diff --git a/go/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java b/go/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
index cc5e1cb..f8448da 100644
--- a/go/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
+++ b/go/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.ComponentWithLabelAndIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.data.PackageItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PackageUserKey;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.model.WidgetsListBaseEntry;
 
@@ -81,4 +82,9 @@
             ComponentName providerName) {
         return null;
     }
+
+    /** Returns {@link PackageItemInfo} of a pending widget. */
+    public static PackageItemInfo newPendingItemInfo(ComponentName provider) {
+        return new PackageItemInfo(provider.getPackageName());
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
index d373cf4..ff18297 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfoWithIcon;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.LauncherAppWidgetInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.model.data.PackageItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.pm.InstallSessionHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.pm.PackageInstallInfo;
@@ -793,8 +792,8 @@
 
                                 if (appWidgetInfo.restoreStatus !=
                                         LauncherAppWidgetInfo.RESTORE_COMPLETED) {
-                                    String pkg = appWidgetInfo.providerName.getPackageName();
-                                    appWidgetInfo.pendingItemInfo = new PackageItemInfo(pkg);
+                                    appWidgetInfo.pendingItemInfo = WidgetsModel.newPendingItemInfo(
+                                            appWidgetInfo.providerName);
                                     appWidgetInfo.pendingItemInfo.user = appWidgetInfo.user;
                                     mIconCache.getTitleAndIconForApp(
                                             appWidgetInfo.pendingItemInfo, false);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingAppWidgetHostView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingAppWidgetHostView.java
index 47a8914..47f30be 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingAppWidgetHostView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingAppWidgetHostView.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.widget;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.graphics.PreloadIconDrawable.newPendingIcon;
+import static com.android.launcher3.model.data.PackageItemInfo.CONVERSATIONS;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.FastBitmapDrawable;
@@ -146,21 +149,32 @@
             mCenterDrawable = null;
         }
         if (info.bitmap.icon != null) {
+            Drawable widgetCategoryIcon = getWidgetCategoryIcon();
             // The view displays three modes,
             //   1) App icon in the center
             //   2) Preload icon in the center
             //   3) App icon in the center with a setup icon on the top left corner.
             if (mDisabledForSafeMode) {
-                FastBitmapDrawable disabledIcon = info.newIcon(getContext());
-                disabledIcon.setIsDisabled(true);
-                mCenterDrawable = disabledIcon;
+                if (widgetCategoryIcon == null) {
+                    FastBitmapDrawable disabledIcon = info.newIcon(getContext());
+                    disabledIcon.setIsDisabled(true);
+                    mCenterDrawable = disabledIcon;
+                } else {
+                    widgetCategoryIcon.setColorFilter(
+                            FastBitmapDrawable.getDisabledFColorFilter(/* disabledAlpha= */ 1f));
+                    mCenterDrawable = widgetCategoryIcon;
+                }
                 mSettingIconDrawable = null;
             } else if (isReadyForClickSetup()) {
-                mCenterDrawable = info.newIcon(getContext());
+                mCenterDrawable = widgetCategoryIcon == null
+                        ? info.newIcon(getContext())
+                        : widgetCategoryIcon;
                 mSettingIconDrawable = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_setting).mutate();
                 updateSettingColor(info.bitmap.color);
             } else {
-                mCenterDrawable = newPendingIcon(getContext(), info);
+                mCenterDrawable = widgetCategoryIcon == null
+                        ? newPendingIcon(getContext(), info)
+                        : widgetCategoryIcon;
                 mSettingIconDrawable = null;
                 applyState();
             }
@@ -316,4 +330,19 @@
         }
 
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the widget category icon for {@link #mInfo}.
+     *
+     * <p>If {@link #mInfo}'s category is {@code PackageItemInfo#NO_CATEGORY} or unknown, returns
+     * {@code null}.
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    private Drawable getWidgetCategoryIcon() {
+        switch (mInfo.pendingItemInfo.category) {
+            case CONVERSATIONS:
+                return getContext().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_conversations_widget_category);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src_shortcuts_overrides/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java b/src_shortcuts_overrides/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
index a66b031..631067b 100644
--- a/src_shortcuts_overrides/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
+++ b/src_shortcuts_overrides/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
@@ -225,6 +225,14 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+    /** Returns {@link PackageItemInfo} of a pending widget. */
+    public static PackageItemInfo newPendingItemInfo(ComponentName provider) {
+        if (CONVERSATION_WIDGET.equals(provider)) {
+            return new PackageItemInfo(provider.getPackageName(), PackageItemInfo.CONVERSATIONS);
+        }
+        return new PackageItemInfo(provider.getPackageName());
+    }
+
     private WidgetPackageOrCategoryKey getWidgetPackageOrCategoryKey(WidgetItem item) {
         if (CONVERSATION_WIDGET.equals(item.componentName)) {
             return new WidgetPackageOrCategoryKey(PackageItemInfo.CONVERSATIONS, item.user);