diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
index 9f35401df0..06dad8ab76 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
                 ? new float[]{1, mContentScale}
                 : new float[]{mContentScale, 1};
 
+        // Pause expensive view updates as they can lead to layer thrashing and skipped frames.
+        mLauncher.pauseExpensiveViewUpdates();
+
         if (mLauncher.isInState(ALL_APPS)) {
             // All Apps in portrait mode is full screen, so we only animate AllAppsContainerView.
             final View appsView = mLauncher.getAppsView();
@@ -581,9 +584,6 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
                 }
             }
 
-            // Pause expensive view updates as they can lead to layer thrashing and skipped frames.
-            mLauncher.pauseExpensiveViewUpdates();
-
             endListener = () -> {
                 viewsToAnimate.forEach(view -> {
                     SCALE_PROPERTY.set(view, 1f);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
index b1e2eacadd..32e08ffa8d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/StaggeredWorkspaceAnim.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.quickstep.util;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.VIEW_TRANSLATE_Y;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.BACKGROUND_APP;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorListeners.forEndCallback;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter.NO_ANIM_PROPERTY_SETTER;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.SKIP_DEPTH_CONTROLLER;
@@ -148,6 +149,9 @@ public class StaggeredWorkspaceAnim {
             });
         }
 
+        launcher.pauseExpensiveViewUpdates();
+        mAnimators.addListener(forEndCallback(launcher::resumeExpensiveViewUpdates));
+
         if (animateOverviewScrim) {
             PendingAnimation pendingAnimation = new PendingAnimation(DURATION_MS);
             launcher.getWorkspace().getStateTransitionAnimation()
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 18463839b2..fc7432a0ef 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -3229,11 +3229,24 @@ public class Launcher extends StatefulActivity<LauncherState>
     public void pauseExpensiveViewUpdates() {
         // Pause page indicator animations as they lead to layer trashing.
         getWorkspace().getPageIndicator().pauseAnimations();
+
+        getWorkspace().mapOverItems((info, view) -> {
+            if (view instanceof LauncherAppWidgetHostView) {
+                ((LauncherAppWidgetHostView) view).beginDeferringUpdates();
+            }
+            return false; // Return false to continue iterating through all the items.
+        });
     }
 
     /** Resumes view updates at the end of the app launch animation. */
     public void resumeExpensiveViewUpdates() {
         getWorkspace().getPageIndicator().skipAnimationsToEnd();
-    }
 
+        getWorkspace().mapOverItems((info, view) -> {
+            if (view instanceof LauncherAppWidgetHostView) {
+                ((LauncherAppWidgetHostView) view).endDeferringUpdates();
+            }
+            return false; // Return false to continue iterating through all the items.
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 93f3d9f061..4903d7758a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -3265,7 +3265,11 @@ public class Workspace<T extends View & PageIndicator> extends PagedView<T>
         }
     }
 
-    private View mapOverCellLayout(CellLayout layout, ItemOperator op) {
+    /**
+     * Perform {param operator} over all the items in a given {param layout}.
+     * @return The first item that satisfies the operator or null.
+     */
+    public View mapOverCellLayout(CellLayout layout, ItemOperator operator) {
         // TODO(b/128460496) Potential race condition where layout is not yet loaded
         if (layout == null) {
             return null;
@@ -3275,7 +3279,7 @@ public class Workspace<T extends View & PageIndicator> extends PagedView<T>
         final int itemCount = container.getChildCount();
         for (int itemIdx = 0; itemIdx < itemCount; itemIdx++) {
             View item = container.getChildAt(itemIdx);
-            if (op.evaluate((ItemInfo) item.getTag(), item)) {
+            if (operator.evaluate((ItemInfo) item.getTag(), item)) {
                 return item;
             }
         }