diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsState.java
index d86ba6a..1eaa8bc 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsState.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.ALL_APPS_TRANSITION_MS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.DEACCEL_2;
 
-import android.view.View;
-
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
@@ -62,11 +60,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public View getFinalFocus(Launcher launcher) {
-        return launcher.getAppsView();
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public float[] getWorkspaceScaleAndTranslation(Launcher launcher) {
         float[] scaleAndTranslation = LauncherState.OVERVIEW.getWorkspaceScaleAndTranslation(
                 launcher);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
index 0116a8e..9169ffb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@
         DiscoveryBounce.showForOverviewIfNeeded(launcher);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public View getFinalFocus(Launcher launcher) {
-        return launcher.getOverviewPanel();
-    }
-
     public PageAlphaProvider getWorkspacePageAlphaProvider(Launcher launcher) {
         return new PageAlphaProvider(DEACCEL_2) {
             @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 2f6ce8a..dee15d0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
                 .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.recents_empty_message_text_padding);
         setWillNotDraw(false);
         updateEmptyMessage();
+        setFocusable(false);
     }
 
     public boolean isRtl() {
@@ -931,16 +932,6 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onVisibilityAggregated(boolean isVisible) {
-        super.onVisibilityAggregated(isVisible);
-        if (isVisible && !isFocused()) {
-            // Having focus, even in touch mode, keeps us from losing [Alt+]Tab by preventing
-            // switching to keyboard mode.
-            requestFocus();
-        }
-    }
-
     private void runDismissAnimation(PendingAnimation pendingAnim) {
         AnimatorPlaybackController controller = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(
                 pendingAnim.anim, DISMISS_TASK_DURATION);
@@ -1285,6 +1276,7 @@
     private void onChildViewsChanged() {
         final int childCount = getChildCount();
         mClearAllButton.setVisibility(childCount == 0 ? INVISIBLE : VISIBLE);
+        setFocusable(childCount != 0);
     }
 
     public void revealClearAllButton() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewContainer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewContainer.java
index 3391214..31c8b64 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewContainer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewContainer.java
@@ -113,8 +113,15 @@
 
     @Override
     public void addFocusables(ArrayList<View> views, int direction, int focusableMode) {
-        // Carousel is first in tab order.
-        views.add(mRecentsView);
-        views.add(mClearAllButton);
+        if (mRecentsView.getChildCount() > 0) {
+            // Carousel is first in tab order.
+            views.add(mRecentsView);
+            views.add(mClearAllButton);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean requestFocus(int direction, Rect previouslyFocusedRect) {
+        return mRecentsView.requestFocus(direction, previouslyFocusedRect) ||
+                super.requestFocus(direction, previouslyFocusedRect);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
index 76681f2..5b010dc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 import static android.view.View.IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_AUTO;
 import static android.view.View.IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO_HIDE_DESCENDANTS;
 import static android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED;
+
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.ACCEL_2;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper.REQUEST_NONE;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.states.SpringLoadedState;
@@ -196,10 +196,6 @@
 
     public void onStateDisabled(Launcher launcher) { }
 
-    public View getFinalFocus(Launcher launcher) {
-        return launcher.getWorkspace();
-    }
-
     public int getVisibleElements(Launcher launcher) {
         if (launcher.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout()) {
             return HOTSEAT_ICONS | VERTICAL_SWIPE_INDICATOR;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
index 3fcdee9..f938e24 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3;
 
 import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
+
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_OVERVIEW_FADE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_OVERVIEW_SCALE;
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.support.annotation.IntDef;
-import android.view.View;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
         prepareForAtomicAnimation(mState, state, builder);
         AnimatorSet animation = createAnimationToNewWorkspaceInternal(
                 state, builder, onCompleteRunnable);
-        Runnable runnable = new StartAnimRunnable(animation, state.getFinalFocus(mLauncher));
+        Runnable runnable = new StartAnimRunnable(animation);
         if (delay > 0) {
             mUiHandler.postDelayed(runnable, delay);
         } else {
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@
         }
 
         UiFactory.onLauncherStateOrResumeChanged(mLauncher);
+
+        mLauncher.getDragLayer().requestFocus();
     }
 
     public void onWindowFocusChanged() {
@@ -480,11 +482,9 @@
     private class StartAnimRunnable implements Runnable {
 
         private final AnimatorSet mAnim;
-        private final View mViewToFocus;
 
-        public StartAnimRunnable(AnimatorSet anim, View viewToFocus) {
+        public StartAnimRunnable(AnimatorSet anim) {
             mAnim = anim;
-            mViewToFocus = viewToFocus;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -492,9 +492,6 @@
             if (mConfig.mCurrentAnimation != mAnim) {
                 return;
             }
-            if (mViewToFocus != null) {
-                mViewToFocus.requestFocus();
-            }
             mAnim.start();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/states/SpringLoadedState.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/states/SpringLoadedState.java
index aa7d0d5..35f7f88 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/states/SpringLoadedState.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/states/SpringLoadedState.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper.REQUEST_LOCK;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.view.View;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.InstallShortcutReceiver;
@@ -98,9 +97,4 @@
         InstallShortcutReceiver.disableAndFlushInstallQueue(
                 InstallShortcutReceiver.FLAG_DRAG_AND_DROP, launcher);
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public View getFinalFocus(Launcher launcher) {
-        return null;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsState.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsState.java
index 4a2f544..f7bb254 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsState.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/AllAppsState.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.allapps.DiscoveryBounce.HOME_BOUNCE_SEEN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.DEACCEL_2;
 
-import android.view.View;
-
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
@@ -68,11 +66,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public View getFinalFocus(Launcher launcher) {
-        return launcher.getAppsView();
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public float[] getWorkspaceScaleAndTranslation(Launcher launcher) {
         return new float[] { 1f, 0,
                 -launcher.getAllAppsController().getShiftRange() * PARALLAX_COEFFICIENT};