diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/SideStage.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/SideStage.java
index 1ba1d22e78311..122fc9f5f780c 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/SideStage.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/SideStage.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package com.android.wm.shell.splitscreen;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.SurfaceSession;
 import android.window.WindowContainerToken;
 import android.window.WindowContainerTransaction;
@@ -45,11 +44,6 @@ class SideStage extends StageTaskListener {
                 stageTaskUnfoldController);
     }
 
-    void moveToTop(Rect rootBounds, WindowContainerTransaction wct) {
-        final WindowContainerToken rootToken = mRootTaskInfo.token;
-        wct.setBounds(rootToken, rootBounds).reorder(rootToken, true /* onTop */);
-    }
-
     boolean removeAllTasks(WindowContainerTransaction wct, boolean toTop) {
         // No matter if the root task is empty or not, moving the root to bottom because it no
         // longer preserves visible child task.
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 dde470df13c98..e2bba76aa5604 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
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ class StageCoordinator implements SplitLayout.SplitLayoutHandler,
         // Init divider first to make divider leash for remote animation target.
         mSplitLayout.init();
         final WindowContainerTransaction wct = new WindowContainerTransaction();
+        final WindowContainerTransaction evictWct = new WindowContainerTransaction();
+        prepareEvictChildTasks(SPLIT_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT, evictWct);
+        prepareEvictChildTasks(SPLIT_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT, evictWct);
         // Need to add another wrapper here in shell so that we can inject the divider bar
         // and also manage the process elevation via setRunningRemote
         IRemoteAnimationRunner wrapper = new IRemoteAnimationRunner.Stub() {
@@ -395,6 +398,7 @@ class StageCoordinator implements SplitLayout.SplitLayoutHandler,
                         new IRemoteAnimationFinishedCallback.Stub() {
                             @Override
                             public void onAnimationFinished() throws RemoteException {
+                                mSyncQueue.queue(evictWct);
                                 mSyncQueue.runInSync(t -> setDividerVisibility(true, t));
                                 finishedCallback.onAnimationFinished();
                             }
@@ -416,6 +420,7 @@ class StageCoordinator implements SplitLayout.SplitLayoutHandler,
 
             @Override
             public void onAnimationCancelled() {
+                mSyncQueue.queue(evictWct);
                 mSyncQueue.runInSync(t -> setDividerVisibility(true, t));
                 try {
                     adapter.getRunner().onAnimationCancelled();
@@ -439,10 +444,14 @@ class StageCoordinator implements SplitLayout.SplitLayoutHandler,
         setSideStagePosition(sidePosition, wct);
 
         mSplitLayout.setDivideRatio(splitRatio);
-        // Build a request WCT that will launch both apps such that task 0 is on the main stage
-        // while task 1 is on the side stage.
-        mMainStage.activate(getMainStageBounds(), wct, false /* reparent */);
-        mSideStage.setBounds(getSideStageBounds(), wct);
+        if (mMainStage.isActive()) {
+            mMainStage.moveToTop(getMainStageBounds(), wct);
+        } else {
+            // Build a request WCT that will launch both apps such that task 0 is on the main stage
+            // while task 1 is on the side stage.
+            mMainStage.activate(getMainStageBounds(), wct, false /* reparent */);
+        }
+        mSideStage.moveToTop(getSideStageBounds(), wct);
 
         // Make sure the launch options will put tasks in the corresponding split roots
         addActivityOptions(mainOptions, mMainStage);
@@ -899,6 +908,7 @@ class StageCoordinator implements SplitLayout.SplitLayoutHandler,
 
         if (mDividerVisible) {
             t.show(dividerLeash);
+            t.setAlpha(dividerLeash, 1);
             t.setLayer(dividerLeash, SPLIT_DIVIDER_LAYER);
             t.setPosition(dividerLeash,
                     mSplitLayout.getDividerBounds().left, mSplitLayout.getDividerBounds().top);
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/StageTaskListener.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/StageTaskListener.java
index 2c853c1c474c6..04e20db369eff 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/StageTaskListener.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/splitscreen/StageTaskListener.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 import android.view.SurfaceSession;
+import android.window.WindowContainerToken;
 import android.window.WindowContainerTransaction;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -304,6 +305,11 @@ class StageTaskListener implements ShellTaskOrganizer.TaskListener {
         wct.reparent(task.token, mRootTaskInfo.token, true /* onTop*/);
     }
 
+    void moveToTop(Rect rootBounds, WindowContainerTransaction wct) {
+        final WindowContainerToken rootToken = mRootTaskInfo.token;
+        wct.setBounds(rootToken, rootBounds).reorder(rootToken, true /* onTop */);
+    }
+
     void setBounds(Rect bounds, WindowContainerTransaction wct) {
         wct.setBounds(mRootTaskInfo.token, bounds);
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RunningTasks.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RunningTasks.java
index 1533245a75cab..d31b007c56afd 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RunningTasks.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RunningTasks.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class RunningTasks {
     private boolean mAllowed;
     private boolean mFilterOnlyVisibleRecents;
     private Task mTopDisplayFocusRootTask;
+    private Task mTopDisplayAdjacentTask;
     private RecentTasks mRecentTasks;
     private boolean mKeepIntentExtra;
 
@@ -81,6 +82,12 @@ class RunningTasks {
         mRecentTasks = root.mService.getRecentTasks();
         mKeepIntentExtra = (flags & FLAG_KEEP_INTENT_EXTRA) == FLAG_KEEP_INTENT_EXTRA;
 
+        if (mTopDisplayFocusRootTask.getAdjacentTaskFragment() != null) {
+            mTopDisplayAdjacentTask = mTopDisplayFocusRootTask.getAdjacentTaskFragment().asTask();
+        } else {
+            mTopDisplayAdjacentTask = null;
+        }
+
         final PooledConsumer c = PooledLambda.obtainConsumer(RunningTasks::processTask, this,
                 PooledLambda.__(Task.class));
         root.forAllLeafTasks(c, false);
@@ -130,6 +137,12 @@ class RunningTasks {
             // can be used to determine the order of the tasks (it may not be set for newly
             // created tasks)
             task.touchActiveTime();
+        } else if (rootTask == mTopDisplayAdjacentTask && rootTask.getTopMostTask() == task) {
+            // The short-term workaround for launcher could get suitable running task info in
+            // split screen.
+            task.touchActiveTime();
+            // TreeSet doesn't allow same value and make sure this task is lower than focus one.
+            task.lastActiveTime--;
         }
 
         mTmpSortedSet.add(task);