diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index 8c90c2c..845fdbf 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.dynamicui.ExtractionUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.Folder;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIconPreviewVerifier;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.FileLog;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.AddWorkspaceItemsTask;
@@ -1260,17 +1261,23 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                // Sort all the folder items and make sure the first 3 items are high resolution.
+                FolderIconPreviewVerifier verifier =
+                        new FolderIconPreviewVerifier(mApp.getInvariantDeviceProfile());
+                // Sort the folder items and make sure all items in the preview are high resolution.
                 for (FolderInfo folder : sBgDataModel.folders) {
                     Collections.sort(folder.contents, Folder.ITEM_POS_COMPARATOR);
-                    int pos = 0;
+                    verifier.setFolderInfo(folder);
+
+                    int numItemsInPreview = 0;
                     for (ShortcutInfo info : folder.contents) {
-                        if (info.usingLowResIcon &&
-                                info.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION) {
+                        if (info.usingLowResIcon
+                                && info.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION
+                                && verifier.isItemInPreview(info.rank)) {
                             mIconCache.getTitleAndIcon(info, false);
+                            numItemsInPreview++;
                         }
-                        pos ++;
-                        if (pos >= FolderIcon.NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW) {
+
+                        if (numItemsInPreview >= FolderIcon.NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW) {
                             break;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/ClippedFolderIconLayoutRule.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/ClippedFolderIconLayoutRule.java
index 840fcf5..194a62f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/ClippedFolderIconLayoutRule.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/ClippedFolderIconLayoutRule.java
@@ -129,24 +129,4 @@
     public boolean clipToBackground() {
         return true;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<View> getItemsToDisplay(Folder folder) {
-        List<View> items = new ArrayList<>(folder.getItemsInReadingOrder());
-        int numItems = items.size();
-        if (FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_NEW_FOLDER_ANIMATION && numItems > MAX_NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW) {
-            // We match the icons in the preview with the layout of the opened folder (b/27944225),
-            // but we still need to figure out how we want to handle updating the preview when the
-            // upper left quadrant changes.
-            int appsPerRow = folder.mContent.getPageAt(0).getCountX();
-            int appsToDelete = appsPerRow - MAX_NUM_ITEMS_PER_ROW;
-
-            // We only display the upper left quadrant.
-            while (appsToDelete > 0) {
-                items.remove(MAX_NUM_ITEMS_PER_ROW);
-                appsToDelete--;
-            }
-        }
-        return items.subList(0, Math.min(numItems, MAX_NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW));
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
index fce902e..5ba2f79 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 
     private float mSlop;
 
+    FolderIconPreviewVerifier mPreviewVerifier;
     private PreviewItemDrawingParams mTmpParams = new PreviewItemDrawingParams(0, 0, 0, 0);
     private ArrayList<PreviewItemDrawingParams> mDrawingParams = new ArrayList<PreviewItemDrawingParams>();
     private Drawable mReferenceDrawable = null;
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@
 
     private void setFolder(Folder folder) {
         mFolder = folder;
+        mPreviewVerifier = new FolderIconPreviewVerifier(mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().inv);
         updateItemDrawingParams(false);
     }
 
@@ -933,8 +935,26 @@
         return mFolderName.getVisibility() == VISIBLE;
     }
 
+    private List<View> getItemsToDisplay() {
+        mPreviewVerifier.setFolderInfo(mFolder.getInfo());
+
+        List<View> itemsToDisplay = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<View> allItems = mFolder.getItemsInReadingOrder();
+        int numItems = allItems.size();
+        for (int rank = 0; rank < numItems; ++rank) {
+            if (mPreviewVerifier.isItemInPreview(rank)) {
+                itemsToDisplay.add(allItems.get(rank));
+            }
+
+            if (itemsToDisplay.size() == FolderIcon.NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return itemsToDisplay;
+    }
+
     private void updateItemDrawingParams(boolean animate) {
-        List<View> items = mPreviewLayoutRule.getItemsToDisplay(mFolder);
+        List<View> items = getItemsToDisplay();
         int nItemsInPreview = items.size();
 
         int prevNumItems = mDrawingParams.size();
@@ -1120,6 +1140,5 @@
         float scaleForItem(int index, int totalNumItems);
         int maxNumItems();
         boolean clipToBackground();
-        List<View> getItemsToDisplay(Folder folder);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIconPreviewVerifier.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIconPreviewVerifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de962b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIconPreviewVerifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 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.folder;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.FolderInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+
+/**
+ * Verifies whether an item in a Folder is displayed in the FolderIcon preview.
+ */
+public class FolderIconPreviewVerifier {
+
+    private final int mMaxGridCountX;
+    private final int mMaxGridCountY;
+    private final int mMaxItemsPerPage;
+    private final int[] mGridSize = new int[2];
+
+    private int mGridCountX;
+    private boolean mDisplayingUpperLeftQuadrant = false;
+
+    public FolderIconPreviewVerifier(InvariantDeviceProfile profile) {
+        mMaxGridCountX = profile.numFolderColumns;
+        mMaxGridCountY = profile.numFolderRows;
+        mMaxItemsPerPage = mMaxGridCountX * mMaxGridCountY;
+    }
+
+    public void setFolderInfo(FolderInfo info) {
+        int numItemsInFolder = info.contents.size();
+        mDisplayingUpperLeftQuadrant = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_NEW_FOLDER_ANIMATION
+                && !FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_LEGACY_FOLDER_ICON
+                && numItemsInFolder > FolderIcon.NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW;
+
+        if (mDisplayingUpperLeftQuadrant) {
+            FolderPagedView.calculateGridSize(info.contents.size(), 0, 0, mMaxGridCountX,
+                    mMaxGridCountY, mMaxItemsPerPage, mGridSize);
+            mGridCountX = mGridSize[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean isItemInPreview(int rank) {
+        if (mDisplayingUpperLeftQuadrant) {
+            // Returns true iff the icon is in the 2x2 upper left quadrant of the Folder.
+            int col = rank % mGridCountX;
+            int row = rank / mGridCountX;
+            return col < 2 && row < 2;
+        }
+        return rank < FolderIcon.NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
index eecce18..f29fb9a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.ShortcutInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace.ItemOperator;
-import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragController;
 import com.android.launcher3.keyboard.ViewGroupFocusHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.pageindicators.PageIndicator;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@
      */
     private static final float SCROLL_HINT_FRACTION = 0.07f;
 
