diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
index 6e2d2a9..38e8e72 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@
         mActionsView = findViewById(R.id.overview_actions_view);
         RecentsView overviewPanel = (RecentsView) getOverviewPanel();
         SplitSelectStateController controller =
-                new SplitSelectStateController(mHandler, SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(this));
+                new SplitSelectStateController(mHandler, SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(this),
+                        getStateManager(), getDepthController());
         overviewPanel.init(mActionsView, controller);
         mActionsView.setDp(getDeviceProfile());
         mActionsView.updateVerticalMargin(SysUINavigationMode.getMode(this));
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
index 09a0b7d..d6efc71 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@
         SYSUI_PROGRESS.set(getRootView().getSysUiScrim(), 0f);
 
         SplitSelectStateController controller =
-                new SplitSelectStateController(mHandler, SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(this));
+                new SplitSelectStateController(mHandler, SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(this),
+                        getStateManager(), null /*depthController*/);
         mDragLayer.recreateControllers();
         mFallbackRecentsView.init(mActionsView, controller);
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
index 6addfe3..142fafe 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import android.window.TransitionInfo;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SurfaceTransactionApplier;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskViewSimulator;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TransformParams;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.GroupedTaskView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskThumbnailView;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView;
@@ -149,10 +151,12 @@
         return taskView;
     }
 
-    public static void createRecentsWindowAnimator(TaskView v, boolean skipViewChanges,
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets,
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] nonAppTargets, DepthController depthController,
+    public static void createRecentsWindowAnimator(
+            @NonNull TaskView v, boolean skipViewChanges,
+            @NonNull RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
+            @NonNull RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets,
+            @NonNull RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] nonAppTargets,
+            @Nullable DepthController depthController,
             PendingAnimation out) {
         RecentsView recentsView = v.getRecentsView();
         boolean isQuickSwitch = v.isEndQuickswitchCuj();
@@ -418,15 +422,46 @@
         finishCallback.run();
     }
 
-    /** Legacy version (until shell transitions are enabled) */
-    public static void composeRecentsSplitLaunchAnimatorLegacy(@NonNull Task initialTask,
+    /**
+     * Legacy version (until shell transitions are enabled)
+     *
+     * If {@param launchingTaskView} is not null, then this will play the tasks launch animation
+     * from the position of the GroupedTaskView (when user taps on the TaskView to start it).
+     * Technically this case should be taken care of by
+     * {@link #composeRecentsSplitLaunchAnimatorLegacy()} below, but the way we launch tasks whether
+     * it's a single task or multiple tasks results in different entry-points.
+     *
+     * If it is null, then it will simply fade in the starting apps and fade out launcher (for the
+     * case where launcher handles animating starting split tasks from app icon) */
+    public static void composeRecentsSplitLaunchAnimatorLegacy(
+            @Nullable GroupedTaskView launchingTaskView,
+            @NonNull Task initialTask,
             @NonNull Task secondTask, @NonNull RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
             @NonNull RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets,
             @NonNull RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] nonAppTargets,
+            @NonNull StateManager stateManager,
+            @Nullable DepthController depthController,
             @NonNull Runnable finishCallback) {
+        if (launchingTaskView != null) {
+            AnimatorSet animatorSet = new AnimatorSet();
+            RecentsView recentsView = launchingTaskView.getRecentsView();
+            animatorSet.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+                    super.onAnimationEnd(animation);
+                    finishCallback.run();
+                }
+            });
+            composeRecentsLaunchAnimator(animatorSet, launchingTaskView,
+                    appTargets, wallpaperTargets, nonAppTargets,
+                    true, stateManager,
+                    recentsView, depthController);
+            animatorSet.start();
+            return;
+        }
+
         final ArrayList<SurfaceControl> openingTargets = new ArrayList<>();
         final ArrayList<SurfaceControl> closingTargets = new ArrayList<>();
-
         for (RemoteAnimationTargetCompat appTarget : appTargets) {
             final int taskId = appTarget.taskInfo != null ? appTarget.taskInfo.taskId : -1;
             final int mode = appTarget.mode;
@@ -490,7 +525,7 @@
             @NonNull RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets,
             @NonNull RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] nonAppTargets, boolean launcherClosing,
             @NonNull StateManager stateManager, @NonNull RecentsView recentsView,
-            @NonNull DepthController depthController) {
+            @Nullable DepthController depthController) {
         boolean skipLauncherChanges = !launcherClosing;
 
