diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 1316ddda25..192ac6251e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
         // load in, and then proceed to OverviewSplitSelect.
         if (isInState(OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT)) {
             SplitSelectStateController splitSelectStateController =
-                    ((RecentsView) getOverviewPanel()).getSplitPlaceholder();
+                    ((RecentsView) getOverviewPanel()).getSplitSelectController();
             // Launcher will restart in Overview and then transition to OverviewSplitSelect.
             outState.putIBinder(PENDING_SPLIT_SELECT_INFO, ObjectWrapper.wrap(
                     new PendingSplitSelectInfo(
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
index c211d7ad4b..0c327aa7fd 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class FloatingTaskView extends FrameLayout {
 
         RecentsView recentsView = launcher.getOverviewPanel();
         mOrientationHandler = recentsView.getPagedOrientationHandler();
-        mStagePosition = recentsView.getSplitPlaceholder().getActiveSplitStagePosition();
+        mStagePosition = recentsView.getSplitSelectController().getActiveSplitStagePosition();
         mSplitPlaceholderView.setIcon(icon,
                 mContext.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.split_placeholder_icon_size));
         mSplitPlaceholderView.getIconView().setRotation(mOrientationHandler.getDegreesRotated());
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
index 44ea0a0b5e..43054bebbb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class GroupedTaskView extends TaskView {
         // Callbacks run from remote animation when recents animation not currently running
         InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.begin(this,
                 InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.CUJ_SPLIT_SCREEN_ENTER, "Enter form GroupedTaskView");
-        recentsView.getSplitPlaceholder().launchTasks(this /*groupedTaskView*/,
+        recentsView.getSplitSelectController().launchTasks(this /*groupedTaskView*/,
                 success -> {
                     endCallback.executeAllAndDestroy();
                     InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.end(
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class GroupedTaskView extends TaskView {
 
     @Override
     public void launchTask(@NonNull Consumer<Boolean> callback, boolean freezeTaskList) {
-        getRecentsView().getSplitPlaceholder().launchTasks(mTask.key.id, mSecondaryTask.key.id,
+        getRecentsView().getSplitSelectController().launchTasks(mTask.key.id, mSecondaryTask.key.id,
                 STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT, callback, freezeTaskList, getSplitRatio());
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 6a94094146..3407321f8e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         mSplitSelectStateController = splitController;
     }
 
-    public SplitSelectStateController getSplitPlaceholder() {
+    public SplitSelectStateController getSplitSelectController() {
         return mSplitSelectStateController;
     }
 
@@ -4317,7 +4317,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
      * Note that the translation can be its primary or secondary dimension.
      */
     public float getSplitSelectTranslation() {
-        int splitPosition = getSplitPlaceholder().getActiveSplitStagePosition();
+        int splitPosition = getSplitSelectController().getActiveSplitStagePosition();
         if (!shouldShiftThumbnailsForSplitSelect()) {
             return 0f;
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index ee8489d5db..dfac4eee34 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ import com.android.quickstep.TaskUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskViewUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.CancellableTask;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.RecentsOrientedState;
+import com.android.quickstep.util.SplitSelectStateController;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskCornerRadius;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TransformParams;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskThumbnailView.PreviewPositionHelper;
@@ -561,6 +562,18 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
 
     @Override
     public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        RecentsView recentsView = getRecentsView();
+        if (recentsView == null || mTask == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        SplitSelectStateController splitSelectStateController =
+                recentsView.getSplitSelectController();
+        if (splitSelectStateController.isSplitSelectActive() &&
+                splitSelectStateController.getInitialTaskId() == mTask.key.id) {
+            // Prevent taps on the this taskview if it's being animated into split select state
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
             mLastTouchDownPosition.set(ev.getX(), ev.getY());
         }