diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsFullSheet.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsFullSheet.java
index dc375ca..c1709f6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsFullSheet.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsFullSheet.java
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@
                     apps.getIconCache(),
                     /* iconClickListener= */ WidgetsFullSheet.this,
                     /* iconLongClickListener= */ WidgetsFullSheet.this);
+            mWidgetsListAdapter.setHasStableIds(true);
             switch (mAdapterType) {
                 case PRIMARY:
                     mWidgetsListAdapter.setFilter(mPrimaryWidgetsFilter);
@@ -530,6 +531,8 @@
         void setup(WidgetsRecyclerView recyclerView) {
             mWidgetsRecyclerView = recyclerView;
             mWidgetsRecyclerView.setAdapter(mWidgetsListAdapter);
+            // Disables animation because it disrupts the item focus upon adapter item change.
+            mWidgetsRecyclerView.setItemAnimator(null);
             mWidgetsRecyclerView.setHeaderViewDimensionsProvider(WidgetsFullSheet.this);
             mWidgetsRecyclerView.setEdgeEffectFactory(
                     ((TopRoundedCornerView) mContent).createEdgeEffectFactory());
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsListAdapter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsListAdapter.java
index cab1e02..d841c64 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsListAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsListAdapter.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.model.WidgetsListSearchHeaderEntry;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -216,7 +217,9 @@
 
     @Override
     public long getItemId(int pos) {
-        return pos;
+        return Arrays.hashCode(new Object[]{
+                mVisibleEntries.get(pos).mPkgItem.hashCode(),
+                getItemViewType(pos)});
     }
 
     @Override