diff --git a/res/values/config.xml b/res/values/config.xml
index 04c359e..72959b2 100644
--- a/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/res/values/config.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
     <!-- View tag key used to determine if we should fade in the child views.. -->
     <string name="popup_container_iterate_children" translatable="false">popup_container_iterate_children</string>
 
+    <!-- config used to determine if header protection is supported in AllApps -->
+    <bool name="config_header_protection_supported">false</bool>
+
     <!-- Workspace -->
     <!-- The duration (in ms) of the fade animation on the object outlines, used when
          we are dragging objects around on the home screen. -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
index a4e1af6..21bc479 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
@@ -99,8 +99,18 @@
         }
     }
 
-    // inherited class can override to change the appearance of the edit text.
-    public void show() {}
+    /**
+     * Sets whether EditText background should be visible
+     * @param maxAlpha defines the maximum alpha the background should animates to
+     */
+    public void setBackgroundVisibility(boolean visible, float maxAlpha) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether a visible background is set on EditText
+     */
+    public boolean getBackgroundVisibility() {
+        return getBackground() != null;
+    }
 
     public void showKeyboard() {
         mShowImeAfterFirstLayout = !showSoftInput();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
index 9c61c1b..57a3e1c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile.OnDeviceProfileChangeListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.DragSource;
 import com.android.launcher3.DropTarget.DragObject;
+import com.android.launcher3.ExtendedEditText;
 import com.android.launcher3.Insettable;
 import com.android.launcher3.InsettableFrameLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
     private SpannableStringBuilder mSearchQueryBuilder = null;
 
     protected boolean mUsingTabs;
-    private boolean mSearchModeWhileUsingTabs = false;
+    private boolean mIsSearching;
 
     protected RecyclerViewFastScroller mTouchHandler;
     protected final Point mFastScrollerOffset = new Point();
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@
     private final float mHeaderThreshold;
     private ScrimView mScrimView;
     private int mHeaderColor;
+    private int mTabsProtectionAlpha;
 
     public AllAppsContainerView(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
@@ -625,18 +627,19 @@
         for (int i = 0; i < mAH.length; i++) {
             mAH[i].adapter.setLastSearchQuery(query);
         }
+        mIsSearching = true;
         if (mUsingTabs) {
-            mSearchModeWhileUsingTabs = true;
             rebindAdapters(false); // hide tabs
         }
         mHeader.setCollapsed(true);
     }
 
     public void onClearSearchResult() {
-        if (mSearchModeWhileUsingTabs) {
+        if (mUsingTabs) {
             rebindAdapters(true); // show tabs
-            mSearchModeWhileUsingTabs = false;
         }
+        mIsSearching = false;
+        getActiveRecyclerView().scrollToTop();
     }
 
     public void onSearchResultsChanged() {
@@ -710,13 +713,12 @@
         mHeaderPaint.setColor(mHeaderColor);
         mHeaderPaint.setAlpha((int) (getAlpha() * Color.alpha(mHeaderColor)));
         if (mHeaderPaint.getColor() != mScrimColor && mHeaderPaint.getColor() != 0) {
-            int bottom = mUsingTabs && mHeader.mHeaderCollapsed ? mHeader.getVisibleBottomBound()
-                    : mSearchContainer.getBottom();
-            canvas.drawRect(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), bottom + getTranslationY(),
-                    mHeaderPaint);
-
-            if (FeatureFlags.ENABLE_DEVICE_SEARCH.get() && getTranslationY() == 0) {
-                mSearchUiManager.getEditText().setBackground(null);
+            int bottom = (int) (mSearchContainer.getBottom() + getTranslationY());
+            canvas.drawRect(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), bottom, mHeaderPaint);
+            int tabsHeight = getFloatingHeaderView().getPeripheralProtectionHeight();
+            if (mTabsProtectionAlpha > 0 && tabsHeight != 0) {
+                mHeaderPaint.setAlpha((int) (getAlpha() * mTabsProtectionAlpha));
+                canvas.drawRect(0, bottom, canvas.getWidth(), bottom + tabsHeight, mHeaderPaint);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -796,18 +798,29 @@
 
 
     protected void updateHeaderScroll(int scrolledOffset) {
-        float prog = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (float) scrolledOffset / mHeaderThreshold));
+
+        float prog = Utilities.boundToRange((float) scrolledOffset / mHeaderThreshold, 0f, 1f);
         int viewBG = ColorUtils.blendARGB(mScrimColor, mHeaderProtectionColor, prog);
         int headerColor = ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(viewBG,
                 (int) (getSearchView().getAlpha() * 255));
-        if (headerColor != mHeaderColor) {
+        int tabsAlpha = mHeader.getPeripheralProtectionHeight() == 0 ? 0
+                : (int) (Utilities.boundToRange(
+                        (scrolledOffset + mHeader.mSnappedScrolledY) / mHeaderThreshold, 0f, 1f)
+                        * 255);
+        if (headerColor != mHeaderColor || mTabsProtectionAlpha != tabsAlpha) {
             mHeaderColor = headerColor;
-            getSearchView().setBackgroundColor(viewBG);
-            getFloatingHeaderView().setHeaderColor(viewBG);
+            mTabsProtectionAlpha = tabsAlpha;
             invalidateHeader();
-            if (scrolledOffset == 0 && mSearchUiManager.getEditText() != null) {
-                mSearchUiManager.getEditText().show();
+        }
+        if (mSearchUiManager.getEditText() != null) {
+            ExtendedEditText editText = mSearchUiManager.getEditText();
+            boolean bgVisible = editText.getBackgroundVisibility();
+            if (scrolledOffset == 0 && !mIsSearching) {
+                bgVisible = true;
+            } else if (scrolledOffset > mHeaderThreshold) {
+                bgVisible = false;
             }
+            editText.setBackgroundVisibility(bgVisible, 1 - prog);
         }
     }
 
