diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
index 5bae3c7..932ff27 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
         addDepthAnimationForState(launcher, NORMAL, ALPHA_DURATION_MS);
 
-        mAnimators.play(launcher.getDragLayer().getScrim().createSysuiMultiplierAnim(0f, 1f)
+        mAnimators.play(launcher.getDragLayer().getSysUiScrim().createSysuiMultiplierAnim(0f, 1f)
                 .setDuration(ALPHA_DURATION_MS));
         mAnimators.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
             @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherRootView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherRootView.java
index 51504ce..76c4518 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherRootView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherRootView.java
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.ViewDebug;
 import android.view.WindowInsets;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.SysUiScrim;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private boolean mForceHideBackArrow;
 
+    private SysUiScrim mSysUiScrim;
+
     public LauncherRootView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
         mActivity = StatefulActivity.fromContext(context);
@@ -89,6 +93,18 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public void setSysUiScrim(SysUiScrim scrim) {
+        mSysUiScrim = scrim;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void dispatchDraw(Canvas canvas) {
+        if (mSysUiScrim != null) {
+            mSysUiScrim.draw(canvas);
+        }
+        super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
         super.onLayout(changed, l, t, r, b);
@@ -119,4 +135,4 @@
 
         void onWindowVisibilityChanged(int visibility);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 8a45c81..d7dec12 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.PreviewBackground;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DragPreviewProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.PreloadIconDrawable;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.WorkspaceDragScrim;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.BitmapRenderer;
 import com.android.launcher3.logger.LauncherAtom;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager;
@@ -199,6 +200,9 @@
     private boolean mStripScreensOnPageStopMoving = false;
 
     private DragPreviewProvider mOutlineProvider = null;
+
+    private WorkspaceDragScrim mWorkspaceDragScrim;
+
     private boolean mWorkspaceFadeInAdjacentScreens;
 
     final WallpaperOffsetInterpolator mWallpaperOffset;
@@ -1161,6 +1165,19 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public void setWorkspaceDragScrim(WorkspaceDragScrim workspaceDragScrim) {
+        mWorkspaceDragScrim = workspaceDragScrim;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void invalidate() {
+        // The workspace scrim may need to be re-rendered based on the workspace scroll
+        if (mWorkspaceDragScrim != null) {
+            mWorkspaceDragScrim.invalidate();
+        }
+        super.invalidate();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void computeScroll() {
         super.computeScroll();
@@ -2028,7 +2045,7 @@
         }
         // Invalidating the scrim will also force this CellLayout
         // to be invalidated so that it is highlighted if necessary.
-        mLauncher.getDragLayer().getScrim().invalidate();
+        mLauncher.getDragLayer().getWorkspaceDragScrim().invalidate();
     }
 
     public CellLayout getCurrentDragOverlappingLayout() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
index cd938e1..0e0ddfb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.ZOOM_OUT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter.NO_ANIM_PROPERTY_SETTER;
 import static com.android.launcher3.graphics.Scrim.SCRIM_PROGRESS;
-import static com.android.launcher3.graphics.WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim.SYSUI_PROGRESS;
+import static com.android.launcher3.graphics.SysUiScrim.SYSUI_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.ANIM_HOTSEAT_SCALE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.ANIM_HOTSEAT_TRANSLATE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.ANIM_WORKSPACE_FADE;
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringAnimationBuilder;
-import com.android.launcher3.graphics.WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.SysUiScrim;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.WorkspaceDragScrim;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DynamicResource;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ResourceProvider;
@@ -183,10 +184,12 @@
     }
 
     public void setScrim(PropertySetter propertySetter, LauncherState state) {
-        WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim scrim = mLauncher.getDragLayer().getScrim();
-        propertySetter.setFloat(scrim, SCRIM_PROGRESS, state.getWorkspaceScrimAlpha(mLauncher),
-                LINEAR);
-        propertySetter.setFloat(scrim, SYSUI_PROGRESS,
+        WorkspaceDragScrim workspaceDragScrim = mLauncher.getDragLayer().getWorkspaceDragScrim();
+        propertySetter.setFloat(workspaceDragScrim, SCRIM_PROGRESS,
+                state.getWorkspaceScrimAlpha(mLauncher), LINEAR);
+
+        SysUiScrim sysUiScrim = mLauncher.getDragLayer().getSysUiScrim();
+        propertySetter.setFloat(sysUiScrim, SYSUI_PROGRESS,
                 state.hasFlag(FLAG_HAS_SYS_UI_SCRIM) ? 1 : 0, LINEAR);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragLayer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragLayer.java
index e71c12d..7a6b4f9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragLayer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragLayer.java
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.CellLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.DropTargetBar;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherRootView;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.ShortcutAndWidgetContainer;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.Folder;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.OverviewScrim;
-import com.android.launcher3.graphics.WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.SysUiScrim;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.WorkspaceDragScrim;
 import com.android.launcher3.keyboard.ViewGroupFocusHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.BaseDragLayer;
@@ -82,8 +84,10 @@
 
