diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetHostView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetHostView.java
index 570607ec7e..28557d0a5e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetHostView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetHostView.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class LauncherAppWidgetHostView extends AppWidgetHostView implements Touc
     @Override
     public void requestChildFocus(View child, View focused) {
         super.requestChildFocus(child, focused);
-        dispatchChildFocus(focused != null);
+        dispatchChildFocus(mChildrenFocused && focused != null);
         if (focused != null) {
             focused.setFocusableInTouchMode(false);
         }