diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
index f61bc05..5b655a4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
         // Try with grid size and hotseat count
         String layoutName = String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, FORMATTED_LAYOUT_RES_WITH_HOSTEAT,
-                grid.numColumns, grid.numRows, grid.numHotseatIcons);
+                grid.numColumns, grid.numRows, grid.numDatabaseHotseatIcons);
         int layoutId = targetRes.getIdentifier(layoutName, "xml", pkg);
 
         // Try with only grid size
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
index 35b0f27..985a445 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
     public int folderChildDrawablePaddingPx;
 
     // Hotseat
+    public final int numShownHotseatIcons;
     public int hotseatCellHeightPx;
     // In portrait: size = height, in landscape: size = width
     public int hotseatBarSizePx;
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@
 
         workspaceCellPaddingXPx = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dynamic_grid_cell_padding_x);
 
+        numShownHotseatIcons = inv.numShownHotseatIcons;
         hotseatBarTopPaddingPx =
                 res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dynamic_grid_hotseat_top_padding);
         hotseatBarBottomPaddingPx = (isTallDevice ? 0
@@ -735,7 +737,7 @@
             // for this, we pad the left and right of the hotseat with half of the difference of a
             // workspace cell vs a hotseat cell.
             float workspaceCellWidth = (float) widthPx / inv.numColumns;
-            float hotseatCellWidth = (float) widthPx / inv.numHotseatIcons;
+            float hotseatCellWidth = (float) widthPx / inv.numShownHotseatIcons;
             int hotseatAdjustment = Math.round((workspaceCellWidth - hotseatCellWidth) / 2);
             mHotseatPadding.set(
                     hotseatAdjustment + workspacePadding.left + cellLayoutPaddingLeftRightPx
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
index 5429806..da41200 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@
         mHasVerticalHotseat = hasVerticalHotseat;
         InvariantDeviceProfile idp = mActivity.getDeviceProfile().inv;
         if (hasVerticalHotseat) {
-            setGridSize(1, idp.numHotseatIcons);
+            setGridSize(1, idp.numShownHotseatIcons);
         } else {
-            setGridSize(idp.numHotseatIcons, 1);
+            setGridSize(idp.numShownHotseatIcons, 1);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
index 5612daf..f198777 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
@@ -122,7 +122,14 @@
     /**
      * Number of icons inside the hotseat area.
      */
-    public int numHotseatIcons;
+    protected int numShownHotseatIcons;
+
+    /**
+     * Number of icons inside the hotseat area that is stored in the database. This is greater than
+     * or equal to numnShownHotseatIcons, allowing for a seamless transition between two hotseat
+     * sizes that share the same DB.
+     */
+    public int numDatabaseHotseatIcons;
 
     /**
      * Number of columns in the all apps list.
@@ -165,7 +172,8 @@
         iconBitmapSize = p.iconBitmapSize;
         iconTextSize = p.iconTextSize;
         landscapeIconTextSize = p.landscapeIconTextSize;
-        numHotseatIcons = p.numHotseatIcons;
+        numShownHotseatIcons = p.numShownHotseatIcons;
+        numDatabaseHotseatIcons = p.numDatabaseHotseatIcons;
         numAllAppsColumns = p.numAllAppsColumns;
         isScalable = p.isScalable;
         devicePaddingId = p.devicePaddingId;
@@ -190,7 +198,7 @@
             Utilities.getPrefs(context).edit().putString(KEY_IDP_GRID_NAME, newGridName).apply();
         }
         Utilities.getPrefs(context).edit()
-                .putInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, numHotseatIcons)
+                .putInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, numDatabaseHotseatIcons)
                 .putString(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_WORKSPACE_SIZE, getPointString(numColumns, numRows))
                 .apply();
 
