diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index bf375d77e5..7e4300282d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ public class Launcher extends StatefulActivity<LauncherState>
         logStopAndResume(false /* isResume */);
         mAppWidgetHolder.setActivityStarted(false);
         NotificationListener.removeNotificationsChangedListener(getPopupDataProvider());
+        FloatingIconView.resetIconLoadResult();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
index 3b052210a4..f425821eea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/FloatingIconView.java
@@ -571,6 +571,13 @@ public class FloatingIconView extends FrameLayout implements
         return result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resets the static icon load result used for preloading the icon for a launching app.
+     */
+    public static void resetIconLoadResult() {
+        sIconLoadResult = null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a floating icon view for {@param originalView}.
      * @param originalView The view to copy
@@ -608,7 +615,7 @@ public class FloatingIconView extends FrameLayout implements
             }
             view.setOriginalDrawableBackground(view.mIconLoadResult.btvDrawable);
         }
-        sIconLoadResult = null;
+        resetIconLoadResult();
 
         // Match the position of the original view.
         view.matchPositionOf(launcher, originalView, isOpening, positionOut);