diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index 48b97fa..e8b5568 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@
                         Favorites.BACKUP_TABLE_NAME);
                 return null;
             }
+            case LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_REFRESH_HOTSEAT_RESTORE_TABLE: {
+                mOpenHelper.mHotseatRestoreTableExists = tableExists(
+                        mOpenHelper.getReadableDatabase(), Favorites.HYBRID_HOTSEAT_BACKUP_TABLE);
+                return null;
+            }
             case LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_RESTORE_BACKUP_TABLE: {
                 final long ts = System.currentTimeMillis();
                 if (ts - mLastRestoreTimestamp > RESTORE_BACKUP_TABLE_DELAY) {
@@ -609,6 +614,7 @@
         private int mMaxItemId = -1;
         private int mMaxScreenId = -1;
         private boolean mBackupTableExists;
+        private boolean mHotseatRestoreTableExists;
 
         static DatabaseHelper createDatabaseHelper(Context context, boolean forMigration) {
             return createDatabaseHelper(context, null, forMigration);
@@ -633,6 +639,8 @@
                 databaseHelper.mBackupTableExists = tableExists(
                         databaseHelper.getReadableDatabase(), Favorites.BACKUP_TABLE_NAME);
             }
+            databaseHelper.mHotseatRestoreTableExists = tableExists(
+                    databaseHelper.getReadableDatabase(), Favorites.HYBRID_HOTSEAT_BACKUP_TABLE);
 
             databaseHelper.initIds();
             return databaseHelper;
@@ -679,6 +687,10 @@
                 dropTable(db, Favorites.BACKUP_TABLE_NAME);
                 mBackupTableExists = false;
             }
+            if (mHotseatRestoreTableExists) {
+                dropTable(db, Favorites.HYBRID_HOTSEAT_BACKUP_TABLE);
+                mHotseatRestoreTableExists = false;
+            }
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
index 6789072..c30c401 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@
         public static final String BACKUP_TABLE_NAME = "favorites_bakup";
 
         /**
+         * Backup table created when user hotseat is moved to workspace for hybrid hotseat
+         */
+        public static final String HYBRID_HOTSEAT_BACKUP_TABLE = "hotseat_restore_backup";
+
+        /**
          * Temporary table used specifically for grid migrations during wallpaper preview
          */
         public static final String PREVIEW_TABLE_NAME = "favorites_preview";
@@ -332,6 +337,8 @@
 
         public static final String METHOD_REFRESH_BACKUP_TABLE = "refresh_backup_table";
 
+        public static final String METHOD_REFRESH_HOTSEAT_RESTORE_TABLE = "restore_hotseat_table";
+
         public static final String METHOD_RESTORE_BACKUP_TABLE = "restore_backup_table";
 
         public static final String METHOD_UPDATE_CURRENT_OPEN_HELPER = "update_current_open_helper";
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridBackupTable.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridBackupTable.java
index 4a1bc4d..acfc339 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridBackupTable.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridBackupTable.java
@@ -128,6 +128,32 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Creates a new table and populates with copy of Favorites.TABLE_NAME
+     */
+    public void createCustomBackupTable(String tableName) {
+        long profileId = UserCache.INSTANCE.get(mContext).getSerialNumberForUser(
+                Process.myUserHandle());
+        copyTable(mDb, Favorites.TABLE_NAME, tableName, profileId);
+        encodeDBProperties(0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * Restores the contents of a custom table to Favorites.TABLE_NAME
+     */
+
+    public void restoreFromCustomBackupTable(String tableName, boolean dropAfterUse) {
+        if (!tableExists(mDb, tableName)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        long userSerial = UserCache.INSTANCE.get(mContext).getSerialNumberForUser(
+                Process.myUserHandle());
+        copyTable(mDb, tableName, Favorites.TABLE_NAME, userSerial);
+        if (dropAfterUse) {
+            dropTable(mDb, tableName);
+        }
+    }
+    /**
      * Copy valid grid entries from one table to another.
      */
     private static void copyTable(SQLiteDatabase db, String from, String to, long userSerial) {