diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DynamicGrid.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DynamicGrid.java
index bbf0e03..495e930 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DynamicGrid.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DynamicGrid.java
@@ -290,8 +290,7 @@
 
     Rect getWorkspacePadding(int orientation) {
         Rect padding = new Rect();
-        if (orientation == CellLayout.LANDSCAPE &&
-                transposeLayoutWithOrientation) {
+        if (isVerticalBarLayout()) {
             // Pad the left and right of the workspace with search/hotseat bar sizes
             padding.set(searchBarSpaceHeightPx, edgeMarginPx,
                     hotseatBarHeightPx, edgeMarginPx);
@@ -321,6 +320,17 @@
         return padding;
     }
 
+    // The rect returned will be extended to below the system ui that covers the workspace
+    Rect getHotseatRect() {
+        if (isVerticalBarLayout()) {
+            return new Rect(availableWidthPx - hotseatBarHeightPx, 0,
+                    Integer.MAX_VALUE, availableHeightPx);
+        } else {
+            return new Rect(0, availableHeightPx - hotseatBarHeightPx,
+                    availableWidthPx, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+        }
+    }
+
     int calculateCellWidth(int width, int countX) {
         return width / countX;
     }
@@ -338,11 +348,14 @@
         return isLargeTablet;
     }
 
+    boolean isVerticalBarLayout() {
+        return isLandscape && transposeLayoutWithOrientation;
+    }
+
     public void layout(Launcher launcher) {
         FrameLayout.LayoutParams lp;
         Resources res = launcher.getResources();
-        boolean hasVerticalBarLayout = isLandscape &&
-                res.getBoolean(R.bool.hotseat_transpose_layout_with_orientation);
+        boolean hasVerticalBarLayout = isVerticalBarLayout();
 
         // Layout the search bar space
         View searchBarSpace = launcher.findViewById(R.id.qsb_bar);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 284c57f..6be7936 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -2909,7 +2909,10 @@
        mTempPt[0] = x;
        mTempPt[1] = y;
        mLauncher.getDragLayer().getDescendantCoordRelativeToSelf(this, mTempPt, true);
-       mLauncher.getHotseat().getHitRect(r);
+
+       LauncherAppState app = LauncherAppState.getInstance();
+       DeviceProfile grid = app.getDynamicGrid().getDeviceProfile();
+       r = grid.getHotseatRect();
        if (r.contains(mTempPt[0], mTempPt[1])) {
            return true;
        }