diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/ui/view/layout/blueprints/SplitShadeKeyguardBlueprint.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/ui/view/layout/blueprints/SplitShadeKeyguardBlueprint.kt
index 5344696b..24d0602 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/ui/view/layout/blueprints/SplitShadeKeyguardBlueprint.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/ui/view/layout/blueprints/SplitShadeKeyguardBlueprint.kt
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.DefaultStatusBarSection
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.DefaultStatusViewSection
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.KeyguardSectionsModule
-import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.SmartspaceSection
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.SplitShadeClockSection
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.SplitShadeGuidelines
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.SplitShadeMediaSection
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.SplitShadeNotificationStackScrollLayoutSection
+import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections.SplitShadeSmartspaceSection
 import com.android.systemui.util.kotlin.getOrNull
 import java.util.Optional
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     aodNotificationIconsSection: AodNotificationIconsSection,
     aodBurnInSection: AodBurnInSection,
     communalTutorialIndicatorSection: CommunalTutorialIndicatorSection,
-    smartspaceSection: SmartspaceSection,
+    smartspaceSection: SplitShadeSmartspaceSection,
     clockSection: SplitShadeClockSection,
     mediaSection: SplitShadeMediaSection,
 ) : KeyguardBlueprint {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/ui/view/layout/sections/SplitShadeSmartspaceSection.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/ui/view/layout/sections/SplitShadeSmartspaceSection.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8728ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/ui/view/layout/sections/SplitShadeSmartspaceSection.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.view.layout.sections
+
+import android.content.Context
+import com.android.systemui.keyguard.KeyguardUnlockAnimationController
+import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.viewmodel.KeyguardClockViewModel
+import com.android.systemui.keyguard.ui.viewmodel.KeyguardSmartspaceViewModel
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.lockscreen.LockscreenSmartspaceController
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+/*
+ * We need this class for the splitShadeBlueprint so `addViews` and `removeViews` will be called
+ * when switching to and from splitShade.
+ */
+class SplitShadeSmartspaceSection
+@Inject
+constructor(
+    keyguardClockViewModel: KeyguardClockViewModel,
+    keyguardSmartspaceViewModel: KeyguardSmartspaceViewModel,
+    context: Context,
+    smartspaceController: LockscreenSmartspaceController,
+    keyguardUnlockAnimationController: KeyguardUnlockAnimationController,
+) :
+    SmartspaceSection(
+        keyguardClockViewModel,
+        keyguardSmartspaceViewModel,
+        context,
+        smartspaceController,
+        keyguardUnlockAnimationController,
+    )