diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 8c7515c..1b4ac7a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@
 
     private static final String QSB_WIDGET_ID = "qsb_widget_id";
     private static final String QSB_WIDGET_PROVIDER = "qsb_widget_provider";
+    // Item id to use for QSB widget.
+    private static final int QSB_ITEM_ID = -1;
 
     public static final String USER_HAS_MIGRATED = "launcher.user_migrated_from_old_data";
 
@@ -656,7 +658,10 @@
 
     public int getViewIdForItem(ItemInfo info) {
         // This cast is safe given the > 2B range for int.
-        int itemId = (int) info.id;
+        return getViewIdForItemId((int) info.id);
+    }
+
+    public int getViewIdForItemId(int itemId) {
         if (mItemIdToViewId.containsKey(itemId)) {
             return mItemIdToViewId.get(itemId);
         }
@@ -3464,6 +3469,7 @@
                 mQsb = mAppWidgetHost.createView(this, widgetId, searchProvider);
                 mQsb.updateAppWidgetOptions(opts);
                 mQsb.setPadding(0, 0, 0, 0);
+                mQsb.setId(getViewIdForItemId(QSB_ITEM_ID));
                 mSearchDropTargetBar.addView(mQsb);
                 mSearchDropTargetBar.setQsbSearchBar(mQsb);
             }