         TaskView taskView = findTaskViewToLaunch(recentsView, v, appTargets);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
index 41aaa1a..c784d82 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
@@ -30,11 +30,18 @@
 import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 import android.window.TransitionInfo;
 
+
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController;
+import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.StagePosition;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskAnimationManager;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskViewUtils;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.GroupedTaskView;
+import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationAdapterCompat;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationRunnerCompat;
@@ -52,23 +59,32 @@
 
     private final Handler mHandler;
     private final SystemUiProxy mSystemUiProxy;
+    private final StateManager mStateManager;
+    private final DepthController mDepthController;
     private @StagePosition int mStagePosition;
     private Task mInitialTask;
     private Task mSecondTask;
     private Rect mInitialBounds;
     private boolean mRecentsAnimationRunning;
+    /** If not null, this is the TaskView we want to launch from */
+    @Nullable
+    private GroupedTaskView mLaunchingTaskView;
 
-    public SplitSelectStateController(Handler handler, SystemUiProxy systemUiProxy) {
+    public SplitSelectStateController(Handler handler, SystemUiProxy systemUiProxy,
+            StateManager stateManager,
+            DepthController depthController) {
         mHandler = handler;
         mSystemUiProxy = systemUiProxy;
+        mStateManager = stateManager;
+        mDepthController = depthController;
     }
 
     /**
      * To be called after first task selected
      */
-    public void setInitialTaskSelect(Task taskView, @StagePosition int stagePosition,
+    public void setInitialTaskSelect(Task task, @StagePosition int stagePosition,
             Rect initialBounds) {
-        mInitialTask = taskView;
+        mInitialTask = task;
         mStagePosition = stagePosition;
         mInitialBounds = initialBounds;
     }
@@ -76,13 +92,25 @@
     /**
      * To be called after second task selected
      */
-    public void setSecondTaskId(Task taskView, Consumer<Boolean> callback) {
-        mSecondTask = taskView;
+    public void setSecondTaskId(Task task, Consumer<Boolean> callback) {
+        mSecondTask = task;
         launchTasks(mInitialTask, mSecondTask, mStagePosition, callback,
                 false /* freezeTaskList */);
     }
 
     /**
+     * To be called when we want to launch split pairs from an existing GroupedTaskView.
+     */
+    public void launchTasks(GroupedTaskView groupedTaskView,
+            Consumer<Boolean> callback, boolean freezeTaskList) {
+        mLaunchingTaskView = groupedTaskView;
+        TaskView.TaskIdAttributeContainer[] taskIdAttributeContainers =
+                groupedTaskView.getTaskIdAttributeContainers();
+        launchTasks(taskIdAttributeContainers[0].getTask(), taskIdAttributeContainers[1].getTask(),
+                taskIdAttributeContainers[0].getStagePosition(), callback, freezeTaskList);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @param stagePosition representing location of task1
      */
     public void launchTasks(Task task1, Task task2, @StagePosition int stagePosition,
@@ -169,8 +197,9 @@
                 RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpapers, RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] nonApps,
                 Runnable finishedCallback) {
             postAsyncCallback(mHandler,
-                    () -> TaskViewUtils.composeRecentsSplitLaunchAnimatorLegacy(mInitialTask,
-                            mSecondTask, apps, wallpapers, nonApps, () -> {
+                    () -> TaskViewUtils.composeRecentsSplitLaunchAnimatorLegacy(
+                            mLaunchingTaskView, mInitialTask, mSecondTask, apps, wallpapers,
+                            nonApps, mStateManager, mDepthController, () -> {
                                 finishedCallback.run();
                                 if (mSuccessCallback != null) {
                                     mSuccessCallback.accept(true);
@@ -201,6 +230,7 @@
         mStagePosition = SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_UNDEFINED;
         mInitialBounds = null;
         mRecentsAnimationRunning = false;
+        mLaunchingTaskView = null;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
index ea83b4d..bb5728d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public RunnableList launchTaskAnimated() {
-        getRecentsView().getSplitPlaceholder().launchTasks(mTask, mSecondaryTask,
-                STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT, null /*callback*/,
+        getRecentsView().getSplitPlaceholder().launchTasks(this /*groupedTaskView*/,
+                null /*callback*/,
                 false /* freezeTaskList */);
         return null;
     }