diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerView.java
index 0fae427..f0d8b3b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerView.java
@@ -92,9 +92,15 @@
             // TODO(winsonc): If we want to animate the section heads while scrolling, we can
             //                initiate that here if the recycler view scroll state is not
             //                RecyclerView.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE.
+
+            onUpdateScrollbar(dy);
         }
     }
 
+    public void reset() {
+        mScrollbar.reattachThumbToScroll();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onFinishInflate() {
         super.onFinishInflate();
@@ -143,7 +149,7 @@
                 mScrollbar.handleTouchEvent(ev, mDownX, mDownY, mLastY);
                 break;
         }
-        return mScrollbar.isDragging();
+        return mScrollbar.isDraggingThumb();
     }
 
     public void onRequestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean disallowIntercept) {
@@ -185,12 +191,10 @@
      *   AvailableScrollHeight = Total height of the all items - last page height
      *
      * This assumes that all rows are the same height.
-     *
-     * @param yOffset the offset from the top of the recycler view to start tracking.
      */
-    protected int getAvailableScrollHeight(int rowCount, int rowHeight, int yOffset) {
+    protected int getAvailableScrollHeight(int rowCount, int rowHeight) {
         int visibleHeight = getHeight() - mBackgroundPadding.top - mBackgroundPadding.bottom;
-        int scrollHeight = getPaddingTop() + yOffset + rowCount * rowHeight + getPaddingBottom();
+        int scrollHeight = getPaddingTop() + rowCount * rowHeight + getPaddingBottom();
         int availableScrollHeight = scrollHeight - visibleHeight;
         return availableScrollHeight;
     }
@@ -222,7 +226,7 @@
     @Override
     protected void dispatchDraw(Canvas canvas) {
         super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
-        onUpdateScrollbar();
+        onUpdateScrollbar(0);
         mScrollbar.draw(canvas);
     }
 
@@ -234,24 +238,21 @@
      * @param scrollPosState the current scroll position
      * @param rowCount the number of rows, used to calculate the total scroll height (assumes that
      *                 all rows are the same height)
-     * @param yOffset the offset to start tracking in the recycler view (only used for all apps)
      */
     protected void synchronizeScrollBarThumbOffsetToViewScroll(ScrollPositionState scrollPosState,
-            int rowCount, int yOffset) {
-        int availableScrollHeight = getAvailableScrollHeight(rowCount, scrollPosState.rowHeight,
-                yOffset);
-        int availableScrollBarHeight = getAvailableScrollBarHeight();
-
+            int rowCount) {
         // Only show the scrollbar if there is height to be scrolled
+        int availableScrollBarHeight = getAvailableScrollBarHeight();
+        int availableScrollHeight = getAvailableScrollHeight(rowCount, scrollPosState.rowHeight);
         if (availableScrollHeight <= 0) {
-            mScrollbar.setScrollbarThumbOffset(-1, -1);
+            mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(-1, -1);
             return;
         }
 
         // Calculate the current scroll position, the scrollY of the recycler view accounts for the
         // view padding, while the scrollBarY is drawn right up to the background padding (ignoring
         // padding)
-        int scrollY = getPaddingTop() + yOffset +
+        int scrollY = getPaddingTop() +
                 (scrollPosState.rowIndex * scrollPosState.rowHeight) - scrollPosState.rowTopOffset;
         int scrollBarY = mBackgroundPadding.top +
                 (int) (((float) scrollY / availableScrollHeight) * availableScrollBarHeight);
@@ -261,9 +262,9 @@
         if (Utilities.isRtl(getResources())) {
             scrollBarX = mBackgroundPadding.left;
         } else {
-            scrollBarX = getWidth() - mBackgroundPadding.right - mScrollbar.getWidth();
+            scrollBarX = getWidth() - mBackgroundPadding.right - mScrollbar.getThumbWidth();
         }
-        mScrollbar.setScrollbarThumbOffset(scrollBarX, scrollBarY);
+        mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(scrollBarX, scrollBarY);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -276,10 +277,15 @@
      * Updates the bounds for the scrollbar.
      * <p>Override in each subclass of this base class.
      */
-    public abstract void onUpdateScrollbar();
+    public abstract void onUpdateScrollbar(int dy);
 
