diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 6f2c897..aeb82b3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.IconCache.ItemInfoUpdateReceiver;
 import com.android.launcher3.badge.BadgeInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.badge.BadgeRenderer;
+import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIconPreviewVerifier;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DrawableFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
@@ -438,6 +439,13 @@
         super.setTextColor(colors);
     }
 
+    public boolean shouldTextBeVisible() {
+        // Text should be visible everywhere but the hotseat.
+        Object tag = getParent() instanceof FolderIcon ? ((View) getParent()).getTag() : getTag();
+        ItemInfo info = tag instanceof ItemInfo ? (ItemInfo) tag : null;
+        return info == null || info.container != LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
+    }
+
     public void setTextVisibility(boolean visible) {
         if (visible) {
             super.setTextColor(mTextColor);
@@ -459,7 +467,8 @@
      * @param fadeIn Whether the text should fade in or fade out.
      */
     public ObjectAnimator createTextAlphaAnimator(boolean fadeIn) {
-        return ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, TEXT_ALPHA_PROPERTY, fadeIn ? Color.alpha(mTextColor) : 0);
+        int toAlpha = shouldTextBeVisible() && fadeIn ? Color.alpha(mTextColor) : 0;
+        return ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, TEXT_ALPHA_PROPERTY, toAlpha);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index d99a30a..42b64ea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
         // Hotseat icons - remove text
         if (child instanceof BubbleTextView) {
             BubbleTextView bubbleChild = (BubbleTextView) child;
-            bubbleChild.setTextVisibility(mContainerType != HOTSEAT);
+            bubbleChild.setTextVisibility(bubbleChild.shouldTextBeVisible());
         }
 
         child.setScaleX(mChildScale);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
index 425a08d..8107625 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherModel;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.accessibility.LauncherAccessibilityDelegate;
@@ -907,9 +906,7 @@
         }
         mIsOpen = false;
         mDeferContainerRemoval = false;
-        boolean isInHotseat = ((ItemInfo) mOriginalIcon.getTag()).container
-                == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
-        mOriginalIcon.setTextVisibility(!isInHotseat);
+        mOriginalIcon.setTextVisibility(mOriginalIcon.shouldTextBeVisible());
         mOriginalIcon.forceHideBadge(false);
         mLauncher.getDragController().removeDragListener(this);
         mLauncher.getDragLayer().removeView(this);