diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index 7036639..dd755cb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
@@ -115,6 +116,11 @@
     public static final int SINGLE_FRAME_MS = 16;
 
     /**
+     * Set on a motion event dispatched from the nav bar. See {@link MotionEvent#setEdgeFlags(int)}.
+     */
+    public static final int EDGE_NAV_BAR = 1 << 8;
+
+    /**
      * Indicates if the device has a debug build. Should only be used to store additional info or
      * add extra logging and not for changing the app behavior.
      */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
index b0af4c6..10ecc4f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.ContainerType;
 import static com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.ItemType;
 import static com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Target;
+import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.EDGE_NAV_BAR;
 
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.LayoutTransition;
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@
     public boolean onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         if (ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
             BaseDragLayer dl = getPopupContainer();
-            if (!dl.isEventOverView(this, ev)) {
+            final boolean cameFromNavBar = (ev.getEdgeFlags() & EDGE_NAV_BAR) != 0;
+            if (!cameFromNavBar && !dl.isEventOverView(this, ev)) {
                 mLauncher.getUserEventDispatcher().logActionTapOutside(
                         LoggerUtils.newContainerTarget(ContainerType.DEEPSHORTCUTS));
                 close(true);