diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
index 86562c4..a408e6c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
@@ -510,6 +510,16 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called when user completes adding item requiring a config activity to the hotseat
+     */
+    public void onDeferredDrop(int cellX, int cellY) {
+        View child = mHotseat.getChildAt(cellX, cellY);
+        if (child instanceof PredictedAppIcon) {
+            removeIconWithoutNotify((PredictedAppIcon) child);
+        }
+    }
+
     private class PinPrediction extends SystemShortcut<QuickstepLauncher> {
 
         private PinPrediction(QuickstepLauncher target, ItemInfo itemInfo) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 9e93829..9050ddc 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import static android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_FOCUSED;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.touchcontrollers.TwoButtonNavbarTouchController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ItemInfoMatcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.OnboardingPrefs;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.PendingRequestArgs;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.UiThreadHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.UiThreadHelper.AsyncCommand;
@@ -139,6 +141,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    protected void completeAddShortcut(Intent data, int container, int screenId, int cellX,
+            int cellY, PendingRequestArgs args) {
+        if (container == CONTAINER_HOTSEAT) {
+            mHotseatPredictionController.onDeferredDrop(cellX, cellY);
+        }
+        super.completeAddShortcut(data, container, screenId, cellX, cellY, args);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected LauncherAccessibilityDelegate createAccessibilityDelegate() {
         return new QuickstepAccessibilityDelegate(this);
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 85dd3b3..fccb4d0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@
      *
      * @param data The intent describing the shortcut.
      */
-    private void completeAddShortcut(Intent data, int container, int screenId, int cellX,
+    protected void completeAddShortcut(Intent data, int container, int screenId, int cellX,
             int cellY, PendingRequestArgs args) {
         if (args.getRequestCode() != REQUEST_CREATE_SHORTCUT
                 || args.getPendingIntent().getComponent() == null) {