diff --git a/res/drawable-hdpi/focused_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-hdpi/focused_bg.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2925ae8..0000000
--- a/res/drawable-hdpi/focused_bg.9.png
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-mdpi/focused_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-mdpi/focused_bg.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 89c29ac..0000000
--- a/res/drawable-mdpi/focused_bg.9.png
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-xhdpi/focused_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-xhdpi/focused_bg.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 197a269..0000000
--- a/res/drawable-xhdpi/focused_bg.9.png
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-xxhdpi/focused_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-xxhdpi/focused_bg.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 84d3062..0000000
--- a/res/drawable-xxhdpi/focused_bg.9.png
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/res/drawable/focusable_view_bg.xml b/res/drawable/focusable_view_bg.xml
index 66661e2..e156513 100644
--- a/res/drawable/focusable_view_bg.xml
+++ b/res/drawable/focusable_view_bg.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
+<!--
+     Copyright (C) 2011 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.
@@ -15,5 +16,11 @@
 -->
 
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="@drawable/focused_bg" />
-</selector>
+
+    <item android:state_focused="true">
+        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
+            <solid android:color="@color/focused_background" />
+        </shape>
+    </item>
+
+</selector>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/layout-land/launcher.xml b/res/layout-land/launcher.xml
index 7791609..0af9e59 100644
--- a/res/layout-land/launcher.xml
+++ b/res/layout-land/launcher.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:fitsSystemWindows="true">
 
+        <com.android.launcher3.FocusIndicatorView
+            android:id="@+id/focus_indicator"
+            android:layout_width="52dp"
+            android:layout_height="52dp" />
+
         <!-- The workspace contains 5 screens of cells -->
         <com.android.launcher3.Workspace
             android:id="@+id/workspace"
diff --git a/res/layout-port/launcher.xml b/res/layout-port/launcher.xml
index 574b73e..46e0c0f 100644
--- a/res/layout-port/launcher.xml
+++ b/res/layout-port/launcher.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
+        <com.android.launcher3.FocusIndicatorView
+            android:id="@+id/focus_indicator"
+            android:layout_width="52dp"
+            android:layout_height="52dp" />
+
         <!-- The workspace contains 5 screens of cells -->
         <com.android.launcher3.Workspace
             android:id="@+id/workspace"
diff --git a/res/layout-sw720dp/launcher.xml b/res/layout-sw720dp/launcher.xml
index 685d03c..f8b8437 100644
--- a/res/layout-sw720dp/launcher.xml
+++ b/res/layout-sw720dp/launcher.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:fitsSystemWindows="true">
 
+        <com.android.launcher3.FocusIndicatorView
+            android:id="@+id/focus_indicator"
+            android:layout_width="52dp"
+            android:layout_height="52dp" />
+
         <!-- The workspace contains 5 screens of cells -->
         <com.android.launcher3.Workspace
             android:id="@+id/workspace"
diff --git a/res/layout/all_apps_button.xml b/res/layout/all_apps_button.xml
index 1b9ea08..9d6d82b 100644
--- a/res/layout/all_apps_button.xml
+++ b/res/layout/all_apps_button.xml
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@
 
 <TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    style="@style/WorkspaceIcon"
-   android:focusable="true"
-   android:background="@drawable/focusable_view_bg" />
+   android:focusable="true" />
diff --git a/res/layout/application.xml b/res/layout/application.xml
index e4909dd..c21dea0 100644
--- a/res/layout/application.xml
+++ b/res/layout/application.xml
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@
 
 <com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    style="@style/WorkspaceIcon"
-   android:focusable="true"
-   android:background="@drawable/focusable_view_bg" />
+   android:focusable="true" />
diff --git a/res/layout/apps_customize_application.xml b/res/layout/apps_customize_application.xml
index b48b9b7..17f4a8e 100644
--- a/res/layout/apps_customize_application.xml
+++ b/res/layout/apps_customize_application.xml
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@
 
     style="@style/WorkspaceIcon.AppsCustomize"
     android:id="@+id/application_icon"
-    android:focusable="true"
-    android:background="@drawable/focusable_view_bg" />
+    android:focusable="true" />
diff --git a/res/layout/folder_application.xml b/res/layout/folder_application.xml
index 37dd79d..b48b613 100644
--- a/res/layout/folder_application.xml
+++ b/res/layout/folder_application.xml
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@
 