@@ -229,6 +237,7 @@
                 .add(myDisplayOption);
         result.iconSize = defaultDisplayOption.iconSize;
         result.landscapeIconSize = defaultDisplayOption.landscapeIconSize;
+        result.numShownHotseatIcons = myDisplayOption.numShownHotseatIcons;
         if (defaultDisplayOption.allAppsIconSize < myDisplayOption.allAppsIconSize) {
             result.allAppsIconSize = defaultDisplayOption.allAppsIconSize;
             result.numAllAppsColumns = defaultDisplayOption.numAllAppsColumns;
@@ -279,7 +288,7 @@
         GridOption closestProfile = displayOption.grid;
         numRows = closestProfile.numRows;
         numColumns = closestProfile.numColumns;
-        numHotseatIcons = closestProfile.numHotseatIcons;
+        numDatabaseHotseatIcons = closestProfile.numDatabaseHotseatIcons;
         dbFile = closestProfile.dbFile;
         defaultLayoutId = closestProfile.defaultLayoutId;
         demoModeLayoutId = closestProfile.demoModeLayoutId;
@@ -301,6 +310,7 @@
         minCellHeight = displayOption.minCellHeight;
         minCellWidth = displayOption.minCellWidth;
         borderSpacing = displayOption.borderSpacing;
+        numShownHotseatIcons = Math.round(displayOption.numShownHotseatIcons);
         numAllAppsColumns = Math.round(displayOption.numAllAppsColumns);
 
         if (Utilities.isGridOptionsEnabled(context)) {
@@ -391,7 +401,7 @@
                 numColumns != oldProfile.numColumns ||
                 numFolderColumns != oldProfile.numFolderColumns ||
                 numFolderRows != oldProfile.numFolderRows ||
-                numHotseatIcons != oldProfile.numHotseatIcons) {
+                numDatabaseHotseatIcons != oldProfile.numDatabaseHotseatIcons) {
             changeFlags |= CHANGE_FLAG_GRID;
         }
 
@@ -619,7 +629,7 @@
         private final int numFolderRows;
         private final int numFolderColumns;
 
-        private final int numHotseatIcons;
+        private final int numDatabaseHotseatIcons;
 
         private final String dbFile;
 
@@ -645,7 +655,7 @@
                     R.styleable.GridDisplayOption_defaultLayoutId, 0);
             demoModeLayoutId = a.getResourceId(
                     R.styleable.GridDisplayOption_demoModeLayoutId, defaultLayoutId);
-            numHotseatIcons = a.getInt(
+            numDatabaseHotseatIcons = a.getInt(
                     R.styleable.GridDisplayOption_numHotseatIcons, numColumns);
             numFolderRows = a.getInt(
                     R.styleable.GridDisplayOption_numFolderRows, numRows);
@@ -673,6 +683,7 @@
         private final float minHeightDps;
         private final boolean canBeDefault;
 
+        private float numShownHotseatIcons;
         private float numAllAppsColumns;
         private float minCellHeight;
         private float minCellWidth;
@@ -695,6 +706,8 @@
             minHeightDps = a.getFloat(R.styleable.ProfileDisplayOption_minHeightDps, 0);
             canBeDefault = a.getBoolean(
                     R.styleable.ProfileDisplayOption_canBeDefault, false);
+            numShownHotseatIcons = a.getInt(R.styleable.ProfileDisplayOption_numShownHotseatIcons,
+                    grid.numDatabaseHotseatIcons);
             numAllAppsColumns = a.getInt(R.styleable.ProfileDisplayOption_numAllAppsColumns,
                     grid.numColumns);
 
@@ -725,6 +738,7 @@
             minWidthDps = 0;
             minHeightDps = 0;
             canBeDefault = false;
+            numShownHotseatIcons = 0;
             numAllAppsColumns = 0;
             minCellHeight = 0;
             minCellWidth = 0;
@@ -732,6 +746,7 @@
         }
 
         private DisplayOption multiply(float w) {
+            numShownHotseatIcons *= w;
             numAllAppsColumns *= w;
             iconSize *= w;
             landscapeIconSize *= w;
@@ -746,6 +761,7 @@
         }
 
         private DisplayOption add(DisplayOption p) {
+            numShownHotseatIcons += p.numShownHotseatIcons;
             numAllAppsColumns += p.numAllAppsColumns;
             iconSize += p.iconSize;
             landscapeIconSize += p.landscapeIconSize;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index 2ec5e90..39b16fd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
                 .appendQueryParameter("version", "1")
                 .appendQueryParameter("gridWidth", Integer.toString(grid.numColumns))
                 .appendQueryParameter("gridHeight", Integer.toString(grid.numRows))
-                .appendQueryParameter("hotseatSize", Integer.toString(grid.numHotseatIcons))
+                .appendQueryParameter("hotseatSize", Integer.toString(grid.numDatabaseHotseatIcons))
                 .build();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/search/AppsSearchContainerLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/search/AppsSearchContainerLayout.java
index a8185d6..2491217 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/search/AppsSearchContainerLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/search/AppsSearchContainerLayout.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
                 - mAppsView.getActiveRecyclerView().getPaddingRight();
 
