diff --git a/res/layout/widgets_search_bar.xml b/res/layout/widgets_search_bar.xml
index 1db7462a0f..e3836df108 100644
--- a/res/layout/widgets_search_bar.xml
+++ b/res/layout/widgets_search_bar.xml
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@
         android:src="@drawable/ic_gm_close_24"
         android:background="?android:selectableItemBackground"
         android:layout_gravity="center"
+        android:contentDescription="@string/widgets_full_sheet_cancel_button_description"
         android:visibility="gone"/>
 </com.android.launcher3.widget.picker.search.LauncherWidgetsSearchBar>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 7c37283067..e5e5db39c4 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
     <!-- Search bar text shown in the popup view showing all available widgets installed on the
          device. [CHAR_LIMIT=50] -->
     <string name="widgets_full_sheet_search_bar_hint">Search</string>
+    <!-- Spoken text for screen readers. This text lets a user know that the button is used to clear
+         the text that the user entered in the search box. [CHAR_LIMIT=none] -->
+    <string name="widgets_full_sheet_cancel_button_description">Clear text from search box</string>
     <!-- Text shown when there is no widgets shown in the popup view showing all available widgets
          installed on the device. [CHAR_LIMIT=none] -->
     <string name="no_widgets_available">No widgets available</string>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsFullSheet.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsFullSheet.java
index f43f712a52..dc7d341546 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsFullSheet.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsFullSheet.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.WindowInsets;
 import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 import android.widget.TextView;
@@ -554,6 +555,12 @@ public class WidgetsFullSheet extends BaseWidgetSheet
         return super.onBackPressed();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onDragStart(boolean start, float startDisplacement) {
+        super.onDragStart(start, startDisplacement);
+        getWindowInsetsController().hide(WindowInsets.Type.ime());
+    }
+
     /** A holder class for holding adapters & their corresponding recycler view. */
     private final class AdapterHolder {
         static final int PRIMARY = 0;