diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepWidgetHolder.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepWidgetHolder.java
index e3ff281e4d..23e2622f1a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepWidgetHolder.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepWidgetHolder.java
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 
+import androidx.annotation.AnyThread;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
-import androidx.annotation.WorkerThread;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetsModel;
@@ -265,6 +265,14 @@ public final class QuickstepWidgetHolder extends LauncherWidgetHolder {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Clears all the internal widget views excluding the update listeners
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void clearWidgetViews() {
+        mViews.clear();
+    }
+
     private static class QuickstepWidgetHolderListener
             implements AppWidgetHost.AppWidgetHostListener {
 
@@ -288,21 +296,21 @@ public final class QuickstepWidgetHolder extends LauncherWidgetHolder {
         }
 
         @Override
-        @WorkerThread
+        @AnyThread
         public void onUpdateProviderInfo(@Nullable AppWidgetProviderInfo info) {
             mRemoteViews = null;
             executeOnMainExecutor(KEY_PROVIDER_UPDATE, info);
         }
 
         @Override
-        @WorkerThread
+        @AnyThread
         public void updateAppWidget(@Nullable RemoteViews views) {
             mRemoteViews = views;
             executeOnMainExecutor(KEY_VIEWS_UPDATE, mRemoteViews);
         }
 
         @Override
-        @WorkerThread
+        @AnyThread
         public void onViewDataChanged(int viewId) {
             executeOnMainExecutor(KEY_VIEW_DATA_CHANGED, viewId);
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ModelCallbacks.kt b/src/com/android/launcher3/ModelCallbacks.kt
index 9b65a310eb..f582be0057 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ModelCallbacks.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ModelCallbacks.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ class ModelCallbacks(private var launcher: Launcher) : BgDataModel.Callbacks {
         launcher.dragController.cancelDrag()
         launcher.workspace.clearDropTargets()
         launcher.workspace.removeAllWorkspaceScreens()
-        launcher.appWidgetHolder.clearViews()
+        // Avoid clearing the widget update listeners for staying up-to-date with widget info
+        launcher.appWidgetHolder.clearWidgetViews()
         launcher.hotseat?.resetLayout(launcher.deviceProfile.isVerticalBarLayout)
         TraceHelper.INSTANCE.endSection()
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherWidgetHolder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherWidgetHolder.java
index 15bd6ed1f2..2fcf8c5d54 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherWidgetHolder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherWidgetHolder.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class LauncherWidgetHolder {
         if (WidgetsModel.GO_DISABLE_WIDGETS) {
             return;
         }
-        setListeningFlag(true);
+
         try {
             mWidgetHost.startListening();
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ public class LauncherWidgetHolder {
             // have been established by this point, and we will end up populating the
             // widgets upon bind anyway. See issue 14255011 for more context.
         }
+        // TODO: Investigate why widgetHost.startListening() always return non-empty updates
+        setListeningFlag(true);
 
         updateDeferredView();
     }
@@ -441,6 +443,13 @@ public class LauncherWidgetHolder {
         mViews.clear();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Clears all the internal widget views
+     */
+    public void clearWidgetViews() {
+        clearViews();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return True if the host is listening to the updates, false otherwise
      */