diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/ApplicationInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/ApplicationInfo.java
index 1fc1d1f..281d59c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/ApplicationInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/ApplicationInfo.java
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@
         firstInstallTime = info.firstInstallTime;
     }
 
+    /** Returns the package name that the shortcut's intent will resolve to, or an empty string if
+     *  none exists. */
+    String getPackageName() {
+        return super.getPackageName(intent);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates the application intent based on a component name and various launch flags.
      * Sets {@link #itemType} to {@link LauncherSettings.BaseLauncherColumns#ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION}.
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/DragController.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/DragController.java
index 9b61755..b4b20c6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/DragController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/DragController.java
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@
                     if (dragInfo != null &&
                         dragInfo.intent != null &&
                         info.intent != null) {
-                        boolean isSamePackage = info.intent.getComponent().getPackageName().equals(
-                                dragInfo.intent.getComponent().getPackageName());
+                        boolean isSamePackage = dragInfo.getPackageName().equals(
+                                info.getPackageName());
                         if (isSamePackage) {
                             cancelDrag();
                             return;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/ItemInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/ItemInfo.java
index 11a6c0d..d34b87e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/ItemInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/ItemInfo.java
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher2;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 import android.content.ContentValues;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 /**
  * Represents an item in the launcher.
  */
@@ -109,6 +110,21 @@
         container = info.container;
     }
 
+    /** Returns the package name that the intent will resolve to, or an empty string if
+     *  none exists. */
+    static String getPackageName(Intent intent) {
+        if (intent != null) {
+            String packageName = intent.getPackage();
+            if (packageName == null) {
+                packageName = intent.getComponent().getPackageName();
+            }
+            if (packageName != null) {
+                return packageName;
+            }
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
     /**
      * Write the fields of this item to the DB
      * 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
index bae4c56..97e52fe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@
         for (ItemInfo i : sWorkspaceItems) {
             if (i instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
                 ShortcutInfo info = (ShortcutInfo) i;
-                if (info.intent.getComponent().getPackageName().equals(packageName)) {
+                if (packageName.equals(info.getPackageName())) {
                     infos.add(info);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/ShortcutInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/ShortcutInfo.java
index 76892db..533059f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/ShortcutInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/ShortcutInfo.java
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
         return mIcon;
     }
 
+    /** Returns the package name that the shortcut's intent will resolve to, or an empty string if
+     *  none exists. */
+    String getPackageName() {
+        return super.getPackageName(intent);
+    }
+
     public void updateIcon(IconCache iconCache) {
         mIcon = iconCache.getIcon(intent);
         usingFallbackIcon = iconCache.isDefaultIcon(mIcon);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
index 3c84805..5e45c99 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
@@ -3622,7 +3622,8 @@
                         for (String intentStr : newApps) {
                             try {
                                 Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(intentStr, 0);
-                                if (packageNames.contains(intent.getComponent().getPackageName())) {
+                                String pn = ItemInfo.getPackageName(intent);
+                                if (packageNames.contains(pn)) {
                                     newApps.remove(intentStr);
                                 }
                             } catch (URISyntaxException e) {}