diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
index 4ff799f..49fea21 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
@@ -894,6 +894,9 @@
     protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
         super.onDetachedFromWindow();
         cancelAllTasks();
+        if (mWidgetPreviewLoader != null) {
+            mWidgetPreviewLoader.closeDb();
+        }
     }
 
     public void clearAllWidgetPages() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/WidgetPreviewLoader.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
index 052151c..a9bc098 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
@@ -352,6 +352,12 @@
         }.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR, (Void) null);
     }
 
+    public void closeDb()  {
+        if (mDb != null) {
+            mDb.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     private Bitmap readFromDb(String name, Bitmap b) {
         if (mCachedSelectQuery == null) {
             mCachedSelectQuery = WidgetPreviewCacheDb.COLUMN_NAME + " = ? AND " +