diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ButtonDropTarget.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ButtonDropTarget.java
index 23dd3bb..61b5564 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ButtonDropTarget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ButtonDropTarget.java
@@ -20,15 +20,12 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 
-import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
-import android.util.Property;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
@@ -40,6 +37,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragController;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragOptions;
+import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragView;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 
 /**
@@ -212,18 +210,23 @@
             return;
         }
         final DragLayer dragLayer = mLauncher.getDragLayer();
+        final DragView dragView = d.dragView;
         final Rect from = new Rect();
         dragLayer.getViewRectRelativeToSelf(d.dragView, from);
 
         final Rect to = getIconRect(d);
         final float scale = (float) to.width() / from.width();
-        d.dragView.detachContentView(/* reattachToPreviousParent= */ true);
+        dragView.disableColorExtraction();
+        dragView.detachContentView(/* reattachToPreviousParent= */ true);
         mDropTargetBar.deferOnDragEnd();
 
         Runnable onAnimationEndRunnable = () -> {
             completeDrop(d);
             mDropTargetBar.onDragEnd();
             mLauncher.getStateManager().goToState(NORMAL);
+            // Only re-enable updates once the workspace is back to normal, which will be after the
+            // current frame.
+            post(dragView::resumeColorExtraction);
         };
 
         dragLayer.animateView(d.dragView, from, to, scale, 1f, 1f, 0.1f, 0.1f,
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index f28f54a..5bdc402 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -1786,8 +1786,11 @@
             onDropExternal(touchXY, dropTargetLayout, d);
         } else {
             final View cell = mDragInfo.cell;
+            final DragView dragView = d.dragView;
             boolean droppedOnOriginalCellDuringTransition = false;
-            Runnable onCompleteRunnable = null;
+            Runnable onCompleteRunnable = dragView::resumeColorExtraction;
+
+            dragView.disableColorExtraction();
 
             if (dropTargetLayout != null && !d.cancelled) {
                 // Move internally
@@ -1898,7 +1901,9 @@
                         AppWidgetProviderInfo pInfo = hostView.getAppWidgetInfo();
                         if (pInfo != null && pInfo.resizeMode != AppWidgetProviderInfo.RESIZE_NONE
                                 && !options.isAccessibleDrag) {
+                            final Runnable previousRunnable = onCompleteRunnable;
                             onCompleteRunnable = () -> {
+                                previousRunnable.run();
                                 if (!isPageInTransition()) {
                                     AppWidgetResizeFrame.showForWidget(hostView, cellLayout);
                                 }
@@ -1967,7 +1972,7 @@
             parent.onDropChild(cell);
 
             mLauncher.getStateManager().goToState(NORMAL, SPRING_LOADED_EXIT_DELAY,
-                    onCompleteRunnable == null ? null : forSuccessCallback(onCompleteRunnable));
+                    forSuccessCallback(onCompleteRunnable));
             mStatsLogManager.logger().withItemInfo(d.dragInfo).withInstanceId(d.logInstanceId)
                     .log(LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_ITEM_DROP_COMPLETED);
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragView.java
index 1664980..0acded5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragView.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.RunnableList;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.BaseDragLayer;
+import com.android.launcher3.widget.LauncherAppWidgetHostView;
 
 /** A custom view for rendering an icon, folder, shortcut or widget during drag-n-drop. */
 public class DragView extends FrameLayout implements StateListener<LauncherState> {
@@ -491,6 +492,24 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * If the drag view uses color extraction, block it.
+     */
+    public void disableColorExtraction() {
+        if (mContent instanceof LauncherAppWidgetHostView) {
+            ((LauncherAppWidgetHostView) mContent).disableColorExtraction();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If the drag view uses color extraction, restores it.
+     */
+    public void resumeColorExtraction() {
+        if (mContent instanceof LauncherAppWidgetHostView) {
+            ((LauncherAppWidgetHostView) mContent).enableColorExtraction(/* updateColors= */ false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Removes this view from the {@link DragLayer}.
      *
      * <p>If the drag content is a {@link #mContent}, this call doesn't reattach the
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherAppWidgetHostView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherAppWidgetHostView.java
index ea08a25..b554c21 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherAppWidgetHostView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherAppWidgetHostView.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     private long mDeferUpdatesUntilMillis = 0;
     private RemoteViews mDeferredRemoteViews;
     private Optional<SparseIntArray> mDeferredColorChange = Optional.empty();
+    private boolean mEnableColorExtraction = true;
 
     public LauncherAppWidgetHostView(Context context) {
         super(context);
@@ -342,13 +343,7 @@
         }
 
         mIsScrollable = checkScrollableRecursively(this);
-        if (!mIsInDragMode && getTag() instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo) {
-
-            LauncherAppWidgetInfo info = (LauncherAppWidgetInfo) getTag();
-            mDragLayerRelativeCoordinateHelper.viewToRect(this, mCurrentWidgetSize);
-            updateColorExtraction(mCurrentWidgetSize,
-                    mWorkspace.getPageIndexForScreenId(info.screenId));
-        }
+        updateColorExtraction();
 
         enforceRoundedCorners();
     }
@@ -377,6 +372,7 @@
      * @param pageId The workspace page the widget is on.
      */
     private void updateColorExtraction(Rect rectInDragLayer, int pageId) {
+        if (!mEnableColorExtraction) return;
         mColorExtractor.getExtractedRectForViewRect(mLauncher, pageId, rectInDragLayer, mTempRectF);
 
         if (mTempRectF.isEmpty()) {
@@ -391,6 +387,38 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update the color extraction, using the current position of the app widget.
+     */
+    private void updateColorExtraction() {
+        if (!mIsInDragMode && getTag() instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo) {
+            LauncherAppWidgetInfo info = (LauncherAppWidgetInfo) getTag();
+            mDragLayerRelativeCoordinateHelper.viewToRect(this, mCurrentWidgetSize);
+            updateColorExtraction(mCurrentWidgetSize,
+                    mWorkspace.getPageIndexForScreenId(info.screenId));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables the local color extraction.
+     *
+     * @param updateColors If true, this will update the color extraction using the current location
+     *                    of the App Widget.
+     */
+    public void enableColorExtraction(boolean updateColors) {
+        mEnableColorExtraction = true;
+        if (updateColors) {
+            updateColorExtraction();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disables the local color extraction.
+     */
+    public void disableColorExtraction() {
+        mEnableColorExtraction = false;
+    }
+
     // Compare two location rectangles. Locations are always in the [0;1] range.
     private static boolean isSameLocation(@NonNull RectF rect1, @Nullable RectF rect2,
             float epsilon) {