diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/FastScrollRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/FastScrollRecyclerView.java
index 94903f278e..747b755263 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/FastScrollRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/FastScrollRecyclerView.java
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ public abstract class FastScrollRecyclerView extends RecyclerView  {
     @Override
     protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
         super.onAttachedToWindow();
-        bindFastScrollbar();
+        if (mScrollbar == null || !mScrollbar.hasRecyclerView()) {
+            bindFastScrollbar();
+        }
     }
 
     public void bindFastScrollbar() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/RecyclerViewFastScroller.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/RecyclerViewFastScroller.java
index 11ca130179..6e6512d294 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/RecyclerViewFastScroller.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/RecyclerViewFastScroller.java
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ public class RecyclerViewFastScroller extends View {
         ta.recycle();
     }
 
+    /** @return whether there is a RecyclerView bound to this scroller. */
+    public boolean hasRecyclerView() {
+        return mRv != null;
+    }
+
     public void setRecyclerView(FastScrollRecyclerView rv, TextView popupView) {
         if (mRv != null && mOnScrollListener != null) {
             mRv.removeOnScrollListener(mOnScrollListener);