     /**
      * <p>Override in each subclass of this base class.
      */
     public void onFastScrollCompleted() {}
+
+    /**
+     * Returns information about the item that the recycler view is currently scrolled to.
+     */
+    protected abstract void getCurScrollState(ScrollPositionState stateOut);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollBar.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollBar.java
index 2c4184d..29e234d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollBar.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollBar.java
@@ -56,9 +56,12 @@
     private int mThumbMaxWidth;
     @Thunk int mThumbWidth;
     @Thunk int mThumbHeight;
+    private float mLastTouchY;
     // The inset is the buffer around which a point will still register as a click on the scrollbar
     private int mTouchInset;
     private boolean mIsDragging;
+    private boolean mIsThumbDetached;
+    private boolean mCanThumbDetach;
 
     // This is the offset from the top of the scrollbar when the user first starts touching.  To
     // prevent jumping, this offset is applied as the user scrolls.
@@ -84,7 +87,15 @@
         mTouchInset = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.container_fastscroll_thumb_touch_inset);
     }
 
-    public void setScrollbarThumbOffset(int x, int y) {
+    public void setDetachThumbOnFastScroll() {
+        mCanThumbDetach = true;
+    }
+
+    public void reattachThumbToScroll() {
+        mIsThumbDetached = false;
+    }
+
+    public void setThumbOffset(int x, int y) {
         if (mThumbOffset.x == x && mThumbOffset.y == y) {
             return;
         }
@@ -95,8 +106,12 @@
         mRv.invalidate(mInvalidateRect);
     }
 
+    public Point getThumbOffset() {
+        return mThumbOffset;
+    }
+
     // Setter/getter for the search bar width for animations
-    public void setWidth(int width) {
+    public void setThumbWidth(int width) {
         mInvalidateRect.set(mThumbOffset.x, 0, mThumbOffset.x + mThumbWidth, mRv.getHeight());
         mThumbWidth = width;
         mInvalidateRect.union(new Rect(mThumbOffset.x, 0, mThumbOffset.x + mThumbWidth,
@@ -104,7 +119,7 @@
         mRv.invalidate(mInvalidateRect);
     }
 
-    public int getWidth() {
+    public int getThumbWidth() {
         return mThumbWidth;
     }
 
@@ -127,10 +142,18 @@
         return mThumbMaxWidth;
     }
 
-    public boolean isDragging() {
+    public float getLastTouchY() {
+        return mLastTouchY;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isDraggingThumb() {
         return mIsDragging;
     }
 
+    public boolean isThumbDetached() {
+        return mIsThumbDetached;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handles the touch event and determines whether to show the fast scroller (or updates it if
      * it is already showing).
@@ -152,6 +175,9 @@
                         Math.abs(y - downY) > config.getScaledTouchSlop()) {
                     mRv.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);
                     mIsDragging = true;
+                    if (mCanThumbDetach) {
+                        mIsThumbDetached = true;
+                    }
                     mTouchOffset += (lastY - downY);
                     mPopup.animateVisibility(true);
                     animateScrollbar(true);
@@ -166,11 +192,13 @@
                     mPopup.setSectionName(sectionName);
                     mPopup.animateVisibility(!sectionName.isEmpty());
                     mRv.invalidate(mPopup.updateFastScrollerBounds(mRv, lastY));
+                    mLastTouchY = boundedY;
                 }
                 break;
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
                 mTouchOffset = 0;
+                mLastTouchY = 0;
                 if (mIsDragging) {
                     mIsDragging = false;
                     mPopup.animateVisibility(false);
@@ -205,7 +233,7 @@
         }
         ObjectAnimator trackAlphaAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, "trackAlpha",
                 isScrolling ? MAX_TRACK_ALPHA : 0);
-        ObjectAnimator thumbWidthAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, "width",
+        ObjectAnimator thumbWidthAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, "thumbWidth",
                 isScrolling ? mThumbMaxWidth : mThumbMinWidth);
         ValueAnimator colorAnimation = ValueAnimator.ofObject(new ArgbEvaluator(),
                 mThumbPaint.getColor(), isScrolling ? mThumbActiveColor : mThumbInactiveColor);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
index e129dc6..6d008ab 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
@@ -555,8 +555,9 @@
     @Override
     public void onLauncherTransitionEnd(Launcher l, boolean animated, boolean toWorkspace) {
         if (toWorkspace) {
-            // Reset the search bar after transitioning home
+            // Reset the search bar and base recycler view after transitioning home
             mSearchBarController.reset();
+            mAppsRecyclerView.reset();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
index 5aa973a..5ec8bb2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     public AllAppsRecyclerView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr,
             int defStyleRes) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
+        mScrollbar.setDetachThumbOnFastScroll();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -168,8 +169,8 @@
         }
 
