diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
index 83ff084..9bdc822 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@
 
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
-        addActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_RESUMED | ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_ACTIVE);
-        removeActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_WILL_BE_ACTIVE);
+        setResumed();
         super.onResume();
     }
 
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@
 
     @Override
     protected void onPause() {
-        removeActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_RESUMED | ACTIVITY_STATE_DEFERRED_RESUMED);
+        setPaused();
         super.onPause();
 
         // Reset the overridden sysui flags used for the task-swipe launch animation, we do this
@@ -260,6 +259,21 @@
         return (mActivityFlags & ACTIVITY_STATE_RESUMED) != 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the activity to appear as paused.
+     */
+    public void setPaused() {
+        removeActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_RESUMED | ACTIVITY_STATE_DEFERRED_RESUMED);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the activity to appear as resumed.
+     */
+    public void setResumed() {
+        addActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_RESUMED | ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_ACTIVE);
+        removeActivityFlags(ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_WILL_BE_ACTIVE);
+    }
+
     public boolean isUserActive() {
         return (mActivityFlags & ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_ACTIVE) != 0;
     }