diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 444f3bd644..c223ea539d 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
         return new AllAppsFromOverview(this);
     }
 
-    private void waitUntilGone(String resId) {
+    void waitUntilGone(String resId) {
         assertTrue("Unexpected launcher object visible: " + resId,
                 mDevice.wait(Until.gone(getLauncherObjectSelector(resId)),
                         WAIT_TIME_MS));
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
index 5e6ad4d64b..966aff9350 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public final class Workspace extends Home {
         final Point dest = new Point(
                 mLauncher.getDevice().getDisplayWidth(), workspace.getVisibleBounds().centerY());
         app.getObject().drag(dest, ICON_DRAG_SPEED);
+        mLauncher.waitUntilGone("drop_target_bar");
         verifyActiveContainer();
     }