diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
index 3fc67cb..28df90f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     void onAddToDatabase(ContentValues values) {
         super.onAddToDatabase(values);
         values.put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
+        values.put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.APPWIDGET_PROVIDER, providerName.flattenToString());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index 5e8a619..fa61b11 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
     private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "launcher.db";
 
-    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 13;
+    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 14;
 
     static final String OLD_AUTHORITY = "com.android.launcher2.settings";
     static final String AUTHORITY = "com.android.launcher3.settings";
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@
                     "iconResource TEXT," +
                     "icon BLOB," +
                     "uri TEXT," +
-                    "displayMode INTEGER" +
+                    "displayMode INTEGER," +
+                    "appWidgetProvider TEXT" +
                     ");");
             addWorkspacesTable(db);
 
@@ -626,6 +627,22 @@
                 version = 13;
             }
 
+            if (version < 14) {
+                db.beginTransaction();
+                try {
+                    // Insert new column for holding widget provider name
+                    db.execSQL("ALTER TABLE favorites " +
+                            "ADD COLUMN appWidgetProvider TEXT;");
+                    db.setTransactionSuccessful();
+                    version = 14;
+                } catch (SQLException ex) {
+                    // Old version remains, which means we wipe old data
+                    Log.e(TAG, ex.getMessage(), ex);
+                } finally {
+                    db.endTransaction();
+                }
+            }
+
             if (version != DATABASE_VERSION) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "Destroying all old data.");
                 db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS " + TABLE_FAVORITES);
@@ -1244,6 +1261,7 @@
                 values.put(Favorites.SPANX, spanX);
                 values.put(Favorites.SPANY, spanY);
                 values.put(Favorites.APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
+                values.put(Favorites.APPWIDGET_PROVIDER, cn.flattenToString());
                 values.put(Favorites._ID, generateNewItemId());
                 dbInsertAndCheck(this, db, TABLE_FAVORITES, null, values);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
index a2b9c81..ada09e9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherSettings.java
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@
          * <P>Type: INTEGER</P>
          */
         static final String APPWIDGET_ID = "appWidgetId";
+
+        /**
+         * The ComponentName of the widget provider
+         *
+         * <P>Type: STRING</P>
+         */
+        public static final String APPWIDGET_PROVIDER = "appWidgetProvider";
         
         /**
          * Indicates whether this favorite is an application-created shortcut or not.