diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 73cd800ca9159f7bf807325d4732c83f67764135..0571787c8bab03992930290a3645a0dd2535941c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -3128,7 +3128,15 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
      * @return The open shortcuts container, or null if there is none
      */
     public DeepShortcutsContainer getOpenShortcutsContainer() {
-        return (DeepShortcutsContainer) mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.deep_shortcuts_container);
+        // Iterate in reverse order. Shortcuts container is added later to the dragLayer,
+        // and will be one of the last views.
+        for (int i = mDragLayer.getChildCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            View child = mDragLayer.getChildAt(i);
+            if (child instanceof DeepShortcutsContainer) {
+                return (DeepShortcutsContainer) child;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 75d4a8d3d59c0e62e01ac7be1829864893b82dc0..7d7324d0b4e8a8e5890a07ac9d4d8fbd834ae544 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -532,8 +532,9 @@ public class Workspace extends PagedView
      */
     public Folder getOpenFolder() {
         DragLayer dragLayer = mLauncher.getDragLayer();
-        int count = dragLayer.getChildCount();
-        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        // Iterate in reverse order. Folder is added later to the dragLayer,
+        // and will be one of the last views.
+        for (int i = dragLayer.getChildCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             View child = dragLayer.getChildAt(i);
             if (child instanceof Folder) {
                 Folder folder = (Folder) child;