diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
index f1189c9..e89c842 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestLogging;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.StagePosition;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
@@ -171,6 +173,8 @@
     public void launchTasks(int taskId1, @Nullable PendingIntent taskPendingIntent,
             @Nullable Intent fillInIntent, int taskId2, @StagePosition int stagePosition,
             Consumer<Boolean> callback, boolean freezeTaskList, float splitRatio) {
+        TestLogging.recordEvent(
+                TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, "launchSplitTasks");
         // Assume initial task is for top/left part of screen
         final int[] taskIds = stagePosition == STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT
                 ? new int[]{taskId1, taskId2}
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
index 4bf247c..81df3c0 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
@@ -179,6 +179,20 @@
         actionsView.clickAndDismissScreenshot();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @PortraitLandscape
+    public void testSplitFromOverviewForTablet() {
+        assumeTrue(mLauncher.isTablet());
+
+        startTestActivity(2);
+        startTestActivity(3);
+
+        mLauncher.goHome().switchToOverview().getOverviewActions()
+                .clickSplit()
+                .getTestActivityTask(2)
+                .open();
+    }
+
     private int getCurrentOverviewPage(Launcher launcher) {
         return launcher.<RecentsView>getOverviewPanel().getCurrentPage();
     }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 6f8b9d2..1f6e1ec 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -563,10 +563,13 @@
                     break;
                 }
                 case OVERVIEW: {
-                    checkLauncherStateInOverview(launcher, expectedContainerType, isStarted,
-                            isResumed);
-                    assertTrue(TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(ordinal),
-                            ordinal == TestProtocol.OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
+                    verifyOverviewState(launcher, expectedContainerType, isStarted, isResumed,
+                            ordinal, TestProtocol.OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
+                    break;
+                }
+                case SPLIT_SCREEN_SELECT: {
+                    verifyOverviewState(launcher, expectedContainerType, isStarted, isResumed,
+                            ordinal, TestProtocol.OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT_ORDINAL);
                     break;
                 }
                 case TASKBAR_ALL_APPS:
@@ -632,5 +635,9 @@
         return homeAppIcon;
     }
 
-
+    private void verifyOverviewState(Launcher launcher, ContainerType expectedContainerType,
+            boolean isStarted, boolean isResumed, int ordinal, int expectedOrdinal) {
+        checkLauncherStateInOverview(launcher, expectedContainerType, isStarted, isResumed);
+        assertEquals(TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(ordinal), ordinal, expectedOrdinal);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
index b7bca02..6a11336 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.BySelector;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.Direction;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
@@ -168,6 +169,27 @@
         return new OverviewTask(mLauncher, widestTask, this);
     }
 
+    /** Returns an overview task matching TestActivity {@param activityNumber}. */
+    @NonNull
+    public OverviewTask getTestActivityTask(int activityNumber) {
+        final List<UiObject2> taskViews = getTasks();
+        mLauncher.assertNotEquals("Unable to find a task", 0, taskViews.size());
+
+        final String activityName = "TestActivity" + activityNumber;
+        UiObject2 task = null;
+        for (UiObject2 taskView : taskViews) {
+            // TODO(b/239452415): Use equals instead of descEndsWith
+            if (taskView.getParent().hasObject(By.descEndsWith(activityName))) {
+                task = taskView;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        mLauncher.assertNotNull(
+                "Unable to find a task with " + activityName + " from the task list", task);
+
+        return new OverviewTask(mLauncher, task, this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a list of all tasks fully visible in the tablet grid overview.
      */
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index f5b5a6a..5f92097 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
     // Types for launcher containers that the user is interacting with. "Background" is a
     // pseudo-container corresponding to inactive launcher covered by another app.
     public enum ContainerType {
-        WORKSPACE, HOME_ALL_APPS, OVERVIEW, WIDGETS, FALLBACK_OVERVIEW, LAUNCHED_APP,
-        TASKBAR_ALL_APPS
+        WORKSPACE, HOME_ALL_APPS, OVERVIEW, SPLIT_SCREEN_SELECT, WIDGETS, FALLBACK_OVERVIEW,
+        LAUNCHED_APP, TASKBAR_ALL_APPS
     }
 
     public enum NavigationModel {ZERO_BUTTON, THREE_BUTTON}
@@ -744,7 +744,8 @@
 
                     return waitForLauncherObject(APPS_RES_ID);
                 }
-                case OVERVIEW: {
+                case OVERVIEW:
+                case SPLIT_SCREEN_SELECT: {
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
@@ -1091,6 +1092,14 @@
     }
 
