diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
index 052c695..dc0ef27 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarLauncherStateController.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
-import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager;
@@ -407,18 +406,13 @@
         boolean firstFrameVisChanged = (taskbarWillBeVisible && Float.compare(currentValue, 1) != 0)
                 || (!taskbarWillBeVisible && Float.compare(currentValue, 0) != 0);
 
+        updateIconAlignment(alignment);
+
         // Sync the first frame where we swap taskbar and hotseat.
         if (firstFrameVisChanged && mCanSyncViews && !Utilities.IS_RUNNING_IN_TEST_HARNESS) {
-            DeviceProfile dp = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
-
-            // Do all the heavy work before the sync.
-            mControllers.taskbarViewController.createIconAlignmentControllerIfNotExists(dp);
-
             ViewRootSync.synchronizeNextDraw(mLauncher.getHotseat(),
                     mControllers.taskbarActivityContext.getDragLayer(),
-                    () -> updateIconAlignment(alignment));
-        } else {
-            updateIconAlignment(alignment);
+                    () -> {});
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 3dd7932..3562f5b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -205,23 +205,15 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates the icon alignment controller if it does not already exist.
-     * @param launcherDp Launcher device profile.
-     */
-    public void createIconAlignmentControllerIfNotExists(DeviceProfile launcherDp) {
-        if (mIconAlignControllerLazy == null) {
-            mIconAlignControllerLazy = createIconAlignmentController(launcherDp);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Sets the taskbar icon alignment relative to Launcher hotseat icons
      * @param alignmentRatio [0, 1]
      *                       0 => not aligned
      *                       1 => fully aligned
      */
     public void setLauncherIconAlignment(float alignmentRatio, DeviceProfile launcherDp) {
-        createIconAlignmentControllerIfNotExists(launcherDp);
+        if (mIconAlignControllerLazy == null) {
+            mIconAlignControllerLazy = createIconAlignmentController(launcherDp);
+        }
         mIconAlignControllerLazy.setPlayFraction(alignmentRatio);
         if (alignmentRatio <= 0 || alignmentRatio >= 1) {
             // Cleanup lazy controller so that it is created again in next animation
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index 76e945d..300e7bf 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@
     private boolean mVisualizeDropLocation = true;
     private RectF mVisualizeGridRect = new RectF();
     private Paint mVisualizeGridPaint = new Paint();
-    private int mGridVisualizationPaddingX;
-    private int mGridVisualizationPaddingY;
     private int mGridVisualizationRoundingRadius;
     private float mGridAlpha = 0f;
     private int mGridColor = 0;
@@ -262,10 +260,6 @@
         mBackground.setAlpha(0);
 
         mGridColor = Themes.getAttrColor(getContext(), R.attr.workspaceAccentColor);
-        mGridVisualizationPaddingX = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
-                R.dimen.grid_visualization_horizontal_cell_spacing);
-        mGridVisualizationPaddingY = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
-                R.dimen.grid_visualization_vertical_cell_spacing);
         mGridVisualizationRoundingRadius =
                 res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.grid_visualization_rounding_radius);
         mReorderPreviewAnimationMagnitude = (REORDER_PREVIEW_MAGNITUDE * deviceProfile.iconSizePx);
@@ -595,8 +589,8 @@
 
     protected void visualizeGrid(Canvas canvas) {
         DeviceProfile dp = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
-        int paddingX = Math.min((mCellWidth - dp.iconSizePx) / 2, mGridVisualizationPaddingX);
-        int paddingY = Math.min((mCellHeight - dp.iconSizePx) / 2, mGridVisualizationPaddingY);
+        int paddingX = Math.min((mCellWidth - dp.iconSizePx) / 2, dp.gridVisualizationPaddingX);
+        int paddingY = Math.min((mCellHeight - dp.iconSizePx) / 2, dp.gridVisualizationPaddingY);
         mVisualizeGridRect.set(paddingX, paddingY,
                 mCellWidth - paddingX,
                 mCellHeight - paddingY);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
index 5152217..a40a09d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
     // Workspace
     public final int desiredWorkspaceHorizontalMarginOriginalPx;
     public int desiredWorkspaceHorizontalMarginPx;
+    public int gridVisualizationPaddingX;
+    public int gridVisualizationPaddingY;
     public Point cellLayoutBorderSpaceOriginalPx;
     public Point cellLayoutBorderSpacePx;
     public Rect cellLayoutPaddingPx = new Rect();
@@ -303,6 +305,10 @@
 
