diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/ActivityEmbedding/Android.bp b/packages/SettingsLib/ActivityEmbedding/Android.bp
index fc82b79399eff..2569198f96220 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/ActivityEmbedding/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/ActivityEmbedding/Android.bp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ android_library {
 
     static_libs: [
         "androidx.annotation_annotation",
+        "androidx.core_core",
+        "windowExtLib",
         "SettingsLibUtils",
     ],
     sdk_version: "system_current",
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/ActivityEmbedding/src/com/android/settingslib/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingUtils.java b/packages/SettingsLib/ActivityEmbedding/src/com/android/settingslib/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingUtils.java
index 7f17d26b156ae..44b3b4e8488ad 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/ActivityEmbedding/src/com/android/settingslib/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingUtils.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/ActivityEmbedding/src/com/android/settingslib/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingUtils.java
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@
 
 package com.android.settingslib.activityembedding;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+
+import androidx.core.os.BuildCompat;
+import androidx.window.embedding.SplitController;
 
 import com.android.settingslib.utils.BuildCompatUtils;
 
@@ -44,6 +50,33 @@ public class ActivityEmbeddingUtils {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether current activity is embedded in the Settings app or not.
+     */
+    public static boolean isActivityEmbedded(Activity activity) {
+        return SplitController.getInstance().isActivityEmbedded(activity);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether current activity is suggested to show back button or not.
+     */
+    public static boolean shouldHideBackButton(Activity activity, boolean isSecondaryLayerPage) {
+        if (!BuildCompat.isAtLeastT()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!isSecondaryLayerPage) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final String shouldHideBackButton = Settings.Global.getString(activity.getContentResolver(),
+                "settings_hide_secondary_page_back_button_in_two_pane");
+
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(shouldHideBackButton)
+                || TextUtils.equals("true", shouldHideBackButton)) {
+            return isActivityEmbedded(activity);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private ActivityEmbeddingUtils() {
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/Android.bp b/packages/SettingsLib/Android.bp
index 684f4dee9ac2c..7a5ea472b5326 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/Android.bp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ android_library {
         "SettingsLibCollapsingToolbarBaseActivity",
         "SettingsLibTwoTargetPreference",
         "SettingsLibSettingsTransition",
-        "SettingsLibActivityEmbedding",
         "SettingsLibButtonPreference",
         "setupdesign",
     ],