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 c5619a016cf90..da14d03adb353 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
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import static android.app.ComponentOptions.KEY_PENDING_INTENT_BACKGROUND_ACTIVIT
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_RECENTS;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN;
-import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_MULTI_WINDOW;
 import static android.content.res.Configuration.SMALLEST_SCREEN_WIDTH_DP_UNDEFINED;
 import static android.view.Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
 import static android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget.MODE_OPENING;
@@ -2823,19 +2822,19 @@ public class StageCoordinator implements SplitLayout.SplitLayoutHandler,
             }
         }
 
-        mRecentTasks.ifPresent(recentTasks -> {
+        if (shouldBreakPairedTaskInRecents(dismissReason)) {
             // Notify recents if we are exiting in a way that breaks the pair, and disable further
             // updates to splits in the recents until we enter split again
-            if (shouldBreakPairedTaskInRecents(dismissReason)) {
-                    for (TransitionInfo.Change change : info.getChanges()) {
-                        final ActivityManager.RunningTaskInfo taskInfo = change.getTaskInfo();
-                        if (taskInfo != null
-                                && taskInfo.getWindowingMode() != WINDOWING_MODE_MULTI_WINDOW) {
-                            recentTasks.removeSplitPair(taskInfo.taskId);
-                        }
+            mRecentTasks.ifPresent(recentTasks -> {
+                for (int i = info.getChanges().size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+                    final TransitionInfo.Change change = info.getChanges().get(i);
+                    final ActivityManager.RunningTaskInfo taskInfo = change.getTaskInfo();
+                    if (taskInfo != null && getStageOfTask(taskInfo) != null) {
+                        recentTasks.removeSplitPair(taskInfo.taskId);
                     }
-            }
-        });
+                }
+            });
+        }
         mSplitRequest = null;
 
         // Update local states.
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 760023a8e1ff4..cfb87905966ed 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;
@@ -303,6 +304,19 @@ public class DefaultMixedHandler implements Transitions.TransitionHandler,
             return animateOpenIntentWithRemoteAndPip(mixed, info, startTransaction,
                     finishTransaction, finishCallback);
         } else if (mixed.mType == MixedTransition.TYPE_RECENTS_DURING_SPLIT) {
+            for (int i = info.getChanges().size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+                final TransitionInfo.Change change = info.getChanges().get(i);
+                // Pip auto-entering info might be appended to recent transition like pressing
+                // home-key in 3-button navigation. This offers split handler the opportunity to
+                // handle split to pip animation.
+                if (mPipHandler.isEnteringPip(change, info.getType())
+                        && mSplitHandler.getSplitItemPosition(change.getLastParent())
+                        != SPLIT_POSITION_UNDEFINED) {
+                    return animateEnterPipFromSplit(mixed, info, startTransaction,
+                            finishTransaction, finishCallback);
+                }
+            }
+
             return animateRecentsDuringSplit(mixed, info, startTransaction, finishTransaction,
                     finishCallback);
         } else if (mixed.mType == MixedTransition.TYPE_KEYGUARD) {