diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
index 2fa8b0765d..d74b6c5f1d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
 
-import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.AGGRESSIVE_EASE_IN_OUT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.FINAL_FRAME;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.INSTANT;
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@ public abstract class BaseRecentsViewStateController<T extends RecentsView>
         getTaskModalnessProperty().set(mRecentsView, state.getOverviewModalness());
         RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS.set(mRecentsView,
                 state.displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(mLauncher.getDeviceProfile()) ? 1f : 0f);
-
-        applySplitScrollOffset(state);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -120,16 +117,6 @@ public abstract class BaseRecentsViewStateController<T extends RecentsView>
         boolean showAsGrid = toState.displayOverviewTasksAsGrid(mLauncher.getDeviceProfile());
         setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS, showAsGrid ? 1f : 0f,
                 showAsGrid ? INSTANT : FINAL_FRAME);
-
-        applySplitScrollOffset(toState);
-    }
-
-    private void applySplitScrollOffset(@NonNull final LauncherState state) {
-        if (state == OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT) {
-            mRecentsView.applySplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
-        } else {
-            mRecentsView.resetSplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
-        }
     }
 
     abstract FloatProperty getTaskModalnessProperty();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
index 2f150135af..b21d677106 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ public final class RecentsViewStateController extends
         LauncherState currentState = mLauncher.getStateManager().getState();
         if (isSplitSelectionState(toState) && !isSplitSelectionState(currentState)) {
             builder.add(mRecentsView.createSplitSelectInitAnimation().buildAnim());
+            mRecentsView.applySplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
         } else if (!isSplitSelectionState(toState) && isSplitSelectionState(currentState)) {
             builder.add(mRecentsView.cancelSplitSelect(true).buildAnim());
+            mRecentsView.resetSplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
         }
 
         setAlphas(builder, config, toState);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 4b9b8a4c55..3aa8d4637b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -3118,14 +3118,10 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                         }
                     } else {
                         // Update focus task and its size.
-                        if (finalIsFocusedTaskDismissed) {
-                            if (finalNextFocusedTaskView != null) {
-                                mFocusedTaskViewId = finalNextFocusedTaskView.getTaskViewId();
-                                mTopRowIdSet.remove(mFocusedTaskViewId);
-                                finalNextFocusedTaskView.animateIconScaleAndDimIntoView();
-                            } else {
-                                mFocusedTaskViewId = -1;
-                            }
+                        if (finalIsFocusedTaskDismissed && finalNextFocusedTaskView != null) {
+                            mFocusedTaskViewId = finalNextFocusedTaskView.getTaskViewId();
+                            mTopRowIdSet.remove(mFocusedTaskViewId);
+                            finalNextFocusedTaskView.animateIconScaleAndDimIntoView();
                         }
                         updateTaskSize(/*isTaskDismissal=*/ true);
                         updateChildTaskOrientations();
@@ -4019,6 +4015,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                 //  * Focused Task
                 updateGridProperties();
                 resetFromSplitSelectionState();
+                updateScrollSynchronously();
             }
         });
 
@@ -4040,7 +4037,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         resetTaskVisuals();
         mSplitHiddenTaskViewIndex = -1;
         if (mSplitHiddenTaskView != null) {
-            mSplitHiddenTaskView.setTranslationY(0);
             mSplitHiddenTaskView.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
             mSplitHiddenTaskView = null;
         }
@@ -4501,9 +4497,8 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
     }
 
     private int getFirstViewIndex() {
-        return mShowAsGridLastOnLayout && mFocusedTaskViewId != -1
-                ? indexOfChild(getFocusedTaskView())
-                : 0;
+        TaskView focusedTaskView = mShowAsGridLastOnLayout ? getFocusedTaskView() : null;
+        return focusedTaskView != null ? indexOfChild(focusedTaskView) : 0;
     }
 
     private int getLastViewIndex() {