diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppWidgetResizeFrame.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppWidgetResizeFrame.java
index eb60054..7762ece 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppWidgetResizeFrame.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppWidgetResizeFrame.java
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
     final float DIMMED_HANDLE_ALPHA = 0f;
     final float RESIZE_THRESHOLD = 0.66f;
 
+    private static Rect mTmpRect = new Rect();
+
     public static final int LEFT = 0;
     public static final int TOP = 1;
     public static final int RIGHT = 2;
@@ -336,6 +338,16 @@
 
     static void updateWidgetSizeRanges(AppWidgetHostView widgetView, Launcher launcher,
             int spanX, int spanY) {
+
+        getWidgetSizeRanges(launcher, spanX, spanY, mTmpRect);
+        widgetView.updateAppWidgetSize(null, mTmpRect.left, mTmpRect.top,
+                mTmpRect.right, mTmpRect.bottom);
+    }
+
+    static Rect getWidgetSizeRanges(Launcher launcher, int spanX, int spanY, Rect rect) {
+        if (rect == null) {
+            rect = new Rect();
+        }
         Rect landMetrics = Workspace.getCellLayoutMetrics(launcher, CellLayout.LANDSCAPE);
         Rect portMetrics = Workspace.getCellLayoutMetrics(launcher, CellLayout.PORTRAIT);
         final float density = launcher.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
@@ -355,8 +367,8 @@
         heightGap = portMetrics.bottom;
         int portWidth = (int) ((spanX * cellWidth + (spanX - 1) * widthGap) / density);
         int portHeight = (int) ((spanY * cellHeight + (spanY - 1) * heightGap) / density);
-
-        widgetView.updateAppWidgetSize(null, portWidth, landHeight, landWidth, portHeight);
+        rect.set(portWidth, landHeight, landWidth, portHeight);
+        return rect;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
index bcc71dc..f519329 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -309,6 +311,8 @@
     private ArrayList<Runnable> mDeferredPrepareLoadWidgetPreviewsTasks =
         new ArrayList<Runnable>();
 
+    private Rect mTmpRect = new Rect();
+
     // Used for drawing shortcut previews
     BitmapCache mCachedShortcutPreviewBitmap = new BitmapCache();
     PaintCache mCachedShortcutPreviewPaint = new PaintCache();
@@ -617,6 +621,19 @@
         mLauncher.getWorkspace().beginDragShared(v, this);
     }
 
+    Bundle getDefaultOptionsForWidget(Launcher launcher, PendingAddWidgetInfo info) {
+        Bundle options = null;
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
+            AppWidgetResizeFrame.getWidgetSizeRanges(mLauncher, info.spanX, info.spanY, mTmpRect);
+            options = new Bundle();
+            options.putInt(AppWidgetManager.OPTION_APPWIDGET_MIN_WIDTH, mTmpRect.left);
+            options.putInt(AppWidgetManager.OPTION_APPWIDGET_MIN_HEIGHT, mTmpRect.top);
+            options.putInt(AppWidgetManager.OPTION_APPWIDGET_MAX_WIDTH, mTmpRect.right);
+            options.putInt(AppWidgetManager.OPTION_APPWIDGET_MAX_HEIGHT, mTmpRect.bottom);
+        }
+        return options;
+    }
+
     private void preloadWidget(final PendingAddWidgetInfo info) {
         final AppWidgetProviderInfo pInfo = info.info;
         if (pInfo.configure != null) {
@@ -628,9 +645,20 @@
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 mWidgetLoadingId = mLauncher.getAppWidgetHost().allocateAppWidgetId();
-                if (AppWidgetManager.getInstance(mLauncher)
-                            .bindAppWidgetIdIfAllowed(mWidgetLoadingId, info.componentName)) {
-                    mWidgetCleanupState = WIDGET_BOUND;
+
+                Bundle options = getDefaultOptionsForWidget(mLauncher, info);
+                // Options will be null for platforms with JB or lower, so this serves as an
+                // SDK level check.
+                if (options == null) {
+                    if (AppWidgetManager.getInstance(mLauncher).bindAppWidgetIdIfAllowed(
+                            mWidgetLoadingId, info.componentName)) {
+                        mWidgetCleanupState = WIDGET_BOUND;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (AppWidgetManager.getInstance(mLauncher).bindAppWidgetIdIfAllowed(
+                            mWidgetLoadingId, info.componentName, options)) {
+                        mWidgetCleanupState = WIDGET_BOUND;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
index ab361f1..7c52ae6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -1190,7 +1191,9 @@
 