         desiredWorkspaceHorizontalMarginPx = getHorizontalMarginPx(inv, res);
         desiredWorkspaceHorizontalMarginOriginalPx = desiredWorkspaceHorizontalMarginPx;
+        gridVisualizationPaddingX = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.grid_visualization_horizontal_cell_spacing);
+        gridVisualizationPaddingY = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.grid_visualization_vertical_cell_spacing);
 
         bottomSheetTopPadding = mInsets.top // statusbar height
                 + res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.bottom_sheet_extra_top_padding)
@@ -1069,24 +1075,23 @@
                         mInsets.right + hotseatBarSidePaddingStartPx, paddingBottom);
             }
         } else if (isTaskbarPresent) {
-            boolean isRtl = Utilities.isRtl(context.getResources());
-            int hotseatHeight = workspacePadding.bottom;
-            int taskbarOffset = getTaskbarOffsetY();
+            // Center the QSB vertically with hotseat
+            int hotseatBottomPadding = getHotseatBottomPadding();
+            int hotseatTopPadding =
+                    workspacePadding.bottom - hotseatBottomPadding - hotseatCellHeightPx;
+
             // Push icons to the side
             int additionalQsbSpace = isQsbInline ? qsbWidth + hotseatBorderSpace : 0;
-
-            // Center the QSB vertically with hotseat
-            int hotseatTopPadding = hotseatHeight - taskbarOffset - hotseatCellHeightPx;
-
-            int endOffset = ApiWrapper.getHotseatEndOffset(context);
             int requiredWidth = iconSizePx * numShownHotseatIcons
                     + hotseatBorderSpace * (numShownHotseatIcons - 1)
                     + additionalQsbSpace;
-
+            int endOffset = ApiWrapper.getHotseatEndOffset(context);
             int hotseatWidth = Math.min(requiredWidth, availableWidthPx - endOffset);
             int sideSpacing = (availableWidthPx - hotseatWidth) / 2;
-            mHotseatPadding.set(sideSpacing, hotseatTopPadding, sideSpacing, taskbarOffset);
 
+            mHotseatPadding.set(sideSpacing, hotseatTopPadding, sideSpacing, hotseatBottomPadding);
+
+            boolean isRtl = Utilities.isRtl(context.getResources());
             if (isRtl) {
                 mHotseatPadding.right += additionalQsbSpace;
             } else {
@@ -1146,10 +1151,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the number of pixels the taskbar is translated from the bottom of the screen.
-     */
-    public int getTaskbarOffsetY() {
+    private int getHotseatBottomPadding() {
         if (isQsbInline) {
             return getQsbOffsetY() - (Math.abs(hotseatQsbHeight - hotseatCellHeightPx) / 2);
         } else {
@@ -1158,6 +1160,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns the number of pixels the taskbar is translated from the bottom of the screen.
+     */
+    public int getTaskbarOffsetY() {
+        int taskbarIconBottomSpace = (taskbarSize - iconSizePx) / 2;
+        int launcherIconBottomSpace =
+                Math.min((hotseatCellHeightPx - iconSizePx) / 2, gridVisualizationPaddingY);
+        return getHotseatBottomPadding() + launcherIconBottomSpace - taskbarIconBottomSpace;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the number of pixels required below OverviewActions excluding insets.
      */
     public int getOverviewActionsClaimedSpaceBelow() {