diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
index 4bd627a..159b65f 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
@@ -181,6 +181,21 @@
 
     @Test
     @PortraitLandscape
+    public void testSplitFromOverview() {
+        assumeTrue(!mLauncher.isTablet());
+
+        startTestActivity(2);
+        startTestActivity(3);
+
+        mLauncher.goHome().switchToOverview().getCurrentTask()
+                .tapMenu()
+                .tapSplitMenuItem()
+                .getTestActivityTask(2)
+                .open();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @PortraitLandscape
     public void testSplitFromOverviewForTablet() {
         assumeTrue(mLauncher.isTablet());
 
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
index 6a11336..3321c63 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/BaseOverview.java
@@ -247,8 +247,12 @@
         return mLauncher.hasLauncherObject(mLauncher.getOverviewObjectSelector("clear_all"));
     }
 
+    protected boolean isActionsViewVisible() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private void verifyActionsViewVisibility() {
-        if (!hasTasks()) {
+        if (!hasTasks() || !isActionsViewVisible()) {
             return;
         }
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index caaeef8..96622ca 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
     private static final String WIDGETS_RES_ID = "primary_widgets_list_view";
     private static final String CONTEXT_MENU_RES_ID = "popup_container";
     private static final String TASKBAR_RES_ID = "taskbar_view";
+    private static final String SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID = "split_placeholder";
     public static final int WAIT_TIME_MS = 30000;
     private static final String SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE = "com.android.systemui";
     private static final String ANDROID_PACKAGE = "android";
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
                     return waitForLauncherObject(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                 }
@@ -732,6 +734,7 @@
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
                     return waitForLauncherObject(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                 }
@@ -741,16 +744,26 @@
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
                     return waitForLauncherObject(APPS_RES_ID);
                 }
-                case OVERVIEW:
+                case OVERVIEW: {
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
+
+                    return waitForLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
+                }
                 case SPLIT_SCREEN_SELECT: {
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
 
+                    waitForLauncherObject(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
                     return waitForLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
                 }
                 case FALLBACK_OVERVIEW: {
@@ -758,6 +771,7 @@
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
                     return waitForFallbackLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
                 }
@@ -766,6 +780,7 @@
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(APPS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
+                    waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
                     if (isTablet() && !isFallbackOverview()) {
                         waitForLauncherObject(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 72a39df..14192d6 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.BySelector;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
@@ -159,4 +160,20 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /** Taps the task menu. */
+    @NonNull
+    public OverviewTaskMenu tapMenu() {
+        try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable e = mLauncher.eventsCheck();
+             LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                     "want to tap the task menu")) {
+            mLauncher.clickLauncherObject(
+                    mLauncher.waitForObjectInContainer(mTask.getParent(), "icon"));
+
+            try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c1 = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                    "tapped the task menu")) {
+                return new OverviewTaskMenu(mLauncher);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTaskMenu.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTaskMenu.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cdc8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTaskMenu.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * 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 androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
+
+/** Represents the menu of an overview task. */
+public class OverviewTaskMenu {
+
+    private final LauncherInstrumentation mLauncher;
+    private final UiObject2 mMenu;
+
+    OverviewTaskMenu(LauncherInstrumentation launcher) {
+        mLauncher = launcher;
+
+        mMenu = mLauncher.waitForLauncherObject("menu_option_layout");
+        mLauncher.assertTrue("The overview task menus is not visible",
+                !mMenu.getVisibleBounds().isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    /** Taps the split menu item from the overview task menu. */
+    @NonNull
+    public SplitScreenSelect tapSplitMenuItem() {
+        try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable e = mLauncher.eventsCheck();
+             LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                     "tap split menu item")) {
+            mLauncher.clickLauncherObject(
+                    mLauncher.findObjectInContainer(mMenu, By.textStartsWith("Split")));
+
+            try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c1 = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                    "tapped split menu item")) {
+                return new SplitScreenSelect(mLauncher);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenSelect.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenSelect.java
index 3cf3ed6..9fa74e4 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenSelect.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenSelect.java
@@ -32,4 +32,10 @@
     protected ContainerType getContainerType() {
         return ContainerType.SPLIT_SCREEN_SELECT;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean isActionsViewVisible() {
+        // We don't show overview actions in split select state.
+        return false;
+    }
 }