         int cellWidth = DeviceProfile.calculateCellWidth(rowWidth, dp.cellLayoutBorderSpacingPx,
-                dp.inv.numHotseatIcons);
+                dp.numShownHotseatIcons);
         int iconVisibleSize = Math.round(ICON_VISIBLE_AREA_FACTOR * dp.iconSizePx);
         int iconPadding = cellWidth - iconVisibleSize;
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
index 5e9b179..31764c5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
                 }
             }
             IntArray ranks = getMissingHotseatRanks(currentWorkspaceItems,
-                    mIdp.numHotseatIcons);
+                    mDp.numShownHotseatIcons);
             List<ItemInfo> predictions = workspaceResult.mHotseatPredictions == null
                     ? Collections.emptyList() : workspaceResult.mHotseatPredictions.items;
             int count = Math.min(ranks.size(), predictions.size());
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
             }
         } else {
             // Add hotseat icons
-            for (int i = 0; i < mIdp.numHotseatIcons; i++) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < mDp.numShownHotseatIcons; i++) {
                 WorkspaceItemInfo info = new WorkspaceItemInfo(mWorkspaceItemInfo);
                 info.container = Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
                 info.screenId = i;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationTask.java
index 804e72e..6a75e62 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationTask.java
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@
         String gridSizeString = getPointString(idp.numColumns, idp.numRows);
 
         return !gridSizeString.equals(prefs.getString(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_WORKSPACE_SIZE, ""))
-                || idp.numHotseatIcons != prefs.getInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, -1);
+                || idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons != prefs.getInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, -1);
     }
 
     /** See {@link #migrateGridIfNeeded(Context, InvariantDeviceProfile)} */
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@
                 .getBinder(Settings.EXTRA_VALUE)) {
 
             int srcHotseatCount = prefs.getInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT,
-                    idp.numHotseatIcons);
+                    idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons);
             Point sourceSize = parsePoint(prefs.getString(
                     KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_WORKSPACE_SIZE, gridSizeString));
 
@@ -948,10 +948,10 @@
 
             HashSet<String> validPackages = getValidPackages(context);
             // Hotseat.
-            if (srcHotseatCount != idp.numHotseatIcons
+            if (srcHotseatCount != idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons
                     && new GridSizeMigrationTask(context, transaction.getDb(), validPackages,
                             migrateForPreview, srcHotseatCount,
-                            idp.numHotseatIcons).migrateHotseat()) {
+                            idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons).migrateHotseat()) {
                 dbChanged = true;
             }
 
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@
                 // Save current configuration, so that the migration does not run again.
                 prefs.edit()
                         .putString(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_WORKSPACE_SIZE, gridSizeString)
-                        .putInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, idp.numHotseatIcons)
+                        .putInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons)
                         .apply();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationTaskV2.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationTaskV2.java
index c6c0791..cee9304 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationTaskV2.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationTaskV2.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         String gridSizeString = getPointString(idp.numColumns, idp.numRows);
 
         return !gridSizeString.equals(prefs.getString(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_WORKSPACE_SIZE, ""))
-                || idp.numHotseatIcons != prefs.getInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, -1);
+                || idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons != prefs.getInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, -1);
     }
 
     /** See {@link #migrateGridIfNeeded(Context, InvariantDeviceProfile)} */
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@
         SharedPreferences prefs = Utilities.getPrefs(context);
         String gridSizeString = getPointString(idp.numColumns, idp.numRows);
         HashSet<String> validPackages = getValidPackages(context);
-        int srcHotseatCount = prefs.getInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, idp.numHotseatIcons);
+        int srcHotseatCount = prefs.getInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT,
+                idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons);
 
         if (migrateForPreview) {
             if (!LauncherSettings.Settings.call(
@@ -177,11 +178,11 @@
             DbReader destReader = new DbReader(t.getDb(),
                     migrateForPreview ? LauncherSettings.Favorites.PREVIEW_TABLE_NAME
                             : LauncherSettings.Favorites.TABLE_NAME,
-                    context, validPackages, idp.numHotseatIcons);
+                    context, validPackages, idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons);
 
