diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/clock/ClockWidgetVM.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/clock/ClockWidgetVM.kt
index 1c58158b4..74217ea85 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/clock/ClockWidgetVM.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/clock/ClockWidgetVM.kt
@@ -17,33 +17,47 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.launcher.widgets.clock.parts.MusicPartProvider
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.launcher.widgets.clock.parts.PartProvider
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.launcher.widgets.clock.parts.SmartspacerPartProvider
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.channelFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collectLatest
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.koin.core.component.KoinComponent
 import org.koin.core.component.inject
 
 class ClockWidgetVM : ViewModel(), KoinComponent {
     private val settings: ClockWidgetSettings by inject()
 
-    private val partProviders = settings.parts.combine(settings.useSmartspacer) { p, s ->
-        p to s
-    }.map { (parts, smartspacer) ->
-        if (smartspacer && isAtLeastApiLevel(29)) {
-            return@map listOf(SmartspacerPartProvider())
-        }
+    /**
+     * Kept for the lifetime of the ViewModel instead of being rebuilt whenever the clock widget
+     * is subscribed again - which happens on every return to the home screen, because the
+     * launcher stops while it is in the background. Providers cache the data behind their
+     * ranking, so a fresh instance starts at ranking 0 and makes its part disappear until its
+     * query returns; the agenda part would blink on every visit that way.
+     */
+    private val partProviders = MutableStateFlow<List<PartProvider>>(emptyList())
 
-        val providers = mutableListOf<PartProvider>()
-        if (parts.date) providers += DatePartProvider()
-        if (parts.calendar) providers += CalendarPartProvider()
-        if (parts.music) providers += MusicPartProvider()
-        providers += BatteryPartProvider(parts.battery)
-        if (parts.alarm) providers += AlarmPartProvider()
-        providers
-    }.stateIn(viewModelScope, SharingStarted.WhileSubscribed(), emptyList())
+    init {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            settings.parts.combine(settings.useSmartspacer) { p, s -> p to s }
+                .collect { (parts, smartspacer) ->
+                    partProviders.value = if (smartspacer && isAtLeastApiLevel(29)) {
+                        listOf(SmartspacerPartProvider())
+                    } else {
+                        buildList {
+                            if (parts.date) add(DatePartProvider())
+                            if (parts.calendar) add(CalendarPartProvider())
+                            if (parts.music) add(MusicPartProvider())
+                            add(BatteryPartProvider(parts.battery))
+                            if (parts.alarm) add(AlarmPartProvider())
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+        }
+    }
 
     fun getActiveParts(context: Context): Flow<List<PartProvider>> = channelFlow {
         partProviders.collectLatest { providers ->