diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/CustomizePagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/CustomizePagedView.java
index e80eda3a76..5c61b0b4af 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/CustomizePagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/CustomizePagedView.java
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ public class CustomizePagedView extends PagedViewWithDraggableItems
             public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
                 dragLayer.removeView(view);
                 mLauncher.addExternalItemToScreen(info, layout);
+                info.dropPos = null;
             }
         });
         anim.start();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/ItemInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/ItemInfo.java
index dc4575062a..b3612140df 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/ItemInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/ItemInfo.java
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ class ItemInfo {
      */
     boolean isGesture = false;
 
+    /**
+     * The position of the item in a drag-and-drop operation.
+     */
+    int[] dropPos = null;
+
     ItemInfo() {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
index fe40fc1e18..5a230eb903 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
@@ -2296,12 +2296,14 @@ public class Workspace extends SmoothPagedView
         }
 
         if (source != this) {
+            final int[] touchXY = new int[] { originX, originY };
             if ((mIsSmall || mIsInUnshrinkAnimation) && !mLauncher.isAllAppsVisible()) {
                 // When the workspace is shrunk and the drop comes from customize, don't actually
                 // add the item to the screen -- customize will do this itself
+                ((ItemInfo) dragInfo).dropPos = touchXY;
                 return;
             }
-            onDropExternal(new int[] { originX, originY }, dragInfo, mDragTargetLayout, false);
+            onDropExternal(touchXY, dragInfo, mDragTargetLayout, false);
         } else if (mDragInfo != null) {
             final View cell = mDragInfo.cell;
             CellLayout dropTargetLayout = mDragTargetLayout;
@@ -2837,7 +2839,7 @@ public class Workspace extends SmoothPagedView
      */
     public boolean addExternalItemToScreen(ItemInfo dragInfo, CellLayout layout) {
         if (layout.findCellForSpan(mTempEstimate, dragInfo.spanX, dragInfo.spanY)) {
-            onDropExternal(null, (ItemInfo) dragInfo, (CellLayout) layout, false);
+            onDropExternal(dragInfo.dropPos, (ItemInfo) dragInfo, (CellLayout) layout, false);
             return true;
         }
         mLauncher.showOutOfSpaceMessage();