diff --git a/lawnchair/res/values/dimens.xml b/lawnchair/res/values/dimens.xml
index 089c259e81..ac35ec8da2 100644
--- a/lawnchair/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/lawnchair/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
     <dimen name="dynamic_grid_hotseat_top_padding">0dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="dynamic_grid_hotseat_bottom_padding">72dp</dimen>
 
+    <dimen name="noqsb_hotseat_top_padding">8dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="noqsb_hotseat_bottom_padding">2dp</dimen>
+
     <dimen name="search_widget_top_shift">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="search_widget_hotseat_height">56dp</dimen>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
+</resources>
diff --git a/lawnchair/res/values/strings.xml b/lawnchair/res/values/strings.xml
index 14907cc6fa..021c859fe8 100644
--- a/lawnchair/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/lawnchair/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -81,4 +81,6 @@
         <item quantity="one">%1$d App</item>
         <item quantity="other">%1$d Apps</item>
     </plurals>
+
+    <string name="hotseat_qsb_label">Show search bar</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/nexuslauncher/AllAppsHotseatQsb.kt b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/nexuslauncher/AllAppsHotseatQsb.kt
index 4bfdd4ac52..6b0729d82d 100644
--- a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/nexuslauncher/AllAppsHotseatQsb.kt
+++ b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/nexuslauncher/AllAppsHotseatQsb.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import android.view.animation.Interpolator
 import android.widget.EditText
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+import app.lawnchair.util.preferences.PreferenceManager
 import com.android.launcher3.*
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsContainerView
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsStore
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.math.round
 
-class AllAppsHotseatQsb @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context?, attrs: AttributeSet? = null, defStyleAttr: Int = 0) :
+class AllAppsHotseatQsb @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet? = null, defStyleAttr: Int = 0) :
         QsbContainerView(context, attrs, defStyleAttr), Insettable, SearchUiManager, AllAppsSearchBarController.Callbacks, AllAppsStore.OnUpdateListener {
     private val mActivity: ActivityContext = ActivityContext.lookupContext(context)
     private val mFixedTranslationY: Int = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.search_widget_hotseat_height) / 2
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ class AllAppsHotseatQsb @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context?, attrs: Attr
     private lateinit var mSearchWrapperView: View
     private lateinit var mFallbackSearchView: ExtendedEditText
 
+    private val enableHotseatQsb by PreferenceManager.getInstance(context).enableHotseatQsb
+
     init {
         clipChildren = false
         clipToPadding = false
@@ -189,8 +192,9 @@ class AllAppsHotseatQsb @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context?, attrs: Attr
 
     override fun setContentVisibility(visibleElements: Int, setter: PropertySetter,
                                       interpolator: Interpolator) {
+        val showHotseatMode = visibleElements and LauncherState.HOTSEAT_SEARCH_BOX != 0 && enableHotseatQsb
         val showAllAppsMode = visibleElements and LauncherState.ALL_APPS_CONTENT != 0
-        setter.setViewAlpha(mSearchWrapperView, if (showAllAppsMode) 0f else 1f, Interpolators.LINEAR)
+        setter.setViewAlpha(mSearchWrapperView, if (showHotseatMode) 1f else 0f, Interpolators.LINEAR)
         setter.setViewAlpha(mFallbackSearchView, if (showAllAppsMode) 1f else 0f, Interpolators.LINEAR)
     }
 
