diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index 68e19cb..e004a4b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
      * Represents the schema of the database. Changes in scheme need not be backwards compatible.
      * When increasing the scheme version, ensure that downgrade_schema.json is updated
      */
-    public static final int SCHEMA_VERSION = 30;
+    public static final int SCHEMA_VERSION = 31;
 
     public static final String AUTHORITY = BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".settings";
     public static final String KEY_LAYOUT_PROVIDER_AUTHORITY = "KEY_LAYOUT_PROVIDER_AUTHORITY";
@@ -864,6 +864,19 @@
                             Favorites.SCREEN, IntArray.wrap(-777, -778)), null);
                 }
                 case 30: {
+                    if (FeatureFlags.QSB_ON_FIRST_SCREEN) {
+                        // Clean up first row in screen 0 as it might contain junk data.
+                        Log.d(TAG, "Cleaning up first row");
+                        db.delete(Favorites.TABLE_NAME,
+                                String.format(Locale.ENGLISH,
+                                        "%1$s = %2$d AND %3$s = %4$d AND %5$s = %6$d",
+                                        Favorites.SCREEN, 0,
+                                        Favorites.CONTAINER, Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP,
+                                        Favorites.CELLY, 0), null);
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+                case 31: {
                     // DB Upgraded successfully
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
index 08b38e8..739a64a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
@@ -457,11 +457,13 @@
 
         if (!occupied.containsKey(item.screenId)) {
             GridOccupancy screen = new GridOccupancy(countX + 1, countY + 1);
-            if (item.screenId == Workspace.FIRST_SCREEN_ID) {
-                // Mark the first row as occupied (if the feature is enabled)
-                // in order to account for the QSB.
+            if (item.screenId == Workspace.FIRST_SCREEN_ID && FeatureFlags.QSB_ON_FIRST_SCREEN) {
+                // Mark the first X columns (X is width of the search container) in the first row as
+                // occupied (if the feature is enabled) in order to account for the search
+                // container.
+                int spanX = mIDP.numSearchContainerColumns;
                 int spanY = FeatureFlags.EXPANDED_SMARTSPACE.get() ? 2 : 1;
-                screen.markCells(0, 0, countX + 1, spanY, FeatureFlags.QSB_ON_FIRST_SCREEN);
+                screen.markCells(0, 0, spanX, spanY, true);
             }
             occupied.put(item.screenId, screen);
         }