diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/DragLayer.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/DragLayer.java
index b31666571d..4be1914e03 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/DragLayer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/DragLayer.java
@@ -462,7 +462,16 @@ public class DragLayer extends FrameLayout implements ViewGroup.OnHierarchyChang
         float scale = getDescendantCoordRelativeToSelf((View) child.getParent(), coord);
         int toX = coord[0];
         int toY = coord[1];
-        if (child instanceof FolderIcon) {
+        if (child instanceof TextView) {
+            TextView tv = (TextView) child;
+
+            // The child may be scaled (always about the center of the view) so to account for it,
+            // we have to offset the position by the scaled size.  Once we do that, we can center
+            // the drag view about the scaled child view.
+            toY += Math.round(scale * tv.getPaddingTop());
+            toY -= dragView.getMeasuredHeight() * (1 - scale) / 2;
+            toX -= (dragView.getMeasuredWidth() - Math.round(scale * child.getMeasuredWidth())) / 2;
+        } else if (child instanceof FolderIcon) {
             // Account for holographic blur padding on the drag view
             toY -= Workspace.DRAG_BITMAP_PADDING / 2;
             // Center in the x coordinate about the target's drawable