             Point targetSize = new Point(idp.numColumns, idp.numRows);
             GridSizeMigrationTaskV2 task = new GridSizeMigrationTaskV2(context, t.getDb(),
-                    srcReader, destReader, idp.numHotseatIcons, targetSize);
+                    srcReader, destReader, idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons, targetSize);
             task.migrate();
 
             if (!migrateForPreview) {
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@
                 // Save current configuration, so that the migration does not run again.
                 prefs.edit()
                         .putString(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_WORKSPACE_SIZE, gridSizeString)
-                        .putInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, idp.numHotseatIcons)
+                        .putInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons)
                         .apply();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
index 19d9af9..897b02e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@
             final GridOccupancy hotseatOccupancy =
                     occupied.get(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT);
 
-            if (item.screenId >= mIDP.numHotseatIcons) {
+            if (item.screenId >= mIDP.numDatabaseHotseatIcons) {
                 Log.e(TAG, "Error loading shortcut " + item
                         + " into hotseat position " + item.screenId
-                        + ", position out of bounds: (0 to " + (mIDP.numHotseatIcons - 1)
+                        + ", position out of bounds: (0 to " + (mIDP.numDatabaseHotseatIcons - 1)
                         + ")");
                 return false;
             }
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
                     return true;
                 }
             } else {
-                final GridOccupancy occupancy = new GridOccupancy(mIDP.numHotseatIcons, 1);
+                final GridOccupancy occupancy = new GridOccupancy(mIDP.numDatabaseHotseatIcons, 1);
                 occupancy.cells[item.screenId][0] = true;
                 occupied.put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT, occupancy);
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
index 312435d..080ce20 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         // in the hotseat
         if (container == Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT) {
             item.screenId = mHasVerticalHotseat
-                    ? LauncherAppState.getIDP(mContext).numHotseatIcons - cellY - 1 : cellX;
+                    ? LauncherAppState.getIDP(mContext).numDatabaseHotseatIcons - cellY - 1 : cellX;
         } else {
             item.screenId = screenId;
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/provider/ImportDataTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/provider/ImportDataTask.java
index a5462a6..c9af2fe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/provider/ImportDataTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/provider/ImportDataTask.java
@@ -284,8 +284,9 @@
             insertOperations.clear();
         }
 
-        IntSparseArrayMap<Object> hotseatItems = GridSizeMigrationTask.removeBrokenHotseatItems(mContext);
-        int myHotseatCount = LauncherAppState.getIDP(mContext).numHotseatIcons;
+        IntSparseArrayMap<Object> hotseatItems = GridSizeMigrationTask
+                .removeBrokenHotseatItems(mContext);
+        int myHotseatCount = LauncherAppState.getIDP(mContext).numDatabaseHotseatIcons;
         if (hotseatItems.size() < myHotseatCount) {
             // Insufficient hotseat items. Add a few more.
             HotseatParserCallback parserCallback = new HotseatParserCallback(
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/provider/RestoreDbTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/provider/RestoreDbTask.java
index 53183bf..223f4f1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/provider/RestoreDbTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/provider/RestoreDbTask.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
      */
     private void backupWorkspace(Context context, SQLiteDatabase db) throws Exception {
         InvariantDeviceProfile idp = LauncherAppState.getIDP(context);
-        new GridBackupTable(context, db, idp.numHotseatIcons, idp.numColumns, idp.numRows)
+        new GridBackupTable(context, db, idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons, idp.numColumns, idp.numRows)
                 .doBackup(getDefaultProfileId(db), GridBackupTable.OPTION_REQUIRES_SANITIZATION);
     }
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
             @NonNull DatabaseHelper helper, @NonNull BackupManager backupManager)
             throws Exception {
         final InvariantDeviceProfile idp = LauncherAppState.getIDP(context);
-        GridBackupTable backupTable = new GridBackupTable(context, db, idp.numHotseatIcons,
+        GridBackupTable backupTable = new GridBackupTable(context, db, idp.numDatabaseHotseatIcons,
                 idp.numColumns, idp.numRows);
         if (backupTable.restoreFromRawBackupIfAvailable(getDefaultProfileId(db))) {
             int itemsDeleted = sanitizeDB(helper, db, backupManager);