             launcherInfo.hostView.setTag(launcherInfo);
             launcherInfo.hostView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            launcherInfo.notifyWidgetSizeChanged(this);
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
+                launcherInfo.notifyWidgetSizeChanged(this);
+            }
             mWorkspace.addInScreen(launcherInfo.hostView, container, screen, cellXY[0], cellXY[1],
                     launcherInfo.spanX, launcherInfo.spanY, isWorkspaceLocked());
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
index f001b2b..5c8fb38 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetHostView;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.ContentValues;
+import android.os.Build;
 
 /**
  * Represents a widget (either instantiated or about to be) in the Launcher.
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@
      * done so already (only really for default workspace widgets).
      */
     void onBindAppWidget(Launcher launcher) {
-        if (!mHasNotifiedInitialWidgetSizeChanged) {
+        if (!mHasNotifiedInitialWidgetSizeChanged &&
+            Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
             notifyWidgetSizeChanged(launcher);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
index cae0023..7d17249 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.Region.Op;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
@@ -2228,7 +2229,12 @@
                         mTargetCell, resultSpan, CellLayout.MODE_ON_DROP);
 
                 boolean foundCell = mTargetCell[0] >= 0 && mTargetCell[1] >= 0;
-                if (foundCell && (resultSpan[0] != item.spanX || resultSpan[1] != item.spanY)) {
+
+                // if the widget resizes on drop, or the sdk level is less than JBMR1, then we
+                // need to update the size.
+                if (foundCell && (cell instanceof AppWidgetHostView) &&
+                        (resultSpan[0] != item.spanX || resultSpan[1] != item.spanY ||
+                        Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)) {
                     resizeOnDrop = true;
                     item.spanX = resultSpan[0];
                     item.spanY = resultSpan[1];
@@ -3037,6 +3043,7 @@
             }
 
             final ItemInfo item = (ItemInfo) d.dragInfo;
+            boolean updateWidgetSize = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN;
             if (findNearestVacantCell) {
                 int minSpanX = item.spanX;
                 int minSpanY = item.spanY;
@@ -3048,6 +3055,10 @@
                 mTargetCell = cellLayout.createArea((int) mDragViewVisualCenter[0],
                         (int) mDragViewVisualCenter[1], minSpanX, minSpanY, info.spanX, info.spanY,
                         null, mTargetCell, resultSpan, CellLayout.MODE_ON_DROP_EXTERNAL);
+
+                if (resultSpan[0] != item.spanX || resultSpan[1] != item.spanY) {
+                    updateWidgetSize = true;
+                }
                 item.spanX = resultSpan[0];
                 item.spanY = resultSpan[1];
             }
@@ -3077,6 +3088,13 @@
             };
             View finalView = pendingInfo.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET
                     ? ((PendingAddWidgetInfo) pendingInfo).boundWidget : null;
+
+            if (finalView instanceof AppWidgetHostView && updateWidgetSize) {
+                AppWidgetHostView awhv = (AppWidgetHostView) finalView;
+                AppWidgetResizeFrame.updateWidgetSizeRanges(awhv, mLauncher, item.spanX,
+                        item.spanY);
+            }
+
             int animationStyle = ANIMATE_INTO_POSITION_AND_DISAPPEAR;
             if (pendingInfo.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET &&
                     ((PendingAddWidgetInfo) pendingInfo).info.configure != null) {