diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver.java
index a55c90d..8bf027d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver.java
@@ -86,13 +86,12 @@
             long mainProfileId = UserCache.INSTANCE.get(context)
                     .getSerialNumberForUser(myUserHandle());
             String oldWidgetId = Integer.toString(oldWidgetIds[i]);
-            int result = new ContentWriter(context, new ContentWriter.CommitParams(
-                    "appWidgetId=? and (restored & 1) = 1 and profileId=?",
-                    new String[] { oldWidgetId, Long.toString(mainProfileId) }))
+            final String where = "appWidgetId=? and (restored & 1) = 1 and profileId=?";
+            final String[] args = new String[] { oldWidgetId, Long.toString(mainProfileId) };
+            int result = new ContentWriter(context, new ContentWriter.CommitParams(where, args))
                     .put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.APPWIDGET_ID, newWidgetIds[i])
                     .put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.RESTORED, state)
                     .commit();
-
             if (result == 0) {
                 Cursor cursor = cr.query(Favorites.CONTENT_URI,
                         new String[] {Favorites.APPWIDGET_ID},
@@ -106,6 +105,11 @@
                     cursor.close();
                 }
             }
+            // attempt to update widget id in backup table as well
+            new ContentWriter(context, ContentWriter.CommitParams.backupCommitParams(where, args))
+                    .put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.APPWIDGET_ID, newWidgetIds[i])
+                    .put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.RESTORED, state)
+                    .commit();
         }
 
         LauncherAppState app = LauncherAppState.getInstanceNoCreate();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
index d2758f5..fe423ed 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@
                 + LauncherProvider.AUTHORITY + "/" + TABLE_NAME);
 
         /**
+         * The content:// style URL for "favorites_bakup" table
+         */
+        public static final Uri BACKUP_CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse("content://"
+                + LauncherProvider.AUTHORITY + "/" + BACKUP_TABLE_NAME);
+
+        /**
          * The content:// style URL for "favorites_preview" table
          */
         public static final Uri PREVIEW_CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse("content://"
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ContentWriter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ContentWriter.java
index 30c9ff9..ee64e98 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ContentWriter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ContentWriter.java
@@ -113,14 +113,26 @@
 
     public static final class CommitParams {
 
-        final Uri mUri = LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI;
-        String mWhere;
-        String[] mSelectionArgs;
+        final Uri mUri;
+        final String mWhere;
+        final String[] mSelectionArgs;
 
         public CommitParams(String where, String[] selectionArgs) {
+            this(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI, where, selectionArgs);
+        }
+
+        private CommitParams(Uri uri, String where, String[] selectionArgs) {
+            mUri = uri;
             mWhere = where;
             mSelectionArgs = selectionArgs;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Creates commit params for backup table.
+         */
+        public static CommitParams backupCommitParams(String where, String[] selectionArgs) {
+            return new CommitParams(
+                    LauncherSettings.Favorites.BACKUP_CONTENT_URI, where, selectionArgs);
+        }
     }
 }