorUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.widget.TextView;