diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/DeferredHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/DeferredHandler.java
index 930da56..b7e48b1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/DeferredHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/DeferredHandler.java
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /** Runs all queued Runnables from the calling thread. */
+    public void flush() {
+        LinkedList<Runnable> queue = new LinkedList<Runnable>();
+        synchronized (mQueue) {
+            queue.addAll(mQueue);
+            mQueue.clear();
+        }
+        for (Runnable r : queue) {
+            r.run();
+        }
+    }
+
     void scheduleNextLocked() {
         if (mQueue.size() > 0) {
             Runnable peek = mQueue.getFirst();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
index d4b7f76..ab29fc6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
@@ -918,6 +918,11 @@
             //      data structures, we can't allow any other thread to touch that data, but because
             //      this call is synchronous, we can get away with not locking).
 
+            // The LauncherModel is static in the LauncherApplication and mHandler may have queued
+            // operations from the previous activity.  We need to ensure that all queued operations
+            // are executed before any synchronous binding work is done.
+            mHandler.flush();
+
             // Divide the set of loaded items into those that we are binding synchronously, and
             // everything else that is to be bound normally (asynchronously).
             bindWorkspace(synchronousBindPage);