diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/QuickstepSystemShortcut.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/QuickstepSystemShortcut.java
index 86310fa..4e59790 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/QuickstepSystemShortcut.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/QuickstepSystemShortcut.java
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
 
             RecentsView recentsView = mTarget.getOverviewPanel();
             recentsView.initiateSplitSelect(
-                    new SplitSelectSource(view, new BitmapDrawable(bitmap), intent, mPosition));
+                    new SplitSelectSource(mOriginalView, new BitmapDrawable(bitmap), intent,
+                            mPosition));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
index 54420de..c980d1e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@
                     0, 1, ACCEL);
             animation.addFloat(mThumbnailView, LauncherAnimUtils.VIEW_ALPHA,
                     1, 0, DEACCEL_3);
+        } else if (isStagedTask) {
+            // Fade in the placeholder view when split is initiated from homescreen / all apps
+            // icons.
+            if (mSplitPlaceholderView.getAlpha() == 0) {
+                animation.addFloat(mSplitPlaceholderView, SplitPlaceholderView.ALPHA_FLOAT,
+                        0.3f, 1, ACCEL);
+            }
         }
 
         MultiValueUpdateListener listener = new MultiValueUpdateListener() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 49bf827..01b06cb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -2737,16 +2737,15 @@
                     mSplitHiddenTaskView.getThumbnail().getThumbnail(),
                     mSplitHiddenTaskView.getIconView().getDrawable(), startingTaskRect);
             mFirstFloatingTaskView.setAlpha(1);
-            mFirstFloatingTaskView.addAnimation(anim, startingTaskRect,
-                    mTempRect, true /* fadeWithThumbnail */, true /* isStagedTask */);
+            mFirstFloatingTaskView.addAnimation(anim, startingTaskRect, mTempRect,
+                    true /* fadeWithThumbnail */, true /* isStagedTask */);
         } else {
-            mSplitSelectSource.view.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
             mFirstFloatingTaskView = FloatingTaskView.getFloatingTaskView(mActivity,
-                    mSplitSelectSource.view, null,
+                    mSplitSelectSource.view, null /* thumbnail */,
                     mSplitSelectSource.drawable, startingTaskRect);
             mFirstFloatingTaskView.setAlpha(1);
-            mFirstFloatingTaskView.addAnimation(anim, startingTaskRect,
-                    mTempRect, true /* fadeWithThumbnail */, true /* isStagedTask */);
+            mFirstFloatingTaskView.addAnimation(anim, startingTaskRect, mTempRect,
+                    false /* fadeWithThumbnail */, true /* isStagedTask */);
         }
         InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.begin(this,
                 InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.CUJ_SPLIT_SCREEN_ENTER, "First tile selected");