diff --git a/res/layout/widgets_full_sheet_search_and_recommendations.xml b/res/layout/widgets_full_sheet_search_and_recommendations.xml
index e322c6ca87..bfce01d148 100644
--- a/res/layout/widgets_full_sheet_search_and_recommendations.xml
+++ b/res/layout/widgets_full_sheet_search_and_recommendations.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:background="@drawable/widgets_recommendation_background"
-        android:paddingVertical="8dp"
+        android:paddingVertical="@dimen/recommended_widgets_table_vertical_padding"
         android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
         android:visibility="gone"/>
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index 8a160bd103..600a550700 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     <dimen name="widget_cell_horizontal_padding">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="widget_cell_font_size">14sp</dimen>
 
+    <dimen name="recommended_widgets_table_vertical_padding">8dp</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="widget_list_top_bottom_corner_radius">28dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="widget_list_content_corner_radius">4dp</dimen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout.java
index 18f1be3c90..2d3f1a0188 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/picker/WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public final class WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout extends TableLayout {
     private static final String TAG = "WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout";
     private static final float DOWN_SCALE_RATIO = 0.9f;
     private static final float MAX_DOWN_SCALE_RATIO = 0.5f;
+    private final float mWidgetsRecommendationTableVerticalPadding;
     private final float mWidgetCellTextViewsHeight;
     private final float mWidgetPreviewPadding;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ public final class WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout extends TableLayout {
     public WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
         // There are 1 row for title, 1 row for dimension and 2 rows for description.
+        mWidgetsRecommendationTableVerticalPadding = 2 * getResources()
+                .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.widget_cell_vertical_padding);
         mWidgetCellTextViewsHeight = 4 * getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.widget_cell_font_size);
         mWidgetPreviewPadding = 2 * getResources()
                 .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.widget_preview_shortcut_padding);
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ public final class WidgetsRecommendationTableLayout extends TableLayout {
             return new RecommendationTableData(List.of(), previewScale);
         }
         // A naive estimation of the widgets recommendation table height without inflation.
-        float totalHeight = 0;
+        float totalHeight = mWidgetsRecommendationTableVerticalPadding;
         DeviceProfile deviceProfile = Launcher.getLauncher(getContext()).getDeviceProfile();
         for (int i = 0; i < recommendedWidgetsInTable.size(); i++) {
             List<WidgetItem> widgetItems = recommendedWidgetsInTable.get(i);