-    private static final int[] sTempPosArray = new int[2];
+    private static final int[] sTmpArray = new int[2];
 
     public final boolean mIsRtl;
 
@@ -120,40 +119,58 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets up the grid size such that {@param count} items can fit in the grid.
+     * Calculates the grid size such that {@param count} items can fit in the grid.
      * The grid size is calculated such that countY <= countX and countX = ceil(sqrt(count)) while
      * maintaining the restrictions of {@link #mMaxCountX} &amp; {@link #mMaxCountY}.
      */
-    private void setupContentDimensions(int count) {
-        mAllocatedContentSize = count;
+    public static void calculateGridSize(int count, int countX, int countY, int maxCountX,
+            int maxCountY, int maxItemsPerPage, int[] out) {
         boolean done;
-        if (count >= mMaxItemsPerPage) {
-            mGridCountX = mMaxCountX;
-            mGridCountY = mMaxCountY;
+        int gridCountX = countX;
+        int gridCountY = countY;
+
+        if (count >= maxItemsPerPage) {
+            gridCountX = maxCountX;
+            gridCountY = maxCountY;
             done = true;
         } else {
             done = false;
         }
 
         while (!done) {
-            int oldCountX = mGridCountX;
-            int oldCountY = mGridCountY;
-            if (mGridCountX * mGridCountY < count) {
+            int oldCountX = gridCountX;
+            int oldCountY = gridCountY;
+            if (gridCountX * gridCountY < count) {
                 // Current grid is too small, expand it
-                if ((mGridCountX <= mGridCountY || mGridCountY == mMaxCountY) && mGridCountX < mMaxCountX) {
-                    mGridCountX++;
-                } else if (mGridCountY < mMaxCountY) {
-                    mGridCountY++;
+                if ((gridCountX <= gridCountY || gridCountY == maxCountY)
+                        && gridCountX < maxCountX) {
+                    gridCountX++;
+                } else if (gridCountY < maxCountY) {
+                    gridCountY++;
                 }
-                if (mGridCountY == 0) mGridCountY++;
-            } else if ((mGridCountY - 1) * mGridCountX >= count && mGridCountY >= mGridCountX) {
-                mGridCountY = Math.max(0, mGridCountY - 1);
-            } else if ((mGridCountX - 1) * mGridCountY >= count) {
-                mGridCountX = Math.max(0, mGridCountX - 1);
+                if (gridCountY == 0) gridCountY++;
+            } else if ((gridCountY - 1) * gridCountX >= count && gridCountY >= gridCountX) {
+                gridCountY = Math.max(0, gridCountY - 1);
+            } else if ((gridCountX - 1) * gridCountY >= count) {
+                gridCountX = Math.max(0, gridCountX - 1);
             }
-            done = mGridCountX == oldCountX && mGridCountY == oldCountY;
+            done = gridCountX == oldCountX && gridCountY == oldCountY;
         }
 
+        out[0] = gridCountX;
+        out[1] = gridCountY;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up the grid size such that {@param count} items can fit in the grid.
+     */
+    public void setupContentDimensions(int count) {
+        mAllocatedContentSize = count;
+        calculateGridSize(count, mGridCountX, mGridCountY, mMaxCountX, mMaxCountY, mMaxItemsPerPage,
+                sTmpArray);
+        mGridCountX = sTmpArray[0];
+        mGridCountY = sTmpArray[1];
+
         // Update grid size
         for (int i = getPageCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             getPageAt(i).setGridSize(mGridCountX, mGridCountY);
@@ -400,12 +417,12 @@
     public int findNearestArea(int pixelX, int pixelY) {
         int pageIndex = getNextPage();
         CellLayout page = getPageAt(pageIndex);
-        page.findNearestArea(pixelX, pixelY, 1, 1, sTempPosArray);
+        page.findNearestArea(pixelX, pixelY, 1, 1, sTmpArray);
         if (mFolder.isLayoutRtl()) {
-            sTempPosArray[0] = page.getCountX() - sTempPosArray[0] - 1;
+            sTmpArray[0] = page.getCountX() - sTmpArray[0] - 1;
         }
         return Math.min(mAllocatedContentSize - 1,
-                pageIndex * mMaxItemsPerPage + sTempPosArray[1] * mGridCountX + sTempPosArray[0]);
+                pageIndex * mMaxItemsPerPage + sTmpArray[1] * mGridCountX + sTmpArray[0]);
     }
 
     public boolean isFull() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/StackFolderIconLayoutRule.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/StackFolderIconLayoutRule.java
index 297203a..1f4e648 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/StackFolderIconLayoutRule.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/StackFolderIconLayoutRule.java
@@ -98,10 +98,4 @@
     public boolean clipToBackground() {
         return false;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<View> getItemsToDisplay(Folder folder) {
-        List<View> items = folder.getItemsInReadingOrder();
-        return items.subList(0, Math.min(items.size(), MAX_NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW));
-    }
 }