diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
index 8876a1b..808cf70 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
@@ -17,12 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController.CHANGE_ROTATION;
-import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR;
-import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR;
 
-import android.app.WallpaperColors;
-import android.app.WallpaperManager;
-import android.app.WallpaperManager.OnColorsChangedListener;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.Point;
@@ -32,6 +27,7 @@
 import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import androidx.annotation.MainThread;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -41,9 +37,11 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController.DisplayInfoChangeListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController.Info;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.OnColorHintListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.RunnableList;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TraceHelper;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.WallpaperColorHints;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.WindowBounds;
 
 /**
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("NewApi")
 public abstract class BaseDraggingActivity extends BaseActivity
-        implements OnColorsChangedListener, DisplayInfoChangeListener {
+        implements OnColorHintListener, DisplayInfoChangeListener {
 
     private static final String TAG = "BaseDraggingActivity";
 
@@ -63,8 +61,7 @@
     protected boolean mIsSafeModeEnabled;
 
     private Runnable mOnStartCallback;
-    private RunnableList mOnResumeCallbacks = new RunnableList();
-
+    private final RunnableList mOnResumeCallbacks = new RunnableList();
     private int mThemeRes = R.style.AppTheme;
 
     @Override
@@ -76,10 +73,7 @@
         DisplayController.INSTANCE.get(this).addChangeListener(this);
 
         // Update theme
-        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_P) {
-            THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> getSystemService(WallpaperManager.class)
-                    .addOnColorsChangedListener(this, MAIN_EXECUTOR.getHandler()));
-        }
+        WallpaperColorHints.get(this).registerOnColorHintsChangedListener(this);
         int themeRes = Themes.getActivityThemeRes(this);
         if (themeRes != mThemeRes) {
             mThemeRes = themeRes;
@@ -97,8 +91,9 @@
         mOnResumeCallbacks.add(callback);
     }
 
+    @MainThread
     @Override
-    public void onColorsChanged(WallpaperColors wallpaperColors, int which) {
+    public void onColorHintsChanged(int colorHints) {
         updateTheme();
     }
 
@@ -175,10 +170,8 @@
     @Override
     protected void onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy();
-        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_P) {
-            getSystemService(WallpaperManager.class).removeOnColorsChangedListener(this);
-        }
         DisplayController.INSTANCE.get(this).removeChangeListener(this);
+        WallpaperColorHints.get(this).unregisterOnColorsChangedListener(this);
     }
 
     public void runOnceOnStart(Runnable action) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Themes.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Themes.java
index a5c663f..60951ba 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Themes.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Themes.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherPrefs.THEMED_ICONS;
 
-import android.app.WallpaperColors;
-import android.app.WallpaperManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Color;
@@ -48,16 +46,9 @@
 
     public static final String KEY_THEMED_ICONS = "themed_icons";
 
+    /** Gets the WallpaperColorHints and then uses those to get the correct activity theme res. */
     public static int getActivityThemeRes(Context context) {
-        final int colorHints;
-        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_P) {
-            WallpaperColors colors = context.getSystemService(WallpaperManager.class)
-                    .getWallpaperColors(WallpaperManager.FLAG_SYSTEM);
-            colorHints = colors == null ? 0 : colors.getColorHints();
-        } else {
-            colorHints = 0;
-        }
-        return getActivityThemeRes(context, colorHints);
+        return getActivityThemeRes(context, WallpaperColorHints.get(context).getHints());
     }
 
     public static int getActivityThemeRes(Context context, int wallpaperColorHints) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/WallpaperColorHints.kt b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/WallpaperColorHints.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1361c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/WallpaperColorHints.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.util
+
+import android.app.WallpaperColors
+import android.app.WallpaperManager
+import android.app.WallpaperManager.FLAG_SYSTEM
+import android.app.WallpaperManager.OnColorsChangedListener
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.annotation.MainThread
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities
+import com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR
+import com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR
+
+/**
+ * This class caches the system's wallpaper color hints for use by other classes as a performance
+ * enhancer. It also centralizes all the WallpaperManager color hint code in one location.
+ */
+class WallpaperColorHints(private val context: Context) : SafeCloseable {
+    var hints: Int = 0
+        private set
+    private val wallpaperManager
+        get() = context.getSystemService(WallpaperManager::class.java)!!
+    private val onColorHintsChangedListeners = mutableListOf<OnColorHintListener>()
+    private val onClose: SafeCloseable
+
+    init {
+        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_S) {
+            hints = wallpaperManager.getWallpaperColors(FLAG_SYSTEM)?.colorHints ?: 0
+            val onColorsChangedListener = OnColorsChangedListener { colors, which ->
+                onColorsChanged(colors, which)
+            }
+            UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR.execute {
+                wallpaperManager.addOnColorsChangedListener(
+                    onColorsChangedListener,
+                    MAIN_EXECUTOR.handler
+                )
+            }
+            onClose = SafeCloseable {
+                UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR.execute {
+                    wallpaperManager.removeOnColorsChangedListener(onColorsChangedListener)
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            onClose = SafeCloseable {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    @MainThread
+    private fun onColorsChanged(colors: WallpaperColors?, which: Int) {
+        if ((which and FLAG_SYSTEM) != 0 && Utilities.ATLEAST_S) {
+            val newHints = colors?.colorHints ?: 0
+            if (newHints != hints) {
+                hints = newHints
+                onColorHintsChangedListeners.forEach { it.onColorHintsChanged(newHints) }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun close() = onClose.close()
+
+    fun registerOnColorHintsChangedListener(listener: OnColorHintListener) {
+        onColorHintsChangedListeners.add(listener)
+    }
+
+    fun unregisterOnColorsChangedListener(listener: OnColorHintListener) {
+        onColorHintsChangedListeners.remove(listener)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        @VisibleForTesting
+        @JvmField
+        val INSTANCE = MainThreadInitializedObject { WallpaperColorHints(it) }
+        @JvmStatic fun get(context: Context): WallpaperColorHints = INSTANCE.get(context)
+    }
+}
+
+interface OnColorHintListener {
+    fun onColorHintsChanged(colorHints: Int)
+}