diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/DefaultMixedHandler.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/DefaultMixedHandler.java
index 3ec433e55da96..4f9bcaa53e8c5 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/DefaultMixedHandler.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/transition/DefaultMixedHandler.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import static android.view.WindowManager.TRANSIT_TO_BACK;
 import static android.window.TransitionInfo.FLAG_IS_WALLPAPER;
 
 import static com.android.wm.shell.common.split.SplitScreenConstants.FLAG_IS_DIVIDER_BAR;
+import static com.android.wm.shell.common.split.SplitScreenConstants.SPLIT_POSITION_UNDEFINED;
 import static com.android.wm.shell.splitscreen.SplitScreen.STAGE_TYPE_UNDEFINED;
 import static com.android.wm.shell.splitscreen.SplitScreenController.EXIT_REASON_CHILD_TASK_ENTER_PIP;
 import static com.android.wm.shell.util.TransitionUtil.isOpeningType;
@@ -158,7 +159,9 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
     @Override
     public WindowContainerTransaction handleRequest(@NonNull IBinder transition,
             @NonNull TransitionRequestInfo request) {
-        if (mPipHandler.requestHasPipEnter(request) && mSplitHandler.isSplitActive()) {
+        if (mPipHandler.requestHasPipEnter(request) && mSplitHandler.isSplitActive()
+                && request.getTriggerTask() != null && mSplitHandler.getSplitItemPosition(
+                        request.getTriggerTask().token) != SPLIT_POSITION_UNDEFINED) {
             ProtoLog.v(ShellProtoLogGroup.WM_SHELL_TRANSITIONS, " Got a PiP-enter request while "
                     + "Split-Screen is active, so treat it as Mixed.");
             if (request.getRemoteTransition() != null) {