diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragController.java
index b72fd988a3..dcdf5d6163 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragController.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.android.launcher3.dragndrop;
 import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.TYPE_DISCOVERY_BOUNCE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SPRING_LOADED_EXIT_DELAY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.ATLEAST_Q;
 
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
@@ -56,6 +57,12 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 public class DragController implements DragDriver.EventListener, TouchController {
     private static final boolean PROFILE_DRAWING_DURING_DRAG = false;
 
+    /**
+     * When a drag is started from a deep press, you need to drag this much farther than normal to
+     * end a pre-drag. See {@link DragOptions.PreDragCondition#shouldStartDrag(double)}.
+     */
+    private static final int DEEP_PRESS_DISTANCE_FACTOR = 3;
+
     @Thunk Launcher mLauncher;
     private FlingToDeleteHelper mFlingToDeleteHelper;
 
@@ -91,9 +98,10 @@ public class DragController implements DragDriver.EventListener, TouchController
 
     private DropTarget mLastDropTarget;
 
-    @Thunk int mLastTouch[] = new int[2];
-    @Thunk long mLastTouchUpTime = -1;
-    @Thunk int mDistanceSinceScroll = 0;
+    private final int[] mLastTouch = new int[2];
+    private long mLastTouchUpTime = -1;
+    private int mLastTouchClassification;
+    private int mDistanceSinceScroll = 0;
 
     private int mTmpPoint[] = new int[2];
     private Rect mDragLayerRect = new Rect();
@@ -204,7 +212,7 @@ public class DragController implements DragDriver.EventListener, TouchController
         }
 
         mLauncher.getDragLayer().performHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackConstants.LONG_PRESS);
-        dragView.show(mMotionDownX, mMotionDownY);
+        dragView.show(mLastTouch[0], mLastTouch[1]);
         mDistanceSinceScroll = 0;
 
         if (!mIsInPreDrag) {
@@ -213,9 +221,7 @@ public class DragController implements DragDriver.EventListener, TouchController
             mOptions.preDragCondition.onPreDragStart(mDragObject);
         }
 
-        mLastTouch[0] = mMotionDownX;
-        mLastTouch[1] = mMotionDownY;
-        handleMoveEvent(mMotionDownX, mMotionDownY);
+        handleMoveEvent(mLastTouch[0], mLastTouch[1]);
         mLauncher.getUserEventDispatcher().resetActionDurationMillis();
         return dragView;
     }
@@ -430,6 +436,11 @@ public class DragController implements DragDriver.EventListener, TouchController
         final int[] dragLayerPos = getClampedDragLayerPos(ev.getX(), ev.getY());
         final int dragLayerX = dragLayerPos[0];
         final int dragLayerY = dragLayerPos[1];
+        mLastTouch[0] = dragLayerX;
+        mLastTouch[1] = dragLayerY;
+        if (ATLEAST_Q) {
+            mLastTouchClassification = ev.getClassification();
+        }
 
         switch (action) {
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
@@ -488,8 +499,12 @@ public class DragController implements DragDriver.EventListener, TouchController
         mLastTouch[0] = x;
         mLastTouch[1] = y;
 
+        int distanceDragged = mDistanceSinceScroll;
+        if (ATLEAST_Q && mLastTouchClassification == MotionEvent.CLASSIFICATION_DEEP_PRESS) {
+            distanceDragged /= DEEP_PRESS_DISTANCE_FACTOR;
+        }
         if (mIsInPreDrag && mOptions.preDragCondition != null
-                && mOptions.preDragCondition.shouldStartDrag(mDistanceSinceScroll)) {
+                && mOptions.preDragCondition.shouldStartDrag(distanceDragged)) {
             callOnDragStart();
         }
     }