diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecyclerView.java
index 69672f233f..eb821d4eab 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecyclerView.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public class WidgetsRecyclerView extends BaseRecyclerView implements OnItemTouch
     public void onUpdateScrollbar(int dy) {
         // Skip early if widgets are not bound.
         if (isModelNotReady()) {
+            mScrollbar.setThumbOffsetY(-1);
             return;
         }