     @NonNull
+    UiObject2 waitForSystemUiObject(BySelector selector) {
+        final UiObject2 object = TestHelpers.wait(
+                Until.findObject(selector), WAIT_TIME_MS);
+        assertNotNull("Can't find a systemui object with selector: " + selector, object);
+        return object;
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
     UiObject2 waitForNavigationUiObject(String resId) {
         String resPackage = getNavigationButtonResPackage();
         final UiObject2 object = mDevice.wait(
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Overview.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Overview.java
index 66a51a5..50c2136 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Overview.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Overview.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 /**
  * Overview pane.
  */
-public final class Overview extends BaseOverview {
+public class Overview extends BaseOverview {
 
     Overview(LauncherInstrumentation launcher) {
         super(launcher);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     @Override
     protected ContainerType getContainerType() {
-        return LauncherInstrumentation.ContainerType.OVERVIEW;
+        return ContainerType.OVERVIEW;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewActions.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewActions.java
index d1b1a84..5710713 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewActions.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewActions.java
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
                     "clicked select button")) {
                 return getSelectModeButtons();
             }
-
         }
     }
 
@@ -103,4 +102,22 @@
             return new SelectModeButtons(selectModeButtons, mLauncher);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Clicks split button and enters split select mode.
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    public SplitScreenSelect clickSplit() {
+        try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable e = mLauncher.eventsCheck();
+             LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                     "want to click split button to enter split select mode")) {
+            UiObject2 split = mLauncher.waitForObjectInContainer(mOverviewActions,
+                    "action_split");
+            mLauncher.clickLauncherObject(split);
+            try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c2 = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                    "clicked split")) {
+                return new SplitScreenSelect(mLauncher);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index c8caa42..ac7424e 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.BySelector;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
@@ -32,8 +34,12 @@
  * A recent task in the overview panel carousel.
  */
 public final class OverviewTask {
+    private static final String SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE = "com.android.systemui";
+
     static final Pattern TASK_START_EVENT =
             Pattern.compile("startActivityFromRecentsAsync");
+    static final Pattern SPLIT_START_EVENT =
+            Pattern.compile("launchSplitTasks");
     private final LauncherInstrumentation mLauncher;
     private final UiObject2 mTask;
     private final BaseOverview mOverview;
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Clicks at the task.
+     * Clicks the task.
      */
     public LaunchedAppState open() {
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable e = mLauncher.eventsCheck()) {
@@ -136,8 +142,21 @@
                     () -> "Launching task didn't open a new window: "
                             + mTask.getParent().getContentDescription(),
                     "clicking an overview task");
-            mLauncher.expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, TASK_START_EVENT);
-            return new LaunchedAppState(mLauncher);
+            if (mOverview.getContainerType()
+                    == LauncherInstrumentation.ContainerType.SPLIT_SCREEN_SELECT) {
+                mLauncher.expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, SPLIT_START_EVENT);
+
+                try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                        "launched splitscreen")) {
+
+                    BySelector divider = By.res(SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE, "docked_divider_handle");
+                    mLauncher.waitForSystemUiObject(divider);
+                    return new LaunchedAppState(mLauncher);
+                }
+            } else {
+                mLauncher.expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, TASK_START_EVENT);
+                return new LaunchedAppState(mLauncher);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenSelect.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenSelect.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cf3ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenSelect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * 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.tapl;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.tapl.LauncherInstrumentation.ContainerType;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a special state in Overview where the initial split app is shoved to the side and a
+ * second split app can be selected.
+ */
+public class SplitScreenSelect extends Overview {
+
+    SplitScreenSelect(LauncherInstrumentation launcher) {
+        super(launcher);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected ContainerType getContainerType() {
+        return ContainerType.SPLIT_SCREEN_SELECT;
+    }
+}