     // Related to adjacent page hints
     private final ViewGroupFocusHelper mFocusIndicatorHelper;
-    private final WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim mWorkspaceScrim;
     private final OverviewScrim mOverviewScrim;
+    private WorkspaceDragScrim mWorkspaceDragScrim;
+    private SysUiScrim mSysUiScrim;
+    private LauncherRootView mRootView;
 
     /**
      * Used to create a new DragLayer from XML.
@@ -99,14 +103,23 @@
         setChildrenDrawingOrderEnabled(true);
 
         mFocusIndicatorHelper = new ViewGroupFocusHelper(this);
-        mWorkspaceScrim = new WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim(this);
         mOverviewScrim = new OverviewScrim(this);
     }
 
     public void setup(DragController dragController, Workspace workspace) {
         mDragController = dragController;
-        mWorkspaceScrim.setWorkspace(workspace);
         recreateControllers();
+
+        mWorkspaceDragScrim = new WorkspaceDragScrim((this));
+        mWorkspaceDragScrim.setWorkspace(workspace);
+
+        // We delegate drawing of the workspace scrim to LauncherRootView (one level up), so as
+        // to avoid artifacts when translating the entire drag layer in the -1 transition.
+        mRootView = (LauncherRootView) getParent();
+        mSysUiScrim = new SysUiScrim(mRootView);
+        mRootView.setSysUiScrim(mSysUiScrim);
+
+
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -515,7 +528,7 @@
     @Override
     protected void dispatchDraw(Canvas canvas) {
         // Draw the background below children.
-        mWorkspaceScrim.draw(canvas);
+        mWorkspaceDragScrim.draw(canvas);
         mOverviewScrim.updateCurrentScrimmedView(this);
         mFocusIndicatorHelper.draw(canvas);
         super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
@@ -535,18 +548,22 @@
     @Override
     protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
         super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
-        mWorkspaceScrim.setSize(w, h);
+        mSysUiScrim.setSize(w, h);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void setInsets(Rect insets) {
         super.setInsets(insets);
-        mWorkspaceScrim.onInsetsChanged(insets, mAllowSysuiScrims);
+        mSysUiScrim.onInsetsChanged(insets, mAllowSysuiScrims);
         mOverviewScrim.onInsetsChanged(insets);
     }
 
-    public WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim getScrim() {
-        return mWorkspaceScrim;
+    public WorkspaceDragScrim getWorkspaceDragScrim() {
+        return mWorkspaceDragScrim;
+    }
+
+    public SysUiScrim getSysUiScrim() {
+        return mSysUiScrim;
     }
 
     public OverviewScrim getOverviewScrim() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/SysUiScrim.java
similarity index 83%
rename from src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim.java
rename to src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/SysUiScrim.java
index 7b7ab5e..d9c648b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/SysUiScrim.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
-import android.graphics.Region;
 import android.graphics.Shader;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
@@ -44,41 +43,39 @@
 
 import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.CellLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.ResourceUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
-import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.WallpaperColorInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 
 /**
  * View scrim which draws behind hotseat and workspace
  */
-public class WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim extends Scrim {
+public class SysUiScrim extends Scrim {
 
-    public static final FloatProperty<WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim> SYSUI_PROGRESS =
-            new FloatProperty<WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim>("sysUiProgress") {
+    public static final FloatProperty<SysUiScrim> SYSUI_PROGRESS =
+            new FloatProperty<SysUiScrim>("sysUiProgress") {
                 @Override
-                public Float get(WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim scrim) {
+                public Float get(SysUiScrim scrim) {
                     return scrim.mSysUiProgress;
                 }
 
                 @Override
-                public void setValue(WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim scrim, float value) {
+                public void setValue(SysUiScrim scrim, float value) {
                     scrim.setSysUiProgress(value);
                 }
             };
 
-    private static final FloatProperty<WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim> SYSUI_ANIM_MULTIPLIER =
-            new FloatProperty<WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim>("sysUiAnimMultiplier") {
+    private static final FloatProperty<SysUiScrim> SYSUI_ANIM_MULTIPLIER =
+            new FloatProperty<SysUiScrim>("sysUiAnimMultiplier") {
                 @Override
-                public Float get(WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim scrim) {
+                public Float get(SysUiScrim scrim) {
                     return scrim.mSysUiAnimMultiplier;
                 }
 
                 @Override
-                public void setValue(WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim scrim, float value) {
+                public void setValue(SysUiScrim scrim, float value) {
                     scrim.mSysUiAnimMultiplier = value;
                     scrim.reapplySysUiAlpha();
                 }
@@ -108,10 +105,6 @@
     private static final int ALPHA_MASK_BITMAP_DP = 200;
     private static final int ALPHA_MASK_WIDTH_DP = 2;
 