         // Map the touch position back to the scroll of the recycler view
-        getCurScrollState(mScrollPosState, mApps.getAdapterItems());
-        int availableScrollHeight = getAvailableScrollHeight(rowCount, mScrollPosState.rowHeight, 0);
+        getCurScrollState(mScrollPosState);
+        int availableScrollHeight = getAvailableScrollHeight(rowCount, mScrollPosState.rowHeight);
         LinearLayoutManager layoutManager = (LinearLayoutManager) getLayoutManager();
         if (mFastScrollMode == FAST_SCROLL_MODE_FREE_SCROLL) {
             layoutManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(0, (int) -(availableScrollHeight * touchFraction));
@@ -216,24 +217,73 @@
      * Updates the bounds for the scrollbar.
      */
     @Override
-    public void onUpdateScrollbar() {
+    public void onUpdateScrollbar(int dy) {
         List<AlphabeticalAppsList.AdapterItem> items = mApps.getAdapterItems();
 
         // Skip early if there are no items or we haven't been measured
         if (items.isEmpty() || mNumAppsPerRow == 0) {
-            mScrollbar.setScrollbarThumbOffset(-1, -1);
+            mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(-1, -1);
             return;
         }
 
         // Find the index and height of the first visible row (all rows have the same height)
         int rowCount = mApps.getNumAppRows();
-        getCurScrollState(mScrollPosState, items);
+        getCurScrollState(mScrollPosState);
         if (mScrollPosState.rowIndex < 0) {
-            mScrollbar.setScrollbarThumbOffset(-1, -1);
+            mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(-1, -1);
             return;
         }
 