diff --git a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/ui/preferences/DockPreferences.kt b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/ui/preferences/DockPreferences.kt
index 793dc5b4a5..9d09eddb3c 100644
--- a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/ui/preferences/DockPreferences.kt
+++ b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/ui/preferences/DockPreferences.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import androidx.navigation.NavGraphBuilder
 import app.lawnchair.ui.preferences.components.PreferenceGroup
 import app.lawnchair.ui.preferences.components.PreferenceLayout
 import app.lawnchair.ui.preferences.components.SliderPreference
+import app.lawnchair.ui.preferences.components.SwitchPreference
 import app.lawnchair.util.Meta
 import app.lawnchair.util.pageMeta
 import app.lawnchair.util.preferences.getAdapter
@@ -37,12 +38,20 @@ fun NavGraphBuilder.dockGraph(route: String) {
 @ExperimentalAnimationApi
 @Composable
 fun DockPreferences() {
+    val prefs = preferenceManager()
     pageMeta.provide(Meta(title = stringResource(id = R.string.dock_label)))
     PreferenceLayout {
-        PreferenceGroup(heading = stringResource(id = R.string.grid), isFirstChild = true) {
+        PreferenceGroup(isFirstChild = true) {
+            SwitchPreference(
+                adapter = prefs.enableHotseatQsb.getAdapter(),
+                label = stringResource(id = R.string.hotseat_qsb_label),
+                showDivider = false
+            )
+        }
+        PreferenceGroup(heading = stringResource(id = R.string.grid)) {
             SliderPreference(
                 label = stringResource(id = R.string.dock_icons),
-                adapter = preferenceManager().hotseatColumns.getAdapter(),
+                adapter = prefs.hotseatColumns.getAdapter(),
                 steps = 3,
                 valueRange = 3.0F..7.0F,
                 showDivider = false
diff --git a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/util/preferences/BasePreferenceManager.kt b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/util/preferences/BasePreferenceManager.kt
index a16decc987..902d5a8634 100644
--- a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/util/preferences/BasePreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/util/preferences/BasePreferenceManager.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.collections.HashMap
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
 
 abstract class BasePreferenceManager(context: Context) : SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
     val sp: SharedPreferences = Utilities.getPrefs(context)
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ abstract class BasePreferenceManager(context: Context) : SharedPreferences.OnSha
 
         fun addListener(listener: PreferenceChangeListener)
         fun removeListener(listener: PreferenceChangeListener)
+
+        operator fun getValue(thisObj: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T = get()
+        operator fun setValue(thisObj: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, newValue: T) {
+            set(newValue)
+        }
     }
 
     abstract inner class BasePref<T>(val key: String, private val primaryListener: ChangeListener?) : PrefEntry<T> {
diff --git a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/util/preferences/PreferenceManager.kt b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/util/preferences/PreferenceManager.kt
index aa0a026497..6a09003850 100644
--- a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/util/preferences/PreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/util/preferences/PreferenceManager.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class PreferenceManager private constructor(context: Context) : BasePreferenceMa
     val allowRotation = BoolPref("pref_allowRotation", true)
     val wrapAdaptiveIcons = BoolPref("prefs_wrapAdaptive", false, reloadIcons)
     val addIconToHome = BoolPref("pref_add_icon_to_home", true)
+    val enableHotseatQsb = BoolPref("pref_dockSearchBar", true, reloadGrid)
     val hotseatColumns = IdpIntPref("pref_hotseatColumns", { numHotseatIcons }, reloadGrid)
     val workspaceColumns = IdpIntPref("pref_workspaceColumns", { numColumns }, reloadGrid)
     val workspaceRows = IdpIntPref("pref_workspaceRows", { numRows }, reloadGrid)
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
index b7dd156a04..803eff8c99 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
@@ -215,11 +215,23 @@ public class DeviceProfile {
 
         workspaceCellPaddingXPx = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dynamic_grid_cell_padding_x);
 
+        // Lawnchair prefs
+        PreferenceManager prefs = PreferenceManager.getInstance(mContext);
+
+        int hotseatTopPaddingRes;
+        int hotseatBottomPaddingRes;
+        if (prefs.getEnableHotseatQsb().get()) {
+            hotseatTopPaddingRes = R.dimen.dynamic_grid_hotseat_top_padding;
+            hotseatBottomPaddingRes = R.dimen.dynamic_grid_hotseat_bottom_padding;
+        } else {
+            hotseatTopPaddingRes = R.dimen.noqsb_hotseat_top_padding;
+            hotseatBottomPaddingRes = R.dimen.noqsb_hotseat_bottom_padding;
+        }
         hotseatBarTopPaddingPx =
-                res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dynamic_grid_hotseat_top_padding);
+                res.getDimensionPixelSize(hotseatTopPaddingRes);
         hotseatBarBottomPaddingPx = (isTallDevice ? 0
                 : res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dynamic_grid_hotseat_bottom_non_tall_padding))
-                + res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dynamic_grid_hotseat_bottom_padding);
+                + res.getDimensionPixelSize(hotseatBottomPaddingRes);
         hotseatBarSidePaddingEndPx =
                 res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dynamic_grid_hotseat_side_padding);
         // Add a bit of space between nav bar and hotseat in vertical bar layout.