-    private final Rect mHighlightRect = new Rect();
-
-    private Workspace mWorkspace;
-
     private boolean mDrawTopScrim, mDrawBottomScrim;
 
     private final RectF mFinalMaskRect = new RectF();
@@ -127,9 +120,8 @@
     private boolean mAnimateScrimOnNextDraw = false;
     private float mSysUiAnimMultiplier = 1;
 
-    public WorkspaceAndHotseatScrim(View view) {
+    public SysUiScrim(View view) {
         super(view);
-
         mMaskHeight = ResourceUtils.pxFromDp(ALPHA_MASK_BITMAP_DP,
                 view.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
         mTopScrim = Themes.getAttrDrawable(view.getContext(), R.attr.workspaceStatusBarScrim);
@@ -139,28 +131,10 @@
         onExtractedColorsChanged(mWallpaperColorInfo);
     }
 
-    public void setWorkspace(Workspace workspace)  {
-        mWorkspace = workspace;
-    }
-
+    /**
+     * Draw the top and bottom scrims
+     */
     public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
-        // Draw the background below children.
-        if (mScrimAlpha > 0) {
-            // Update the scroll position first to ensure scrim cutout is in the right place.
-            mWorkspace.computeScrollWithoutInvalidation();
-            CellLayout currCellLayout = mWorkspace.getCurrentDragOverlappingLayout();
-            canvas.save();
-            if (currCellLayout != null && currCellLayout != mLauncher.getHotseat()) {
-                // Cut a hole in the darkening scrim on the page that should be highlighted, if any.
-                mLauncher.getDragLayer()
-                        .getDescendantRectRelativeToSelf(currCellLayout, mHighlightRect);
-                canvas.clipRect(mHighlightRect, Region.Op.DIFFERENCE);
-            }
-
-            super.draw(canvas);
-            canvas.restore();
-        }
-
         if (!mHideSysUiScrim) {
             if (mSysUiProgress <= 0) {
                 mAnimateScrimOnNextDraw = false;
@@ -247,6 +221,11 @@
         super.onExtractedColorsChanged(wallpaperColorInfo);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the width and height of the view being scrimmed
+     * @param w
+     * @param h
+     */
     public void setSize(int w, int h) {
         if (mTopScrim != null) {
             mTopScrim.setBounds(0, 0, w, h);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/WorkspaceDragScrim.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/WorkspaceDragScrim.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8dc563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/WorkspaceDragScrim.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.graphics;
+
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.Region;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.CellLayout;
+import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
+
+/**
+ * Scrim drawn during SpringLoaded State (ie. Drag and Drop). Darkens the workspace except for
+ * the focused CellLayout.
+ */
+public class WorkspaceDragScrim extends Scrim {
+
+    private final Rect mHighlightRect = new Rect();
+
+    private Workspace mWorkspace;
+
+    public WorkspaceDragScrim(View view) {
+        super(view);
+        onExtractedColorsChanged(mWallpaperColorInfo);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the workspace that this scrim is acting on
+     * @param workspace
+     */
+    public void setWorkspace(Workspace workspace)  {
+        mWorkspace = workspace;
+        mWorkspace.setWorkspaceDragScrim(this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cut out the focused paged of the Workspace and then draw the scrim
+     * @param canvas
+     */
+    public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
+        // Draw the background below children.
+        if (mScrimAlpha > 0) {
+            // Update the scroll position first to ensure scrim cutout is in the right place.
+            mWorkspace.computeScrollWithoutInvalidation();
+            CellLayout currCellLayout = mWorkspace.getCurrentDragOverlappingLayout();
+            canvas.save();
+            if (currCellLayout != null && currCellLayout != mLauncher.getHotseat()) {
+                // Cut a hole in the darkening scrim on the page that should be highlighted, if any.
+                mLauncher.getDragLayer()
+                        .getDescendantRectRelativeToSelf(currCellLayout, mHighlightRect);
+                canvas.clipRect(mHighlightRect, Region.Op.DIFFERENCE);
+            }
+
+            super.draw(canvas);
+            canvas.restore();
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
index 10cd04c..25ecea5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
@@ -543,7 +543,8 @@
             // case the user started interacting with it before the animation finished.
             mLauncher.getStateManager().goToState(targetState, false /* animated */);
         }
-        mLauncher.getDragLayer().getScrim().createSysuiMultiplierAnim(1f).setDuration(0).start();
+        mLauncher.getDragLayer().getSysUiScrim().createSysuiMultiplierAnim(
+                1f).setDuration(0).start();
     }
 
     private void logReachedState(LauncherState targetState) {