diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/WidgetsView.kt b/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/WidgetsView.kt
index 51cd6092..4d82baa7 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/WidgetsView.kt
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/WidgetsView.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.window.Dialog
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
+import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
+import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.ClockWidget
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.MdcLauncherTheme
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.R
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.base.ProvideSettings
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.ktx.toDp
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.launcher.widgets.picker.PickAppWidgetActivity
 import de.mm20.launcher2.widgets.ExternalWidget
+import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitCancellation
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalAnimationGraphicsApi::class)
@@ -79,6 +83,17 @@ class WidgetsView @JvmOverloads constructor(
             }
         }
 
+        context.lifecycleScope.launch {
+            context.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.STARTED) {
+                widgetHost.startListening()
+                try {
+                    awaitCancellation()
+                } finally {
+                    widgetHost.stopListening()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
 
         val composeView = ComposeView(context)
         composeView.setContent {