 <com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    style="@style/WorkspaceIcon.Folder"
-   android:focusable="true"
-   android:background="@drawable/focusable_view_bg" />
+   android:focusable="true" />
diff --git a/res/layout/folder_icon.xml b/res/layout/folder_icon.xml
index 5147f99..fd45d76 100644
--- a/res/layout/folder_icon.xml
+++ b/res/layout/folder_icon.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:focusable="true"
-    android:background="@drawable/focusable_view_bg">
+    android:focusable="true" >
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/preview_background"
         android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index 4e64d41..5e9c6ec 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <color name="info_target_hover_tint">#DA0099CC</color>
 
     <color name="bubble_dark_background">#20000000</color>
+    <color name="focused_background">#80c6c5c5</color>
 
     <color name="appwidget_error_color">#FCCC</color>
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppsCustomizeCellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppsCustomizeCellLayout.java
index 3c8bda9..76b81d2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppsCustomizeCellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppsCustomizeCellLayout.java
@@ -20,8 +20,16 @@
 import android.view.View;
 
 public class AppsCustomizeCellLayout extends CellLayout implements Page {
+
+    final FocusIndicatorView mFocusHandlerView;
+
     public AppsCustomizeCellLayout(Context context) {
         super(context);
+
+        mFocusHandlerView = new FocusIndicatorView(context);
+        addView(mFocusHandlerView, 0);
+        mFocusHandlerView.getLayoutParams().width = FocusIndicatorView.DEFAULT_LAYOUT_SIZE;
+        mFocusHandlerView.getLayoutParams().height = FocusIndicatorView.DEFAULT_LAYOUT_SIZE;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppsCustomizePagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
index a47f1db..b2228f7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@
             icon.setOnLongClickListener(this);
             icon.setOnTouchListener(this);
             icon.setOnKeyListener(this);
+            icon.setOnFocusChangeListener(layout.mFocusHandlerView);
 
             int index = i - startIndex;
             int x = index % mCellCountX;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index afe9619..93006b3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -971,10 +971,7 @@
     }
 
     public ShortcutAndWidgetContainer getShortcutsAndWidgets() {
-        if (getChildCount() > 0) {
-            return (ShortcutAndWidgetContainer) getChildAt(0);
-        }
-        return null;
+        return mShortcutsAndWidgets;
     }
 
     public View getChildAt(int x, int y) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/FocusIndicatorView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/FocusIndicatorView.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b7a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/FocusIndicatorView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 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;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Pair;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewParent;
+
+public class FocusIndicatorView extends View implements View.OnFocusChangeListener {
+
+    // It can be any number >0. The view is resized using scaleX and scaleY.
+    static final int DEFAULT_LAYOUT_SIZE = 100;
+    private static final float MIN_VISIBLE_ALPHA = 0.2f;
+
+    private static final int[] sTempPos = new int[2];
+    private static final int[] sTempShift = new int[2];
+
+    private final int[] mIndicatorPos = new int[2];
+    private final int[] mTargetViewPos = new int[2];
+
+    private View mLastFocusedView;
+    private boolean mInitiated;
+
+    private Pair<View, Boolean> mPendingCall;
+
+    public FocusIndicatorView(Context context) {
+        this(context, null);
+    }
+
+    public FocusIndicatorView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        super(context, attrs);
+        setAlpha(0);
+        setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.focused_background));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
+        super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
+
+        // Redraw if it is already showing. This avoids a bug where the height changes by a small
+        // amount on connecting/disconnecting a bluetooth keyboard.
+        if (mLastFocusedView != null) {
+            mPendingCall = Pair.create(mLastFocusedView, Boolean.TRUE);
+            invalidate();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
+        mPendingCall = null;
+        if (!mInitiated && (getWidth() == 0)) {
+            // View not yet laid out. Wait until the view is ready to be drawn, so that be can
+            // get the location on screen.
+            mPendingCall = Pair.create(v, hasFocus);
+            invalidate();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!mInitiated) {
+            getLocationRelativeToParentPagedView(this, mIndicatorPos);
+            mInitiated = true;
+        }
+
+        if (hasFocus) {
+            int indicatorWidth = getWidth();
+            int indicatorHeight = getHeight();
+
+            float scaleX = v.getScaleX() * v.getWidth() / indicatorWidth;
+            float scaleY = v.getScaleY() * v.getHeight() / indicatorHeight;
+
+            getLocationRelativeToParentPagedView(v, mTargetViewPos);
+            float x = mTargetViewPos[0] - mIndicatorPos[0] - (1 - scaleX) * indicatorWidth / 2;
+            float y = mTargetViewPos[1] - mIndicatorPos[1] - (1 - scaleY) * indicatorHeight / 2;
+
+            if (getAlpha() > MIN_VISIBLE_ALPHA) {
+                animate()
+                .translationX(x)
+                .translationY(y)
+                .scaleX(scaleX)
+                .scaleY(scaleY)
+                .alpha(1);
+            } else {
+                setTranslationX(x);
+                setTranslationY(y);
+                setScaleX(scaleX);
+                setScaleY(scaleY);
+                animate().alpha(1);
+            }
+            mLastFocusedView = v;
+        } else {
+            if (mLastFocusedView == v) {
+                mLastFocusedView = null;
+                animate().alpha(0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
+        if (mPendingCall != null) {
+            onFocusChange(mPendingCall.first, mPendingCall.second);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the location of a view relative in the window, off-setting any shift due to
+     * page view scroll
+     */
+    private static void getLocationRelativeToParentPagedView(View v, int[] pos) {
+        getPagedViewScrollShift(v, sTempShift);
+        v.getLocationInWindow(sTempPos);
+        pos[0] = sTempPos[0] + sTempShift[0];
+        pos[1] = sTempPos[1] + sTempShift[1];
+    }
+
+    private static void getPagedViewScrollShift(View child, int[] shift) {
+        ViewParent parent = child.getParent();
+        if (parent instanceof PagedView) {
+            View parentView = (View) parent;
+            child.getLocationInWindow(sTempPos);
+            shift[0] = parentView.getPaddingLeft() - sTempPos[0];
+            shift[1] = -(int) child.getTranslationY();
+        } else if (parent instanceof View) {
+            getPagedViewScrollShift((View) parent, shift);
+        } else {
+            shift[0] = shift[1] = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Folder.java
index fcedaea..4a70771 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Folder.java
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
     private static String sDefaultFolderName;
     private static String sHintText;
 
