diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
index 48315d0c8f..15a5c3efe2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
@@ -145,9 +145,10 @@ public class FallbackRecentsView extends RecentsView<RecentsActivity, RecentsSta
         RunningTaskInfo runningTaskInfo = runningTaskInfos[0];
         if (mHomeTaskInfo != null && runningTaskInfo != null &&
                 mHomeTaskInfo.taskId == runningTaskInfo.taskId
-                && getTaskViewCount() == 0) {
+                && getTaskViewCount() == 0 && mLoadPlanEverApplied) {
             // Do not add a stub task if we are running over home with empty recents, so that we
             // show the empty recents message instead of showing a stub task and later removing it.
+            // Ignore empty task signal if applyLoadPlan has never run.
             return false;
         }
         return super.shouldAddStubTaskView(runningTaskInfos);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index a5534e7f42..9a76f2b9f3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
 
     // Keeps track of task id whose visual state should not be reset
     private int mIgnoreResetTaskId = -1;
+    protected boolean mLoadPlanEverApplied;
 
     // Variables for empty state
     private final Drawable mEmptyIcon;
@@ -1451,6 +1452,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         resetTaskVisuals();
         onTaskStackUpdated();
         updateEnabledOverlays();
+        mLoadPlanEverApplied = true;
     }
 
     private boolean isModal() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 35c257f53e..1f1d57adc9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
     private final CheckLongPressHelper mLongPressHelper;
 
     private final boolean mLayoutHorizontal;
+    private final boolean mIsRtl;
     private final int mIconSize;
 
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
         TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,
                 R.styleable.BubbleTextView, defStyle, 0);
         mLayoutHorizontal = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.BubbleTextView_layoutHorizontal, false);
+        mIsRtl = (getResources().getConfiguration().getLayoutDirection()
+                == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL);
         DeviceProfile grid = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
 
         mDisplay = a.getInteger(R.styleable.BubbleTextView_iconDisplay, DISPLAY_WORKSPACE);
@@ -581,19 +584,29 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
         return mDotInfo != null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the icon bounds on the view depending on the layout type.
+     */
     public void getIconBounds(Rect outBounds) {
-        getIconBounds(this, outBounds, mIconSize);
+        getIconBounds(mIconSize, outBounds);
     }
 
-    public static void getIconBounds(View iconView, Rect outBounds, int iconSize) {
-        int top = iconView.getPaddingTop();
-        int left = (iconView.getWidth() - iconSize) / 2;
-        int right = left + iconSize;
-        int bottom = top + iconSize;
-        outBounds.set(left, top, right, bottom);
+    /**
+     * Get the icon bounds on the view depending on the layout type.
+     */
+    public void getIconBounds(int iconSize, Rect outBounds) {
+        Utilities.setRectToViewCenter(this, iconSize, outBounds);
+        if (mLayoutHorizontal) {
+            if (mIsRtl) {
+                outBounds.offsetTo(getWidth() - iconSize - getPaddingRight(), outBounds.top);
+            } else {
+                outBounds.offsetTo(getPaddingLeft(), outBounds.top);
+            }
+        } else {
+            outBounds.offsetTo(outBounds.left, getPaddingTop());
+        }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Sets whether to vertically center the content.
      */
@@ -980,8 +993,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
 
     @Override
     public void getWorkspaceVisualDragBounds(Rect bounds) {
-        DeviceProfile grid = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
-        BubbleTextView.getIconBounds(this, bounds, grid.iconSizePx);
+        getIconBounds(mIconSize, bounds);
     }
 
     private int getIconSizeForDisplay(int display) {
@@ -998,7 +1010,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
     }
 
     public void getSourceVisualDragBounds(Rect bounds) {
-        BubbleTextView.getIconBounds(this, bounds, getIconSizeForDisplay(mDisplay));
+        getIconBounds(mIconSize, bounds);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index 7a38fe736a..d2fe483c96 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -526,6 +526,18 @@ public final class Utilities {
         return defaultValue;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Using the view's bounds and icon size, calculate where the icon bounds will
+     * be if it was positioned at the center of the view.
+     */
+    public static void setRectToViewCenter(View iconView, int iconSize, Rect outBounds) {
+        int top = (iconView.getHeight() - iconSize) / 2;
+        int left = (iconView.getWidth() - iconSize) / 2;
+        int right = left + iconSize;
+        int bottom = top + iconSize;
+        outBounds.set(left, top, right, bottom);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Ensures that a value is within given bounds. Specifically:
      * If value is less than lowerBound, return lowerBound; else if value is greater than upperBound,
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
index 439df80284..98be72a6b9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
@@ -628,7 +628,10 @@ public class FolderIcon extends FrameLayout implements FolderListener, IconLabel
     public void drawDot(Canvas canvas) {
         if (!mForceHideDot && ((mDotInfo != null && mDotInfo.hasDot()) || mDotScale > 0)) {
             Rect iconBounds = mDotParams.iconBounds;
-            BubbleTextView.getIconBounds(this, iconBounds, mActivity.getDeviceProfile().iconSizePx);
+
+            Utilities.setRectToViewCenter(this, mActivity.getDeviceProfile().iconSizePx,
+                    iconBounds);
+            iconBounds.offsetTo(iconBounds.left, getPaddingTop());
             float iconScale = (float) mBackground.previewSize / iconBounds.width();
             Utilities.scaleRectAboutCenter(iconBounds, iconScale);
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 314aee4285..44f2719a02 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -352,6 +352,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
                 launcher -> launcher.getStateManager().getCurrentStableState() == state.get());
     }
 
+    // Cannot be used in TaplTests between a Tapl call injecting a gesture and a tapl call
+    // expecting the results of that gesture because the wait can hide flakeness.
+    protected void waitForStateTransitionToEnd(String message, Supplier<LauncherState> state) {
+        waitForLauncherCondition(message,
+                launcher -> launcher.getStateManager().isInStableState(state.get())
+                        && !launcher.getStateManager().isInTransition());
+    }
+
     protected void waitForResumed(String message) {
         waitForLauncherCondition(message, launcher -> launcher.hasBeenResumed());
     }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkProfileTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkProfileTest.java
index 4bb6e91a09..45d20e2e4c 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkProfileTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkProfileTest.java
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ public class WorkProfileTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest {
 
         mDevice.pressHome();
         waitForLauncherCondition("Launcher didn't start", Objects::nonNull);
-        waitForState("Launcher internal state didn't switch to Normal", () -> NORMAL);
+        waitForStateTransitionToEnd("Launcher internal state didn't switch to Normal",
+                () -> NORMAL);
         waitForResumed("Launcher internal state is still Background");
         executeOnLauncher(launcher -> launcher.getStateManager().goToState(ALL_APPS));
-        waitForState("Launcher internal state didn't switch to All Apps", () -> ALL_APPS);
+        waitForStateTransitionToEnd("Launcher internal state didn't switch to All Apps",
+                () -> ALL_APPS);
     }
 
     @After