diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index f4c914e780..946c306d6e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -2584,6 +2584,7 @@ public class Workspace extends PagedView
                 fi.performCreateAnimation(destInfo, v, sourceInfo, dragView, folderLocation, scale,
                         postAnimationRunnable);
             } else {
+                fi.prepareCreate(v);
                 fi.addItem(destInfo);
                 fi.addItem(sourceInfo);
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
index d08cf548ed..eebbfe8b78 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
@@ -262,14 +262,19 @@ public class FolderIcon extends FrameLayout implements FolderListener {
         }
     };
 
+    public Drawable prepareCreate(final View destView) {
+        Drawable animateDrawable = getTopDrawable((TextView) destView);
+        computePreviewDrawingParams(animateDrawable.getIntrinsicWidth(),
+                destView.getMeasuredWidth());
+        return animateDrawable;
+    }
+
     public void performCreateAnimation(final ShortcutInfo destInfo, final View destView,
             final ShortcutInfo srcInfo, final DragView srcView, Rect dstRect,
             float scaleRelativeToDragLayer, Runnable postAnimationRunnable) {
 
         // These correspond two the drawable and view that the icon was dropped _onto_
-        Drawable animateDrawable = getTopDrawable((TextView) destView);
-        computePreviewDrawingParams(animateDrawable.getIntrinsicWidth(),
-                destView.getMeasuredWidth());
+        Drawable animateDrawable = prepareCreate(destView);
 
         mReferenceDrawable = animateDrawable;
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
index 82c79a9ecd..3df1d24381 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class FolderPagedView extends PagedView {
      */
     public int allocateRankForNewItem(ShortcutInfo info) {
         int rank = getItemCount();
-        ArrayList<View> views = new ArrayList<View>(mFolder.getItemsInReadingOrder());
+        ArrayList<View> views = new ArrayList<>(mFolder.getItemsInReadingOrder());
         views.add(rank, null);
         arrangeChildren(views, views.size(), false);
         setCurrentPage(rank / mMaxItemsPerPage);