diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
index 6a59ab4..a3e5a35 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 
 package com.android.quickstep.views;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager.LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_SPLIT_SELECTION_EXIT_CANCEL_BUTTON;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
+import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
@@ -33,12 +35,14 @@
 import androidx.dynamicanimation.animation.SpringForce;
 
 import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.BaseState;
+import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
+import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SplitSelectStateController;
 
 /**
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@
 public class SplitInstructionsView extends LinearLayout {
     private static final int BOUNCE_DURATION = 250;
     private static final float BOUNCE_HEIGHT = 20;
+    private static final int DURATION_DEFAULT_SPLIT_DISMISS = 350;
 
     private final StatefulActivity mLauncher;
     public boolean mIsCurrentlyAnimating = false;
@@ -137,9 +142,24 @@
         SplitSelectStateController splitSelectController =
                 ((RecentsView) mLauncher.getOverviewPanel()).getSplitSelectController();
 
-        splitSelectController.getSplitAnimationController().playPlaceholderDismissAnim(mLauncher,
-                LAUNCHER_SPLIT_SELECTION_EXIT_CANCEL_BUTTON);
-        mLauncher.getStateManager().goToState(LauncherState.NORMAL);
+        StateManager stateManager = mLauncher.getStateManager();
+        BaseState startState = stateManager.getState();
+        long duration = startState.getTransitionDuration(mLauncher, false);
+        if (duration == 0) {
+            // Case where we're in contextual on workspace (NORMAL), which by default has 0
+            // transition duration
+            duration = DURATION_DEFAULT_SPLIT_DISMISS;
+        }
+        StateAnimationConfig config = new StateAnimationConfig();
+        config.duration = duration;
+        AnimatorSet stateAnim = stateManager.createAtomicAnimation(
+                startState, NORMAL, config);
+        AnimatorSet dismissAnim = splitSelectController.getSplitAnimationController()
+                .createPlaceholderDismissAnim(mLauncher,
+                        LAUNCHER_SPLIT_SELECTION_EXIT_CANCEL_BUTTON, duration);
+        stateAnim.play(dismissAnim);
+        stateManager.setCurrentAnimation(stateAnim, NORMAL);
+        stateAnim.start();
     }
 
     void ensureProperRotation() {