diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
index 20e977b336..e1b6494bd7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.QuickstepTransitionManager.TRANSIENT_TASKBAR_TRANSITION_DURATION;
+import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.enableSplitContextually;
 import static com.android.launcher3.statemanager.BaseState.FLAG_NON_INTERACTIVE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarEduTooltipControllerKt.TOOLTIP_STEP_FEATURES;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarLauncherStateController.FLAG_VISIBLE;
@@ -214,7 +215,14 @@ public class LauncherTaskbarUIController extends TaskbarUIController {
         }
 
         mTaskbarLauncherStateController.updateStateForFlag(FLAG_VISIBLE, isVisible);
-        return mTaskbarLauncherStateController.applyState(fromInit ? 0 : duration, startAnimation);
+        // TODO(b/308851855): Skip animation for launching split from home, will refine later
+        boolean skipAnimForSplit = enableSplitContextually() &&
+                mLauncher.areBothSplitAppsConfirmed() &&
+                mLauncher.getStateManager().getState() == LauncherState.NORMAL;
+        if (skipAnimForSplit || fromInit) {
+            duration = 0;
+        }
+        return mTaskbarLauncherStateController.applyState(duration, startAnimation);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 2e8e613595..eb951f6230 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -729,6 +729,10 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
         return mSplitSelectStateController.isSplitSelectActive();
     }
 
+    public boolean areBothSplitAppsConfirmed() {
+        return mSplitSelectStateController.isBothSplitAppsConfirmed();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onStateTransitionCompletedAfterSwipeToHome(LauncherState finalState) {
         if (mTaskbarUIController != null) {