diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/GridCustomizationsProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/GridCustomizationsProvider.java
index 2c8f1f3..ae5d8d4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/GridCustomizationsProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/GridCustomizationsProvider.java
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 
     private static final String KEY_SURFACE_PACKAGE = "surface_package";
     private static final String KEY_CALLBACK = "callback";
+    public static final String KEY_HIDE_BOTTOM_ROW = "hide_bottom_row";
+
+    private static final int MESSAGE_ID_UPDATE_PREVIEW = 1337;
 
     private final ArrayMap<IBinder, PreviewLifecycleObserver> mActivePreviews = new ArrayMap<>();
 
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@
             String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder) {
         switch (uri.getPath()) {
             case KEY_LIST_OPTIONS: {
-                MatrixCursor cursor = new MatrixCursor(new String[] {
+                MatrixCursor cursor = new MatrixCursor(new String[]{
                         KEY_NAME, KEY_ROWS, KEY_COLS, KEY_PREVIEW_COUNT, KEY_IS_DEFAULT});
                 InvariantDeviceProfile idp = InvariantDeviceProfile.INSTANCE.get(getContext());
                 for (GridOption gridOption : idp.parseAllGridOptions(getContext())) {
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@
             }
             case GET_ICON_THEMED:
             case ICON_THEMED: {
-                MatrixCursor cursor = new MatrixCursor(new String[] {BOOLEAN_VALUE});
+                MatrixCursor cursor = new MatrixCursor(new String[]{BOOLEAN_VALUE});
                 cursor.newRow().add(BOOLEAN_VALUE, isThemedIconEnabled(getContext()) ? 1 : 0);
                 return cursor;
             }
@@ -224,7 +227,14 @@
 
         @Override
         public boolean handleMessage(Message message) {
-            destroyObserver(this);
+            if (destroyed) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (message.what == MESSAGE_ID_UPDATE_PREVIEW) {
+                renderer.hideBottomRow(message.getData().getBoolean(KEY_HIDE_BOTTOM_ROW));
+            } else {
+                destroyObserver(this);
+            }
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
index b061f8f..7f49aa9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
@@ -344,6 +344,25 @@
         return mHotseat;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Hides the components in the bottom row.
+     *
+     * @param hide True to hide and false to show.
+     */
+    public void hideBottomRow(boolean hide) {
+        mUiHandler.post(() -> {
+            if (mDp.isTaskbarPresent) {
+                // hotseat icons on bottom
+                mHotseat.setIconsAlpha(hide ? 0 : 1);
+                if (mDp.isQsbInline) {
+                    mHotseat.setQsbAlpha(hide ? 0 : 1);
+                }
+            } else {
+                mHotseat.setQsbAlpha(hide ? 0 : 1);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CellLayout getScreenWithId(int screenId) {
         return mWorkspaceScreens.get(screenId);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java
index 85c0a7a..0767e69 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
     private final SurfaceControlViewHost mSurfaceControlViewHost;
 
     private boolean mDestroyed = false;
+    private LauncherPreviewRenderer mRenderer;
+    private boolean mHideQsb;
 
     public PreviewSurfaceRenderer(Context context, Bundle bundle) throws Exception {
         mContext = context;
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@
             gridName = InvariantDeviceProfile.getCurrentGridName(context);
         }
         mWallpaperColors = bundle.getParcelable(KEY_COLORS);
+        mHideQsb = bundle.getBoolean(GridCustomizationsProvider.KEY_HIDE_BOTTOM_ROW);
         mIdp = new InvariantDeviceProfile(context, gridName);
 
         mHostToken = bundle.getBinder(KEY_HOST_TOKEN);
@@ -174,6 +177,17 @@
         MODEL_EXECUTOR.execute(this::loadModelData);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Hides the components in the bottom row.
+     *
+     * @param hide True to hide and false to show.
+     */
+    public void hideBottomRow(boolean hide) {
+        if (mRenderer != null) {
+            mRenderer.hideBottomRow(hide);
+        }
+    }
+
     @WorkerThread
     private void loadModelData() {
         final boolean migrated = doGridMigrationIfNecessary();
@@ -209,8 +223,8 @@
                     DeviceProfile deviceProfile = mIdp.getDeviceProfile(previewContext);
                     String query =
                             LauncherSettings.Favorites.SCREEN + " = " + Workspace.FIRST_SCREEN_ID
-                            + " or " + LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER + " = "
-                            + LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
+                                    + " or " + LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER + " = "
+                                    + LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
                     if (deviceProfile.isTwoPanels) {
                         query += " or " + LauncherSettings.Favorites.SCREEN + " = "
                                 + Workspace.SECOND_SCREEN_ID;
@@ -254,8 +268,10 @@
         if (mDestroyed) {
             return;
         }
-        View view = new LauncherPreviewRenderer(inflationContext, mIdp, mWallpaperColors,
-                launcherWidgetSpanInfo).getRenderedView(dataModel, widgetProviderInfoMap);
+        mRenderer = new LauncherPreviewRenderer(inflationContext, mIdp,
+                mWallpaperColors, launcherWidgetSpanInfo);
+        mRenderer.hideBottomRow(mHideQsb);
+        View view = mRenderer.getRenderedView(dataModel, widgetProviderInfoMap);
         // This aspect scales the view to fit in the surface and centers it
         final float scale = Math.min(mWidth / (float) view.getMeasuredWidth(),
                 mHeight / (float) view.getMeasuredHeight());