diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index 3016559f96..34ee3ebe36 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
     <dimen name="widget_list_header_view_vertical_padding">20dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="widget_list_entry_spacing">2dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="widget_list_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen>
+    <!-- Margin applied to the recycler view with search bar & the list of widget apps below it. -->
+    <dimen name="widget_list_left_pane_horizontal_margin">0dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="widget_list_horizontal_margin_two_pane">24dp</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="widget_preview_shadow_blur">0.5dp</dimen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/BaseWidgetSheet.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/BaseWidgetSheet.java
index 9de7f62529..145ad8087e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/BaseWidgetSheet.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/BaseWidgetSheet.java
@@ -72,14 +72,21 @@ public abstract class BaseWidgetSheet extends AbstractSlideInView<BaseActivity>
 
     public BaseWidgetSheet(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
-        mContentHorizontalMargin = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
-                R.dimen.widget_list_horizontal_margin);
+        mContentHorizontalMargin = getWidgetListHorizontalMargin();
         mWidgetCellHorizontalPadding = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.widget_cell_horizontal_padding);
         mNavBarScrimPaint = new Paint();
         mNavBarScrimPaint.setColor(Themes.getNavBarScrimColor(mActivityContext));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the margins to be applied to the left and right of the widget apps list.
+     */
+    protected int getWidgetListHorizontalMargin() {
+        return getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.widget_list_horizontal_margin);
+    }
+
     protected int getScrimColor(Context context) {
         return context.getResources().getColor(R.color.widgets_picker_scrim);
     }
@@ -142,8 +149,7 @@ public abstract class BaseWidgetSheet extends AbstractSlideInView<BaseActivity>
     @Override
     public void setInsets(Rect insets) {
         mInsets.set(insets);
-        @Px int contentHorizontalMargin = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
-                R.dimen.widget_list_horizontal_margin);
+        @Px int contentHorizontalMargin = getWidgetListHorizontalMargin();
         if (contentHorizontalMargin != mContentHorizontalMargin) {
             onContentHorizontalMarginChanged(contentHorizontalMargin);
             mContentHorizontalMargin = contentHorizontalMargin;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsTwoPaneSheet.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsTwoPaneSheet.java
index 66562373d1..26c04f5116 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsTwoPaneSheet.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsTwoPaneSheet.java
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ public class WidgetsTwoPaneSheet extends WidgetsFullSheet {
         };
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected int getWidgetListHorizontalMargin() {
+        return getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
+                R.dimen.widget_list_left_pane_horizontal_margin);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected boolean isTwoPane() {
         return true;