diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index f3a02b3c2f..e3e065e03c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -3664,6 +3664,9 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
                     addAnimated.size(), true);
         }
 
+        // Remove the extra empty screen
+        mWorkspace.removeExtraEmptyScreen();
+
         if (!AppsCustomizePagedView.DISABLE_ALL_APPS &&
                 addedApps != null && mAppsCustomizeContent != null) {
             mAppsCustomizeContent.addApps(addedApps);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index edfc07059d..d1819e14d8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -318,8 +318,10 @@ public class LauncherModel extends BroadcastReceiver {
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        // Add this icon to the db, creating a new page if necessary
-                        int startSearchPageIndex = 1;
+                        // Add this icon to the db, creating a new page if necessary.  If there
+                        // is only the empty page then we just add items to the first page.
+                        // Otherwise, we add them to the next pages.
+                        int startSearchPageIndex = workspaceScreens.isEmpty() ? 0 : 1;
                         Pair<Long, int[]> coords = LauncherModel.findNextAvailableIconSpace(context,
                                 name, launchIntent, startSearchPageIndex, workspaceScreens);
                         if (coords == null) {