diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
index 0de86f5b668..a03a4f9b301 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
@@ -360,6 +360,11 @@ public class DashboardFeatureProviderImpl implements DashboardFeatureProvider {
         // Icon provided by the content provider overrides any static icon.
         if (tile.getMetaData() != null
                 && tile.getMetaData().containsKey(META_DATA_PREFERENCE_ICON_URI)) {
+            // Set a transparent color before starting to fetch the real icon, this is necessary
+            // to avoid preference padding change.
+            setPreferenceIcon(preference, tile, forceRoundedIcon, mContext.getPackageName(),
+                    Icon.createWithResource(mContext, android.R.color.transparent));
+
             ThreadUtils.postOnBackgroundThread(() -> {
                 final Intent intent = tile.getIntent();
                 String packageName = null;