diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 01e3a10b0e..230ea4fea0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3;
 
+import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
@@ -112,10 +114,13 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private float mTextAlpha = 1;
 
+    @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private BadgeInfo mBadgeInfo;
     private BadgeRenderer mBadgeRenderer;
     private int mBadgeColor;
+    @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private float mBadgeScale;
+    private Animator mBadgeScaleAnim;
     private boolean mForceHideBadge;
     private Point mTempSpaceForBadgeOffset = new Point();
     private Rect mTempIconBounds = new Rect();
@@ -188,10 +193,29 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
     public void reset() {
         mBadgeInfo = null;
         mBadgeColor = Color.TRANSPARENT;
+        cancelBadgeScaleAnim();
         mBadgeScale = 0f;
         mForceHideBadge = false;
     }
 
+    private void cancelBadgeScaleAnim() {
+        if (mBadgeScaleAnim != null) {
+            mBadgeScaleAnim.cancel();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void animateBadgeScale(float... badgeScales) {
+        cancelBadgeScaleAnim();
+        mBadgeScaleAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, BADGE_SCALE_PROPERTY, badgeScales);
+        mBadgeScaleAnim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+                mBadgeScaleAnim = null;
+            }
+        });
+        mBadgeScaleAnim.start();
+    }
+
     public void applyFromShortcutInfo(ShortcutInfo info) {
         applyFromShortcutInfo(info, false);
     }
@@ -378,7 +402,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
         if (forceHideBadge) {
             invalidate();
         } else if (hasBadge()) {
-            ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, BADGE_SCALE_PROPERTY, 0, 1).start();
+            animateBadgeScale(0, 1);
         }
     }
 
@@ -524,8 +548,9 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
             if (wasBadged || isBadged) {
                 // Animate when a badge is first added or when it is removed.
                 if (animate && (wasBadged ^ isBadged) && isShown()) {
-                    ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, BADGE_SCALE_PROPERTY, newBadgeScale).start();
+                    animateBadgeScale(newBadgeScale);
                 } else {
+                    cancelBadgeScaleAnim();
                     mBadgeScale = newBadgeScale;
                     invalidate();
                 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/badge/FolderBadgeInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/badge/FolderBadgeInfo.java
index 3a1bf60c4d..fa5e8a43dd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/badge/FolderBadgeInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/badge/FolderBadgeInfo.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.badge;
 
+import android.view.ViewDebug;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 
 /**
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ public class FolderBadgeInfo extends BadgeInfo {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     public boolean hasBadge() {
         return mNumNotifications > 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
index 6a3ebcfb00..a059627df8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ public class Folder extends AbstractFloatingView implements DragSource,
                 mFolderIcon.mBackground.animateBackgroundStroke();
                 mFolderIcon.onFolderClose(mContent.getCurrentPage());
                 if (mFolderIcon.hasBadge()) {
-                    mFolderIcon.createBadgeScaleAnimator(0f, 1f).start();
+                    mFolderIcon.animateBadgeScale(0f, 1f);
                 }
                 mFolderIcon.requestFocus();
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
index 87a079604f..d09f03612f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.folder.ClippedFolderIconLayoutRule.MAX_NUM_I
 import static com.android.launcher3.folder.PreviewItemManager.INITIAL_ITEM_ANIMATION_DURATION;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
+import android.view.ViewDebug;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
@@ -106,9 +108,12 @@ public class FolderIcon extends FrameLayout implements FolderListener {
 
     private Alarm mOpenAlarm = new Alarm();
 
+    @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher", deepExport = true)
     private FolderBadgeInfo mBadgeInfo = new FolderBadgeInfo();
     private BadgeRenderer mBadgeRenderer;
+    @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private float mBadgeScale;
+    private Animator mBadgeScaleAnim;
     private Point mTempSpaceForBadgeOffset = new Point();
 
     private static final Property<FolderIcon, Float> BADGE_SCALE_PROPERTY
@@ -393,15 +398,30 @@ public class FolderIcon extends FrameLayout implements FolderListener {
         float newBadgeScale = isBadged ? 1f : 0f;
         // Animate when a badge is first added or when it is removed.
         if ((wasBadged ^ isBadged) && isShown()) {
-            createBadgeScaleAnimator(newBadgeScale).start();
+            animateBadgeScale(newBadgeScale);
         } else {
+            cancelBadgeScaleAnim();
             mBadgeScale = newBadgeScale;
             invalidate();
         }
     }
 
-    public Animator createBadgeScaleAnimator(float... badgeScales) {
-        return ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, BADGE_SCALE_PROPERTY, badgeScales);
+    private void cancelBadgeScaleAnim() {
+        if (mBadgeScaleAnim != null) {
+            mBadgeScaleAnim.cancel();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void animateBadgeScale(float... badgeScales) {
+        cancelBadgeScaleAnim();
+        mBadgeScaleAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, BADGE_SCALE_PROPERTY, badgeScales);
+        mBadgeScaleAnim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+                mBadgeScaleAnim = null;
+            }
+        });
+        mBadgeScaleAnim.start();
     }
 
     public boolean hasBadge() {