diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/appprediction/PredictionRowView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/appprediction/PredictionRowView.java
index f012197..e680ea9 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/appprediction/PredictionRowView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/appprediction/PredictionRowView.java
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 
     private boolean mPredictionsEnabled = false;
 
+    private boolean mPredictionUiUpdatePaused = false;
+
     public PredictionRowView(@NonNull Context context) {
         this(context, null);
     }
@@ -193,7 +195,18 @@
         applyPredictionApps();
     }
 
+    /** Pause the prediction row UI update */
+    public void setPredictionUiUpdatePaused(boolean predictionUiUpdatePaused) {
+        mPredictionUiUpdatePaused = predictionUiUpdatePaused;
+        if (!mPredictionUiUpdatePaused) {
+            applyPredictionApps();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void applyPredictionApps() {
+        if (mPredictionUiUpdatePaused) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (getChildCount() != mNumPredictedAppsPerRow) {
             while (getChildCount() > mNumPredictedAppsPerRow) {
                 removeViewAt(0);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index c3bcde0..5ececb5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -367,11 +367,19 @@
         mHotseatPredictionController.setPauseUIUpdate(getTaskbarUIController() == null);
         Log.d("b/318394698", "startActivitySafely being run, getTaskbarUIController is: "
                 + getTaskbarUIController());
+        PredictionRowView<?> predictionRowView =
+                getAppsView().getFloatingHeaderView().findFixedRowByType(PredictionRowView.class);
+        // Pause the prediction row updates until the transition (if it exists) ends.
+        predictionRowView.setPredictionUiUpdatePaused(true);
         RunnableList result = super.startActivitySafely(v, intent, item);
         if (result == null) {
             mHotseatPredictionController.setPauseUIUpdate(false);
+            predictionRowView.setPredictionUiUpdatePaused(false);
         } else {
-            result.add(() -> mHotseatPredictionController.setPauseUIUpdate(false));
+            result.add(() -> {
+                mHotseatPredictionController.setPauseUIUpdate(false);
+                predictionRowView.setPredictionUiUpdatePaused(false);
+            });
         }
         return result;
     }
@@ -468,7 +476,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void bindExtraContainerItems(FixedContainerItems item) {
-        Log.d(TAG, "Bind extra container items");
+        Log.d(TAG, "Bind extra container items. ContainerId = " + item.containerId);
         if (item.containerId == Favorites.CONTAINER_PREDICTION) {
             mAllAppsPredictions = item;
             PredictionRowView<?> predictionRowView =