diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
index 5b30143..161c98e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragOptions;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.WellbeingModel;
 import com.android.launcher3.popup.SystemShortcut;
 import com.android.launcher3.proxy.ProxyActivityStarter;
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@
 
     private @Nullable TaskbarController mTaskbarController;
     private final TaskbarStateHandler mTaskbarStateHandler = new TaskbarStateHandler(this);
+    // Will be updated when dragging from taskbar.
+    private DragOptions mWorkspaceDragOptions = new DragOptions();
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -270,6 +273,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public DragOptions getDefaultWorkspaceDragOptions() {
+        return mWorkspaceDragOptions;
+    }
+
+    public void setWorkspaceDragOptions(DragOptions dragOptions) {
+        mWorkspaceDragOptions = dragOptions;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void useFadeOutAnimationForLauncherStart(CancellationSignal signal) {
         QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl appTransitionManager =
                 (QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl) getAppTransitionManager();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
index 0156e8f..f297343 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
         WorkspaceItemInfo dragItem = new WorkspaceItemInfo((WorkspaceItemInfo) v.getTag());
         v.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
         mLauncher.getWorkspace().beginDragShared(
-                v, null, this, dragItem, new DragPreviewProvider(v), new DragOptions());
+                v, null, this, dragItem, new DragPreviewProvider(v),
+                mLauncher.getDefaultWorkspaceDragOptions());
         return true;
     };
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarController.java
index 544bc99..74a82ab 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarController.java
@@ -170,7 +170,14 @@
 
             @Override
             public View.OnLongClickListener getItemOnLongClickListener() {
-                return mDragController::startDragOnLongClick;
+                return view -> {
+                    if (mLauncher.hasBeenResumed() && view.getTag() instanceof ItemInfo) {
+                        alignRealHotseatWithTaskbar();
+                        return mDragController.startWorkspaceDragOnLongClick(view);
+                    } else {
+                        return mDragController.startSystemDragOnLongClick(view);
+                    }
+                };
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragController.java
index baec899..f51e498 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragController.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ClipDescriptionCompat;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@
      * generate the ClipDescription and Intent.
      * @return Whether {@link View#startDragAndDrop} started successfully.
      */
-    protected boolean startDragOnLongClick(View view) {
+    protected boolean startSystemDragOnLongClick(View view) {
         if (!(view instanceof BubbleTextView)) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -125,6 +126,38 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Starts a drag and drop operation that controls a real Workspace (Hotseat) view.
+     * @param view The Taskbar item that was long clicked.
+     * @return Whether {@link View#startDragAndDrop} started successfully.
+     */
+    protected boolean startWorkspaceDragOnLongClick(View view) {
+        View.DragShadowBuilder transparentShadowBuilder = new View.DragShadowBuilder(view) {
+            private static final int ARBITRARY_SHADOW_SIZE = 10;
+
+            @Override
+            public void onDrawShadow(Canvas canvas) {
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onProvideShadowMetrics(Point outShadowSize, Point outShadowTouchPoint) {
+                outShadowSize.set(ARBITRARY_SHADOW_SIZE, ARBITRARY_SHADOW_SIZE);
+                outShadowTouchPoint.set(ARBITRARY_SHADOW_SIZE / 2, ARBITRARY_SHADOW_SIZE / 2);
+            }
+        };
+
+        TaskbarDragListener taskbarDragListener = new TaskbarDragListener(mLauncher,
+                (ItemInfo) view.getTag());
+        if (view.startDragAndDrop(new ClipData("", new String[] {taskbarDragListener.getMimeType()},
+                        new ClipData.Item("")),
+                transparentShadowBuilder, null /* localState */, View.DRAG_FLAG_GLOBAL)) {
+            view.setOnDragListener(getDraggedViewDragListener());
+            taskbarDragListener.init(mLauncher.getDragLayer());
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Hide the original Taskbar item while it is being dragged.
      */
     private View.OnDragListener getDraggedViewDragListener() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragListener.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bd5861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
+
+import android.content.ClipDescription;
+import android.graphics.Point;
+import android.view.DragEvent;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
+import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer;
+import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragOptions;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+/**
+ * Listens to system drag and drop events initated by the Taskbar, and forwards them to Launcher's
+ * internal DragController to move Hotseat items.
+ */
+public class TaskbarDragListener implements View.OnDragListener {
+
+    private static final String MIME_TYPE_PREFIX = "com.android.launcher3.taskbar.drag_and_drop/";
+
+    private final BaseQuickstepLauncher mLauncher;
+    private final ItemInfo mDraggedItem;
+    private final DragOptions mDragOptions;
+    // Randomly generated id used to verify the drag event.
+    private final String mId;
+
+    // Initialized in init().
+    DragLayer mDragLayer;
+
+    /**
+     * @param draggedItem The info of the item that was long clicked, which we will use to find
+     *                    the equivalent match on Hotseat to drag internally.
+     */
+    public TaskbarDragListener(BaseQuickstepLauncher launcher, ItemInfo draggedItem) {
+        mLauncher = launcher;
+        mDraggedItem = draggedItem;
+        mDragOptions = new DragOptions();
+        mDragOptions.simulatedDndStartPoint = new Point();
+        mId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    }
+
+    protected void init(DragLayer dragLayer) {
+        mDragLayer = dragLayer;
+        mDragLayer.setOnDragListener(this);
+    }
+
+    private void cleanup() {
+        mDragLayer.setOnDragListener(null);
+        mLauncher.setWorkspaceDragOptions(new DragOptions());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a randomly generated id used to verify the drag event.
+     */
+    protected String getMimeType() {
+        return MIME_TYPE_PREFIX + mId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onDrag(View dragLayer, DragEvent dragEvent) {
+        ClipDescription clipDescription = dragEvent.getClipDescription();
+        if (dragEvent.getAction() == DragEvent.ACTION_DRAG_STARTED) {
+            if (clipDescription == null || !clipDescription.hasMimeType(getMimeType())) {
+                // We didn't initiate this drag, ignore.
+                cleanup();
+                return false;
+            }
+            View hotseatView = mLauncher.getHotseat().getFirstItemMatch(
+                    (info, view) -> info == mDraggedItem);
+            if (hotseatView == null) {
+                cleanup();
+                return false;
+            }
+            mDragOptions.simulatedDndStartPoint.set((int) dragEvent.getX(), (int) dragEvent.getY());
+            mLauncher.setWorkspaceDragOptions(mDragOptions);
+            hotseatView.performLongClick();
+        } else if (dragEvent.getAction() == DragEvent.ACTION_DRAG_ENDED) {
+            cleanup();
+        }
+        return mLauncher.getDragController().onDragEvent(dragEvent);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
index ed27f2f..a729e77 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
             } else {
                 hotseatView.setOnClickListener(null);
                 hotseatView.setOnLongClickListener(null);
+                hotseatView.setTag(null);
             }
             updateHotseatItemVisibility(hotseatView);
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
index ebaacb6..b2112ad 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewDebug;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
@@ -166,4 +167,11 @@
     protected void showInlineQsb() {
         //Does nothing
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the first View for which the given itemOperator returns true, or null.
+     */
+    public View getFirstItemMatch(Workspace.ItemOperator itemOperator) {
+        return mWorkspace.getFirstMatch(new CellLayout[] { this }, itemOperator);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 253a7c7..fa63885 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.dot.DotInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragController;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer;
+import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragOptions;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragView;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderGridOrganizer;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
@@ -2863,6 +2864,10 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    public DragOptions getDefaultWorkspaceDragOptions() {
+        return new DragOptions();
+    }
+
     private static class NonConfigInstance {
         public Configuration config;
         public Bitmap snapshot;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 77fee08..87fb6fb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -2973,7 +2973,7 @@
      * @param operators List of operators, in order starting from best matching operator.
      * @return
      */
-    private View getFirstMatch(CellLayout[] cellLayouts, final ItemOperator... operators) {
+    View getFirstMatch(CellLayout[] cellLayouts, final ItemOperator... operators) {
         // This array is filled with the first match for each operator.
         final View[] matches = new View[operators.length];
         // For efficiency, the outer loop should be CellLayout.
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
index 209c5be..f6c7c06 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@
             loadWorkspace(allShortcuts);
             logger.addSplit("loadWorkspace");
 
