diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 60b6da6..48819cb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -331,10 +331,7 @@
     public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
         // ignore events if they happen in padding area
         if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN
-                && (event.getY() < getPaddingTop()
-                || event.getX() < getPaddingLeft()
-                || event.getY() > getHeight() - getPaddingBottom()
-                || event.getX() > getWidth() - getPaddingRight())) {
+                && shouldIgnoreTouchDown(event.getX(), event.getY())) {
             return false;
         }
         if (isLongClickable()) {
@@ -347,6 +344,16 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the touch down at the provided position be ignored
+     */
+    protected boolean shouldIgnoreTouchDown(float x, float y) {
+        return y < getPaddingTop()
+                || x < getPaddingLeft()
+                || y > getHeight() - getPaddingBottom()
+                || x > getWidth() - getPaddingRight();
+    }
+
     void setStayPressed(boolean stayPressed) {
         mStayPressed = stayPressed;
         refreshDrawableState();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutTextView.java
index 2daa2fe..eb68592 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutTextView.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
-import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView;
@@ -106,12 +105,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
-        if (ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
-            // Show toast if user touches the drag handle (long clicks still start the drag).
-            mShowInstructionToast = mDragHandleBounds.contains((int) ev.getX(), (int) ev.getY());
-        }
-        return super.onTouchEvent(ev);
+    protected boolean shouldIgnoreTouchDown(float x, float y) {
+        // Show toast if user touches the drag handle (long clicks still start the drag).
+        mShowInstructionToast = mDragHandleBounds.contains((int) x, (int) y);
+
+        // assume the whole view as clickable
+        return false;
     }
 
     @Override