diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/draganddrop/DragAndDropPolicy.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/draganddrop/DragAndDropPolicy.java
index 435d8eaa563e1..62bf5172e106a 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/draganddrop/DragAndDropPolicy.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/draganddrop/DragAndDropPolicy.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package com.android.wm.shell.draganddrop;
 
 import static android.app.ActivityTaskManager.INVALID_TASK_ID;
+import static android.app.ComponentOptions.KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_ALLOWED;
+import static android.app.ComponentOptions.KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_ALLOWED_BY_PERMISSION;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_STANDARD;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_UNDEFINED;
@@ -263,6 +265,9 @@ public class DragAndDropPolicy {
             mStarter.startShortcut(packageName, id, position, opts, user);
         } else {
             final PendingIntent launchIntent = intent.getParcelableExtra(EXTRA_PENDING_INTENT);
+            // Put BAL flags to avoid activity start aborted.
+            opts.putBoolean(KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_ALLOWED, true);
+            opts.putBoolean(KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_ALLOWED_BY_PERMISSION, true);
             mStarter.startIntent(launchIntent, null /* fillIntent */, position, opts);
         }
     }
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/StageCoordinator.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/StageCoordinator.java
index 946dfdecc5d44..c4710119441e9 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/StageCoordinator.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/StageCoordinator.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package com.android.wm.shell.splitscreen;
 
 import static android.app.ActivityOptions.KEY_LAUNCH_ROOT_TASK_TOKEN;
 import static android.app.ActivityTaskManager.INVALID_TASK_ID;
-import static android.app.ComponentOptions.KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_ALLOWED;
-import static android.app.ComponentOptions.KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_ALLOWED_BY_PERMISSION;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_ASSISTANT;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_RECENTS;
@@ -1104,9 +1102,6 @@ public class StageCoordinator implements SplitLayout.SplitLayoutHandler,
 
     private void addActivityOptions(Bundle opts, StageTaskListener stage) {
         opts.putParcelable(KEY_LAUNCH_ROOT_TASK_TOKEN, stage.mRootTaskInfo.token);
-        // Put BAL flags to avoid activity start aborted.
-        opts.putBoolean(KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_ALLOWED, true);
-        opts.putBoolean(KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_ALLOWED_BY_PERMISSION, true);
     }
 
     void updateActivityOptions(Bundle opts, @SplitPosition int position) {