@@ -815,7 +828,7 @@
      * redraws header protection
      */
     public void invalidateHeader() {
-        if (mScrimView != null && FeatureFlags.ENABLE_DEVICE_SEARCH.get()) {
+        if (mScrimView != null && mHeader.isHeaderProtectionSupported()) {
             mScrimView.invalidate();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/FloatingHeaderView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/FloatingHeaderView.java
index 8ea83d5..debb5b2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/FloatingHeaderView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/FloatingHeaderView.java
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.graphics.Canvas;
-import android.graphics.Color;
-import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
@@ -50,11 +47,10 @@
         ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener, PluginListener<AllAppsRow>, Insettable,
         OnHeightUpdatedListener {
 
-    private final Rect mClip = new Rect(0, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    private final Rect mRVClip = new Rect(0, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    private final Rect mHeaderClip = new Rect(0, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
     private final ValueAnimator mAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofInt(0, 0);
-    private final ValueAnimator mHeaderAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofInt(0, 1).setDuration(100);
     private final Point mTempOffset = new Point();
-    private final Paint mBGPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
     private final RecyclerView.OnScrollListener mOnScrollListener =
             new RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() {
                 @Override
@@ -82,19 +78,19 @@
                 }
             };
 
-    private final int mHeaderTopPadding;
-
     protected final Map<AllAppsRow, PluginHeaderRow> mPluginRows = new ArrayMap<>();
 
+    private final int mHeaderTopPadding;
+    private final boolean mHeaderProtectionSupported;
+
     protected ViewGroup mTabLayout;
     private AllAppsRecyclerView mMainRV;
     private AllAppsRecyclerView mWorkRV;
     private AllAppsRecyclerView mCurrentRV;
     private ViewGroup mParent;
     public boolean mHeaderCollapsed;
-    private int mSnappedScrolledY;
+    protected int mSnappedScrolledY;
     private int mTranslationY;
-    private int mHeaderColor;
 
     private boolean mForwardToRecyclerView;
 
@@ -120,6 +116,8 @@
         super(context, attrs);
         mHeaderTopPadding = context.getResources()
                 .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.all_apps_header_top_padding);
+        mHeaderProtectionSupported = context.getResources().getBoolean(
+                R.bool.config_header_protection_supported);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -138,7 +136,6 @@
         }
         mFixedRows = rows.toArray(new FloatingHeaderRow[rows.size()]);
         mAllRows = mFixedRows;
-        mHeaderAnimator.addUpdateListener(valueAnimator -> invalidate());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -285,7 +282,7 @@
                 mHeaderCollapsed = false;
             }
             mTranslationY = currentScrollY;
-        } else if (!mHeaderCollapsed) {
+        } else {
             mTranslationY = currentScrollY - mSnappedScrolledY - mMaxTranslation;
 
             // update state vars
@@ -295,31 +292,10 @@
             } else if (mTranslationY <= -mMaxTranslation) { // hide or stay hidden
                 mHeaderCollapsed = true;
                 mSnappedScrolledY = -mMaxTranslation;
-                mHeaderAnimator.setCurrentFraction(0);
-                mHeaderAnimator.start();
             }
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set current header protection background color
-     */
-    public void setHeaderColor(int color) {
-        mHeaderColor = color;
-        invalidate();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void dispatchDraw(Canvas canvas) {
-        if (mHeaderCollapsed && !mCollapsed && mTabLayout.getVisibility() == VISIBLE
-                && mHeaderColor != Color.TRANSPARENT && FeatureFlags.ENABLE_DEVICE_SEARCH.get()) {
-            mBGPaint.setColor(mHeaderColor);
-            mBGPaint.setAlpha((int) (255 * mHeaderAnimator.getAnimatedFraction()));
-            canvas.drawRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight() + mTranslationY, mBGPaint);
-        }
-        super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
-    }
-
     protected void applyVerticalMove() {
         int uncappedTranslationY = mTranslationY;
         mTranslationY = Math.max(mTranslationY, -mMaxTranslation);
@@ -336,11 +312,15 @@
         }
 
         mTabLayout.setTranslationY(mTranslationY);
-        mClip.top = mMaxTranslation + mTranslationY;
+
+        int clipHeight = mHeaderTopPadding - getPaddingBottom();
+        mRVClip.top = mTabsHidden ? clipHeight : 0;
+        mHeaderClip.top = clipHeight;
         // clipping on a draw might cause additional redraw
-        mMainRV.setClipBounds(mClip);
+        setClipBounds(mHeaderClip);
+        mMainRV.setClipBounds(mRVClip);
         if (mWorkRV != null) {
-            mWorkRV.setClipBounds(mClip);
+            mWorkRV.setClipBounds(mRVClip);
         }
     }
 
@@ -421,6 +401,10 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    public boolean isHeaderProtectionSupported() {
+        return mHeaderProtectionSupported;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean hasOverlappingRendering() {
         return false;
@@ -444,10 +428,19 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns visible height of FloatingHeaderView contents
+     * Returns visible height of FloatingHeaderView contents requiring header protection
      */
-    public int getVisibleBottomBound() {
-        return getBottom() + mTranslationY;
+    public int getPeripheralProtectionHeight() {
+        if (!mHeaderProtectionSupported) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        // we only want to show protection when work tab is available and header is either
+        // collapsed or animating to/from collapsed state
+        if (mTabsHidden || !mHeaderCollapsed) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return Math.max(getHeight() - getPaddingTop() + mTranslationY, 0);
     }
 }