diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/SplitController.java b/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/SplitController.java
index caefb2e9516c1..404429ad41d39 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/SplitController.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/SplitController.java
@@ -1000,7 +1000,10 @@ public class SplitController implements JetpackTaskFragmentOrganizer.TaskFragmen
     Activity findActivityBelow(@NonNull Activity activity) {
         Activity activityBelow = null;
         final TaskFragmentContainer container = getContainerWithActivity(activity);
-        if (container != null) {
+        // Looking for the activity below from the information we already have if the container
+        // only embeds activities of the same process because activities of other processes are not
+        // available in this embedding host process for security concern.
+        if (container != null && !container.hasCrossProcessActivities()) {
             final List<Activity> containerActivities = container.collectNonFinishingActivities();
             final int index = containerActivities.indexOf(activity);
             if (index > 0) {
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/TaskFragmentContainer.java b/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/TaskFragmentContainer.java
index 6c553a836dbdc..60be9d16d749a 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/TaskFragmentContainer.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/TaskFragmentContainer.java
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ class TaskFragmentContainer {
     @Nullable
     Runnable mAppearEmptyTimeout;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether this TaskFragment contains activities of another process/package.
+     */
+    private boolean mHasCrossProcessActivities;
+
     /**
      * Creates a container with an existing activity that will be re-parented to it in a window
      * container transaction.
@@ -418,10 +423,18 @@ class TaskFragmentContainer {
             mAppearEmptyTimeout = null;
         }
 
+        mHasCrossProcessActivities = false;
         mInfo = info;
         if (mInfo == null || mInfo.isEmpty()) {
             return;
         }
+
+        // Contains activities of another process if the activities size is not matched to the
+        // running activity count
+        if (mInfo.getRunningActivityCount() != mInfo.getActivities().size()) {
+            mHasCrossProcessActivities = true;
+        }
+
         // Only track the pending Intent when the container is empty.
         mPendingAppearedIntent = null;
         if (mPendingAppearedActivities.isEmpty()) {
@@ -751,6 +764,11 @@ class TaskFragmentContainer {
         return mPendingAppearedInRequestedTaskFragmentActivities.contains(activityToken);
     }
 
+    /** Whether contains activities of another process */
+    boolean hasCrossProcessActivities() {
+        return mHasCrossProcessActivities;
+    }
+
     /** Gets the parent leaf Task id. */
     int getTaskId() {
         return mTaskContainer.getTaskId();
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/tests/unittest/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/SplitControllerTest.java b/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/tests/unittest/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/SplitControllerTest.java
index 3d0e1c8cf788a..cbdc262c05948 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/tests/unittest/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/SplitControllerTest.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Jetpack/tests/unittest/src/androidx/window/extensions/embedding/SplitControllerTest.java
@@ -1013,6 +1013,25 @@ public class SplitControllerTest {
         verify(mSplitPresenter, never()).createNewSplitContainer(any(), any(), any(), any());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFindActivityBelow() {
+        // Create a container with two activities
+        final TaskFragmentContainer container = createMockTaskFragmentContainer(mActivity);
+        final Activity pendingAppearedActivity = createMockActivity();
+        container.addPendingAppearedActivity(pendingAppearedActivity);
+
+        // Ensure the activity below matches
+        assertEquals(mActivity,
+                mSplitController.findActivityBelow(pendingAppearedActivity));
+
+        // Ensure that the activity look up won't search for the in-process activities and should
+        // IPC to WM core to get the activity below. It should be `null` for this mock test.
+        spyOn(container);
+        doReturn(true).when(container).hasCrossProcessActivities();
+        assertNotEquals(mActivity,
+                mSplitController.findActivityBelow(pendingAppearedActivity));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testResolveActivityToContainer_inUnknownTaskFragment() {
         doReturn(new Binder()).when(mSplitController)