diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index e7d2843..cd3e146 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -661,6 +661,11 @@
         // #5 state handler
         return new OnBackAnimationCallback() {
             @Override
+            public void onBackStarted(BackEvent backEvent) {
+                Launcher.this.onBackStarted();
+            }
+
+            @Override
             public void onBackInvoked() {
                 onStateBack();
             }
@@ -2063,8 +2068,12 @@
         getOnBackAnimationCallback().onBackInvoked();
     }
 
+    protected void onBackStarted() {
+        mStateManager.getState().onBackStarted(this);
+    }
+
     protected void onStateBack() {
-        mStateManager.getState().onBackPressed(this);
+        mStateManager.getState().onBackInvoked(this);
     }
 
     protected void onScreenOnChanged(boolean isOn) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
index 6e66c14..3bdd863 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
@@ -424,20 +424,29 @@
         return TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(ordinal);
     }
 
-    public void onBackPressed(Launcher launcher) {
+    /** Called when predictive back gesture is started. */
+    public void onBackStarted(Launcher launcher) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Called when back action is invoked. This can happen when:
+     * 1. back button is pressed in 3-button navigation.
+     * 2. when back is committed during back swiped (predictive or non-predictive).
+     * 3. when we programmatically perform back action.
+     */
+    public void onBackInvoked(Launcher launcher) {
         if (this != NORMAL) {
             StateManager<LauncherState> lsm = launcher.getStateManager();
             LauncherState lastState = lsm.getLastState();
-            lsm.goToState(lastState, forEndCallback(this::onBackPressCompleted));
+            lsm.goToState(lastState, forEndCallback(this::onBackAnimationCompleted));
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * To be called if back press is completed in a launcher state.
+     * To be called if back animation is completed in a launcher state.
      *
-     * @param success whether back press animation was successful or canceled.
+     * @param success whether back animation was successful or canceled.
      */
-    protected void onBackPressCompleted(boolean success) {
+    protected void onBackAnimationCompleted(boolean success) {
         // Do nothing. To be overridden by child class.
     }