+            // Sanitize data re-syncs widgets/shortcuts based on the workspace loaded from db.
+            // sanitizeData should not be invoked if the workspace is loaded from a db different
+            // from the main db as defined in the invariant device profile.
+            // (e.g. both grid preview and minimal device mode uses a different db)
+            if (mApp.getInvariantDeviceProfile().dbFile.equals(mDbName)) {
+                verifyNotStopped();
+                sanitizeData();
+                logger.addSplit("sanitizeData");
+            }
+
             verifyNotStopped();
             mResults.bindWorkspace();
             logger.addSplit("bindWorkspace");
@@ -274,14 +284,6 @@
                 loadFolderNames();
             }
 
-            // Sanitize data re-syncs widgets/shortcuts based on the workspace loaded from db.
-            // sanitizeData should not be invoked if the workspace is loaded from a db different
-            // from the main db as defined in the invariant device profile.
-            // (e.g. both grid preview and minimal device mode uses a different db)
-            if (mApp.getInvariantDeviceProfile().dbFile.equals(mDbName)) {
-                sanitizeData();
-            }
-
             verifyNotStopped();
             updateHandler.finish();
             logger.addSplit("finish icon update");
@@ -875,10 +877,11 @@
                     mBgDataModel.itemsIdMap.remove(folderId);
                 }
             }
-            // Remove any ghost widgets
-            LauncherSettings.Settings.call(contentResolver,
-                    LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_REMOVE_GHOST_WIDGETS);
+
         }
+        // Remove any ghost widgets
+        LauncherSettings.Settings.call(contentResolver,
+                LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_REMOVE_GHOST_WIDGETS);
 
         // Update pinned state of model shortcuts
         mBgDataModel.updateShortcutPinnedState(context);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/ItemLongClickListener.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/ItemLongClickListener.java
index 919673f..f876dd9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/ItemLongClickListener.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/ItemLongClickListener.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         if (!(v.getTag() instanceof ItemInfo)) return false;
 
         launcher.setWaitingForResult(null);
-        beginDrag(v, launcher, (ItemInfo) v.getTag(), new DragOptions());
+        beginDrag(v, launcher, (ItemInfo) v.getTag(), launcher.getDefaultWorkspaceDragOptions());
         return true;
     }