-        synchronizeScrollBarThumbOffsetToViewScroll(mScrollPosState, rowCount, 0);
+        // Only show the scrollbar if there is height to be scrolled
+        int availableScrollBarHeight = getAvailableScrollBarHeight();
+        int availableScrollHeight = getAvailableScrollHeight(mApps.getNumAppRows(), mScrollPosState.rowHeight);
+        if (availableScrollHeight <= 0) {
+            mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(-1, -1);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Calculate the current scroll position, the scrollY of the recycler view accounts for the
+        // view padding, while the scrollBarY is drawn right up to the background padding (ignoring
+        // padding)
+        int scrollY = getPaddingTop() +
+                (mScrollPosState.rowIndex * mScrollPosState.rowHeight) - mScrollPosState.rowTopOffset;
+        int scrollBarY = mBackgroundPadding.top +
+                (int) (((float) scrollY / availableScrollHeight) * availableScrollBarHeight);
+
+        if (mScrollbar.isThumbDetached()) {
+            int scrollBarX;
+            if (Utilities.isRtl(getResources())) {
+                scrollBarX = mBackgroundPadding.left;
+            } else {
+                scrollBarX = getWidth() - mBackgroundPadding.right - mScrollbar.getThumbWidth();
+            }
+
+            if (mScrollbar.isDraggingThumb()) {
+                // If the thumb is detached, then just update the thumb to the current
+                // touch position
+                mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(scrollBarX, (int) mScrollbar.getLastTouchY());
+            } else {
+                int thumbScrollY = mScrollbar.getThumbOffset().y;
+                int diffScrollY = scrollBarY - thumbScrollY;
+                if (diffScrollY * dy > 0f) {
+                    // User is scrolling in the same direction the thumb needs to catch up to the
+                    // current scroll position.
+                    thumbScrollY += dy < 0 ? Math.max(dy, diffScrollY) : Math.min(dy, diffScrollY);
+                    thumbScrollY = Math.max(0, Math.min(availableScrollBarHeight, thumbScrollY));
+                    mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(scrollBarX, thumbScrollY);
+                    if (scrollBarY == thumbScrollY) {
+                        mScrollbar.reattachThumbToScroll();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // User is scrolling in an opposite direction to the direction that the thumb
+                    // needs to catch up to the scroll position.  Do nothing except for updating
+                    // the scroll bar x to match the thumb width.
+                    mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(scrollBarX, thumbScrollY);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            synchronizeScrollBarThumbOffsetToViewScroll(mScrollPosState, rowCount);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -285,13 +335,13 @@
     /**
      * Returns the current scroll state of the apps rows.
      */
-    private void getCurScrollState(ScrollPositionState stateOut,
-            List<AlphabeticalAppsList.AdapterItem> items) {
+    protected void getCurScrollState(ScrollPositionState stateOut) {
         stateOut.rowIndex = -1;
         stateOut.rowTopOffset = -1;
         stateOut.rowHeight = -1;
 
         // Return early if there are no items or we haven't been measured
+        List<AlphabeticalAppsList.AdapterItem> items = mApps.getAdapterItems();
         if (items.isEmpty() || mNumAppsPerRow == 0) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AlphabeticalAppsList.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AlphabeticalAppsList.java
index 396f757..dac0df1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AlphabeticalAppsList.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AlphabeticalAppsList.java
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
     private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
     private static final boolean DEBUG_PREDICTIONS = false;
 
+    private static final int FAST_SCROLL_FRACTION_DISTRIBUTE_BY_ROWS_FRACTION = 0;
+    private static final int FAST_SCROLL_FRACTION_DISTRIBUTE_BY_NUM_SECTIONS = 1;
+
+    private final int mFastScrollDistributionMode = FAST_SCROLL_FRACTION_DISTRIBUTE_BY_NUM_SECTIONS;
+
     /**
      * Info about a section in the alphabetic list
      */
@@ -85,8 +90,6 @@
         /** Section & App properties */
         // The section for this item
         public SectionInfo sectionInfo;
-        // The row that this item shows up on
-        public int rowIndex;
 
         /** App-only properties */
         // The section name of this app.  Note that there can be multiple items with different
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@
         public String sectionName = null;
         // The index of this app in the section
         public int sectionAppIndex = -1;
+        // The row that this item shows up on
+        public int rowIndex;
         // The index of this app in the row
         public int rowAppIndex;
         // The associated AppInfo for the app
@@ -188,7 +193,6 @@
     private int mNumAppsPerRow;
     private int mNumPredictedAppsPerRow;
     private int mNumAppRowsInAdapter;
-    private boolean mDisableEmptyText;
 
     public AlphabeticalAppsList(Context context) {
         mLauncher = (Launcher) context;
@@ -216,13 +220,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Disables the empty text message when there are no search results.
-     */
-    public void disableEmptyText() {
-        mDisableEmptyText = true;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Returns all the apps.
      */
     public List<AppInfo> getApps() {
@@ -523,18 +520,36 @@
             }
             mNumAppRowsInAdapter = rowIndex + 1;
 
