diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
index cc6ec6998d..f490426720 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public class HotseatPredictionController implements DragController.DragListener,
     private AppPredictor mAppPredictor;
     private AllAppsStore mAllAppsStore;
     private AnimatorSet mIconRemoveAnimators;
+    private boolean mUIUpdatePaused = false;
 
     private HotseatEduController mHotseatEduController;
 
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ public class HotseatPredictionController implements DragController.DragListener,
     }
 
     private void fillGapsWithPrediction(boolean animate, Runnable callback) {
-        if (!isReady() || mDragObject != null) {
+        if (!isReady() || mUIUpdatePaused || mDragObject != null) {
             return;
         }
         List<WorkspaceItemInfo> predictedApps = mapToWorkspaceItemInfo(mComponentKeyMappers);
@@ -249,6 +250,16 @@ public class HotseatPredictionController implements DragController.DragListener,
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * start and pauses predicted apps update on the hotseat
+     */
+    public void setPauseUIUpdate(boolean paused) {
+        mUIUpdatePaused = paused;
+        if (!paused) {
+            fillGapsWithPrediction();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates App Predictor with all the current apps pinned on the hotseat
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index b87fcf2546..8d73a96a77 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -20,14 +20,19 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode.Mode.NO_BUTTON;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.Gravity;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
 import com.android.launcher3.CellLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.WorkspaceItemInfo;
@@ -160,6 +165,15 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends BaseQuickstepLauncher {
         onStateOrResumeChanged();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean startActivitySafely(View v, Intent intent, ItemInfo item,
+            @Nullable String sourceContainer) {
+        if (mHotseatPredictionController != null) {
+            mHotseatPredictionController.setPauseUIUpdate(true);
+        }
+        return super.startActivitySafely(v, intent, item, sourceContainer);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onActivityFlagsChanged(int changeBits) {
         super.onActivityFlagsChanged(changeBits);
@@ -169,6 +183,11 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends BaseQuickstepLauncher {
                 && (getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_TRANSITION_ACTIVE) == 0) {
             onStateOrResumeChanged();
         }
+
+        if ((changeBits & ACTIVITY_STATE_STARTED) != 0 && mHotseatPredictionController != null
+                && (getActivityFlags() & ACTIVITY_STATE_USER_ACTIVE) == 0) {
+            mHotseatPredictionController.setPauseUIUpdate(false);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override