+    private FocusIndicatorView mFocusIndicatorHandler;
+
     private int DRAG_MODE_NONE = 0;
     private int DRAG_MODE_REORDER = 1;
     private int mDragMode = DRAG_MODE_NONE;
@@ -178,6 +180,11 @@
         mScrollView = (ScrollView) findViewById(R.id.scroll_view);
         mContent = (CellLayout) findViewById(R.id.folder_content);
 
+        mFocusIndicatorHandler = new FocusIndicatorView(getContext());
+        mContent.addView(mFocusIndicatorHandler, 0);
+        mFocusIndicatorHandler.getLayoutParams().height = FocusIndicatorView.DEFAULT_LAYOUT_SIZE;
+        mFocusIndicatorHandler.getLayoutParams().width = FocusIndicatorView.DEFAULT_LAYOUT_SIZE;
+
         LauncherAppState app = LauncherAppState.getInstance();
         DeviceProfile grid = app.getDynamicGrid().getDeviceProfile();
 
@@ -572,6 +579,7 @@
 
         textView.setOnClickListener(this);
         textView.setOnLongClickListener(this);
+        textView.setOnFocusChangeListener(mFocusIndicatorHandler);
 
         // We need to check here to verify that the given item's location isn't already occupied
         // by another item.
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/FolderIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/FolderIcon.java
index c0b9da7..21efd71 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/FolderIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/FolderIcon.java
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
         icon.mFolderRingAnimator = new FolderRingAnimator(launcher, icon);
         folderInfo.addListener(icon);
 
+        icon.setOnFocusChangeListener(launcher.mFocusHandler);
         return icon;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
index 79cac8f..3d6befa 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
                 allAppsButton.setOnTouchListener(mLauncher.getHapticFeedbackTouchListener());
                 mLauncher.setAllAppsButton(allAppsButton);
                 allAppsButton.setOnClickListener(mLauncher);
+                allAppsButton.setOnFocusChangeListener(mLauncher.mFocusHandler);
             }
 
             // Note: We do this to ensure that the hotseat is always laid out in the orientation of
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 8995856..090d2f7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@
 
     private Stats mStats;
 
+    FocusIndicatorView mFocusHandler;
+
     static boolean isPropertyEnabled(String propertyName) {
         return Log.isLoggable(propertyName, Log.VERBOSE);
     }
@@ -1278,6 +1280,7 @@
         final DragController dragController = mDragController;
 
         mLauncherView = findViewById(R.id.launcher);
+        mFocusHandler = (FocusIndicatorView) findViewById(R.id.focus_indicator);
         mDragLayer = (DragLayer) findViewById(R.id.drag_layer);
         mWorkspace = (Workspace) mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.workspace);
         mWorkspace.setPageSwitchListener(this);
@@ -1417,6 +1420,7 @@
         BubbleTextView favorite = (BubbleTextView) mInflater.inflate(layoutResId, parent, false);
         favorite.applyFromShortcutInfo(info, mIconCache, true);
         favorite.setOnClickListener(this);
+        favorite.setOnFocusChangeListener(mFocusHandler);
         return favorite;
     }