-            // Pre-calculate all the fast scroller fractions based on the number of rows
-            float rowFraction = 1f / mNumAppRowsInAdapter;
-            for (FastScrollSectionInfo info : mFastScrollerSections) {
-                AdapterItem item = info.fastScrollToItem;
-                if (item.viewType != AllAppsGridAdapter.ICON_VIEW_TYPE &&
-                        item.viewType != AllAppsGridAdapter.PREDICTION_ICON_VIEW_TYPE) {
-                    info.touchFraction = 0f;
-                    continue;
-                }
+            // Pre-calculate all the fast scroller fractions
+            switch (mFastScrollDistributionMode) {
+                case FAST_SCROLL_FRACTION_DISTRIBUTE_BY_ROWS_FRACTION:
+                    float rowFraction = 1f / mNumAppRowsInAdapter;
+                    for (FastScrollSectionInfo info : mFastScrollerSections) {
+                        AdapterItem item = info.fastScrollToItem;
+                        if (item.viewType != AllAppsGridAdapter.ICON_VIEW_TYPE &&
+                                item.viewType != AllAppsGridAdapter.PREDICTION_ICON_VIEW_TYPE) {
+                            info.touchFraction = 0f;
+                            continue;
+                        }
 
-                float subRowFraction = item.rowAppIndex * (rowFraction / mNumAppsPerRow);
-                info.touchFraction = item.rowIndex * rowFraction + subRowFraction;
+                        float subRowFraction = item.rowAppIndex * (rowFraction / mNumAppsPerRow);
+                        info.touchFraction = item.rowIndex * rowFraction + subRowFraction;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case FAST_SCROLL_FRACTION_DISTRIBUTE_BY_NUM_SECTIONS:
+                    float perSectionTouchFraction = 1f / mFastScrollerSections.size();
+                    float cumulativeTouchFraction = 0f;
+                    for (FastScrollSectionInfo info : mFastScrollerSections) {
+                        AdapterItem item = info.fastScrollToItem;
+                        if (item.viewType != AllAppsGridAdapter.ICON_VIEW_TYPE &&
+                                item.viewType != AllAppsGridAdapter.PREDICTION_ICON_VIEW_TYPE) {
+                            info.touchFraction = 0f;
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        info.touchFraction = cumulativeTouchFraction;
+                        cumulativeTouchFraction += perSectionTouchFraction;
+                    }
+                    break;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsRecyclerView.java
index 61e63cd..e586dc2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsRecyclerView.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
         getCurScrollState(mScrollPosState);
         float pos = rowCount * touchFraction;
-        int availableScrollHeight = getAvailableScrollHeight(rowCount, mScrollPosState.rowHeight, 0);
+        int availableScrollHeight = getAvailableScrollHeight(rowCount, mScrollPosState.rowHeight);
         LinearLayoutManager layoutManager = ((LinearLayoutManager) getLayoutManager());
         layoutManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(0, (int) -(availableScrollHeight * touchFraction));
 
@@ -115,29 +115,29 @@
      * Updates the bounds for the scrollbar.
      */
     @Override
-    public void onUpdateScrollbar() {
+    public void onUpdateScrollbar(int dy) {
         int rowCount = mWidgets.getPackageSize();
 
         // Skip early if, there are no items.
         if (rowCount == 0) {
-            mScrollbar.setScrollbarThumbOffset(-1, -1);
+            mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(-1, -1);
             return;
         }
 
         // Skip early if, there no child laid out in the container.
         getCurScrollState(mScrollPosState);
         if (mScrollPosState.rowIndex < 0) {
-            mScrollbar.setScrollbarThumbOffset(-1, -1);
+            mScrollbar.setThumbOffset(-1, -1);
             return;
         }
 
-        synchronizeScrollBarThumbOffsetToViewScroll(mScrollPosState, rowCount, 0);
+        synchronizeScrollBarThumbOffsetToViewScroll(mScrollPosState, rowCount);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the current scroll state.
      */
-    private void getCurScrollState(ScrollPositionState stateOut) {
+    protected void getCurScrollState(ScrollPositionState stateOut) {
         stateOut.rowIndex = -1;
         stateOut.rowTopOffset = -1;
         stateOut.rowHeight = -1;