diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/BaseWidgetSheet.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/BaseWidgetSheet.java
index aa797ab8a0..7795806798 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/BaseWidgetSheet.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/BaseWidgetSheet.java
@@ -143,9 +143,17 @@ public abstract class BaseWidgetSheet extends AbstractSlideInView<BaseActivity>
 
         if (enableWidgetTapToAdd()) {
             scrollToWidgetCell(wc);
+
             if (mWidgetCellWithAddButton != null) {
-                // If there is a add button currently showing, hide it.
-                mWidgetCellWithAddButton.hideAddButton(/* animate= */ true);
+                if (mWidgetCellWithAddButton.isShowingAddButton()) {
+                    // If there is a add button currently showing, hide it.
+                    mWidgetCellWithAddButton.hideAddButton(/* animate= */ true);
+                } else {
+                    // The last recorded widget cell to show an add button is no longer showing it,
+                    // likely because the widget cell has been recycled or lost focus. If this is
+                    // the cell that has been clicked, we will show it below.
+                    mWidgetCellWithAddButton = null;
+                }
             }
 
             if (mWidgetCellWithAddButton != wc) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
index ab007fb6a7..ea167d75ea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
     private int mSourceContainer = CONTAINER_WIDGETS_TRAY;
 
     private CancellableTask mIconLoadRequest;
+    private boolean mIsShowingAddButton = false;
 
     public WidgetCell(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
@@ -534,6 +535,9 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
      * @param callback Callback to be set on the button.
      */
     public void showAddButton(View.OnClickListener callback) {
+        if (mIsShowingAddButton) return;
+        mIsShowingAddButton = true;
+
         mWidgetAddButton.setAlpha(0F);
         mWidgetAddButton.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
         mWidgetAddButton.setOnClickListener(callback);
@@ -555,6 +559,9 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
      * Hide tap to add button.
      */
     public void hideAddButton(boolean animate) {
+        if (!mIsShowingAddButton) return;
+        mIsShowingAddButton = false;
+
         mWidgetAddButton.setOnClickListener(null);
         mWidgetAddButton.animate().cancel();
         mWidgetTextContainer.animate().cancel();
@@ -579,4 +586,8 @@ public class WidgetCell extends LinearLayout {
                 .alpha(1F)
                 .setDuration(ADD_BUTTON_FADE_DURATION_MS);
     }
+
+    public boolean isShowingAddButton() {
+        return mIsShowingAddButton;
+    }
 }