diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index cc57a7b..3c3ea95 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SPRING_LOADED_EXIT_DELAY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS;
-import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.FLAG_CLOSE_POPUPS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.FLAG_MULTI_PAGE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.FLAG_NON_INTERACTIVE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@
     protected static final int REQUEST_LAST = 100;
 
     // Type: int
-    private static final String RUNTIME_STATE = "launcher.state";
+    protected static final String RUNTIME_STATE = "launcher.state";
     // Type: PendingRequestArgs
     private static final String RUNTIME_STATE_PENDING_REQUEST_ARGS = "launcher.request_args";
     // Type: int
@@ -278,6 +277,9 @@
     // Type int[]
     private static final String RUNTIME_STATE_CURRENT_SCREEN_IDS = "launcher.current_screen_ids";
 
+    // Type PendingSplitSelectInfo<Parcelable>
+    protected static final String PENDING_SPLIT_SELECT_INFO = "launcher.pending_split_select_info";
+
     public static final String ON_CREATE_EVT = "Launcher.onCreate";
     public static final String ON_START_EVT = "Launcher.onStart";
     public static final String ON_RESUME_EVT = "Launcher.onResume";
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PendingSplitSelectInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PendingSplitSelectInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed02465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PendingSplitSelectInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.launcher3.util;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.StagePosition;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class to store information regarding a split select request. This includes the taskId of
+ * the originating task, plus the stage position.
+ * This information is intended to be saved across launcher instances, e.g. when Launcher needs to
+ * recover straight into a split select state.
+ */
+public class PendingSplitSelectInfo {
+
+    private final int mStagedTaskId;
+    private final int mStagePosition;
+
+    public PendingSplitSelectInfo(int stagedTaskId, int stagePosition) {
+        this.mStagedTaskId = stagedTaskId;
+        this.mStagePosition = stagePosition;
+    }
+
+    public int getStagedTaskId() {
+        return mStagedTaskId;
+    }
+
+    public @StagePosition int getStagePosition() {
+        return mStagePosition;
+    }
+}