diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/qsb/QsbContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/qsb/QsbContainerView.java
index 8e29df1..5b8ae58 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/qsb/QsbContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/qsb/QsbContainerView.java
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
                         .getAppWidgetOptions(widgetId), opts)) {
                     mQsb.updateAppWidgetOptions(opts);
                 }
-                mQsb.setPadding(0, 0, 0, 0);
                 mQsbWidgetHost.startListening();
                 return mQsb;
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/qsb/QsbWidgetHostView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/qsb/QsbWidgetHostView.java
index 407812d..cff5126 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/qsb/QsbWidgetHostView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/qsb/QsbWidgetHostView.java
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@
         return mPreviousOrientation != orientation;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setPadding(int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
+        // Prevent the base class from applying the default widget padding.
+        super.setPadding(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    }
 
     @Override
     protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {