diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java
index c472ef2..b7546c7 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
             // We're staying in all apps, use same instance
             mLauncher.getAllApps()
                     .getAppIcon(CALCULATOR_APP_NAME)
-                    .launch(CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE);
+                    .launchIntoSplitScreen();
         } else {
             // We're in overview, use taskbar instance
             mLauncher.getLaunchedAppState()
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
index 315b5e3..f24529a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableGridOnlyOverview;
 import static com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsStore.DEFER_UPDATES_TEST;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.FOLDABLE_SINGLE_PAGE;
+import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.enableSplitContextually;
+import static com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
@@ -202,6 +204,11 @@
                 return response;
             }
 
+            case TestProtocol.REQUEST_GET_SPLIT_SELECTION_ACTIVE:
+                response.putBoolean(TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD, enableSplitContextually()
+                        && Launcher.ACTIVITY_TRACKER.getCreatedActivity().isSplitSelectionActive());
+                return response;
+
             case TestProtocol.REQUEST_ENABLE_ROTATION:
                 MAIN_EXECUTOR.submit(() ->
                         Launcher.ACTIVITY_TRACKER.getCreatedActivity().getRotationHelper()
diff --git a/tests/multivalentTests/shared/com/android/launcher3/testing/shared/TestProtocol.java b/tests/multivalentTests/shared/com/android/launcher3/testing/shared/TestProtocol.java
index 3e188e6..eefdbd4 100644
--- a/tests/multivalentTests/shared/com/android/launcher3/testing/shared/TestProtocol.java
+++ b/tests/multivalentTests/shared/com/android/launcher3/testing/shared/TestProtocol.java
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
     public static final String REQUEST_GET_OVERVIEW_PAGE_SPACING = "get-overview-page-spacing";
     public static final String REQUEST_GET_OVERVIEW_CURRENT_PAGE_INDEX =
             "get-overview-current-page-index";
+    public static final String REQUEST_GET_SPLIT_SELECTION_ACTIVE = "get-split-selection-active";
     public static final String REQUEST_ENABLE_ROTATION = "enable_rotation";
     public static final String REQUEST_ENABLE_SUGGESTION = "enable-suggestion";
     public static final String REQUEST_MODEL_QUEUE_CLEARED = "model-queue-cleared";
diff --git a/tests/multivalentTests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/multivalentTests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index fef93b7..5466d08 100644
--- a/tests/multivalentTests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/multivalentTests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.tapl.Folder.FOLDER_CONTENT_RES_ID;
 import static com.android.launcher3.tapl.TestHelpers.getOverviewPackageName;
 import static com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol.NORMAL_STATE_ORDINAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol.REQUEST_GET_SPLIT_SELECTION_ACTIVE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol.REQUEST_NUM_ALL_APPS_COLUMNS;
+import static com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD;
 
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.Instrumentation;
@@ -873,7 +875,6 @@
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
-                    waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(KEYBOARD_QUICK_SWITCH_RES_ID);
 
                     if (is3PLauncher() && isTablet() && !isTransientTaskbar()) {
@@ -882,6 +883,12 @@
                         waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
                     }
 
+                    boolean splitSelectionActive = getTestInfo(REQUEST_GET_SPLIT_SELECTION_ACTIVE)
+                            .getBoolean(TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD);
+                    if (!splitSelectionActive) {
+                        waitUntilSystemLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
+                    } // do nothing, we expect that view
+
                     return waitForLauncherObject(APPS_RES_ID);
                 }
                 case OVERVIEW: