diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
index 9097c8b4c2..0652d48c11 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public final class RecentsViewStateController extends
                         ANIM_OVERVIEW_ACTIONS_FADE, LINEAR));
 
         float splitPlaceholderAlpha = state.areElementsVisible(mLauncher, SPLIT_PLACHOLDER_VIEW) ?
-                0.7f : 0;
+                0.85f : 0;
         propertySetter.setFloat(mRecentsView.getSplitPlaceholder(), ALPHA_FLOAT,
                 splitPlaceholderAlpha, LINEAR);
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
index c1c8c1bb55..01d51f82cb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
@@ -16,16 +16,20 @@
 
 package com.android.quickstep.util;
 
+import static android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT;
+
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT;
 
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.app.ActivityOptions;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.util.Pair;
+import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 import android.window.TransitionInfo;
 
@@ -33,7 +37,10 @@ import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
+import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.InsettableFrameLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimationRunner;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.WrappedAnimationRunnerImpl;
 import com.android.launcher3.WrappedLauncherAnimationRunner;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.SplitPositionOption;
@@ -115,6 +122,26 @@ public class SplitSelectStateController {
         resetState();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return {@link InsettableFrameLayout.LayoutParams} to correctly position the
+     * split placeholder view
+     */
+    public InsettableFrameLayout.LayoutParams getLayoutParamsForActivePosition(Resources resources,
+            DeviceProfile deviceProfile) {
+        InsettableFrameLayout.LayoutParams params =
+                new InsettableFrameLayout.LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT, MATCH_PARENT);
+        boolean topLeftPosition = mInitialPosition.mStagePosition == STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT;
+        if (deviceProfile.isLandscape) {
+            params.width = (int) resources.getDimension(R.dimen.split_placeholder_size);
+            params.gravity = topLeftPosition ? Gravity.START : Gravity.END;
+        } else {
+            params.height = (int) resources.getDimension(R.dimen.split_placeholder_size);
+            params.gravity = Gravity.TOP;
+        }
+
+        return params;
+    }
+
     @Nullable
     public SplitPositionOption getActiveSplitPositionOption() {
         return mInitialPosition;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index db651a8eab..e0d2702fd4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ import com.android.quickstep.util.LayoutUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.MultiValueUpdateListener;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.RecentsOrientedState;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SplitScreenBounds;
+import com.android.quickstep.util.SplitSelectStateController;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SurfaceTransactionApplier;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskViewSimulator;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TransformParams;
@@ -2753,9 +2754,14 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
 
     public void initiateSplitSelect(TaskView taskView, SplitPositionOption splitPositionOption) {
         mSplitHiddenTaskView = taskView;
-        mSplitPlaceholderView.getSplitController().setInitialTaskSelect(taskView,
+        SplitSelectStateController splitController = mSplitPlaceholderView.getSplitController();
+        splitController.setInitialTaskSelect(taskView,
                 splitPositionOption);
         mSplitHiddenTaskViewIndex = indexOfChild(taskView);
+        mSplitPlaceholderView.setLayoutParams(
+                splitController.getLayoutParamsForActivePosition(getResources(),
+                        mActivity.getDeviceProfile()));
+        mSplitPlaceholderView.setIcon(taskView.getIconView());
     }
 
     public PendingAnimation createSplitSelectInitAnimation() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitPlaceholderView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitPlaceholderView.java
index fb9be814f1..bb8bc11e4a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitPlaceholderView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitPlaceholderView.java
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ package com.android.quickstep.views;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
-import android.view.View;
+import android.view.Gravity;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SplitSelectStateController;
 
-public class SplitPlaceholderView extends View {
+public class SplitPlaceholderView extends FrameLayout {
 
     public static final FloatProperty<SplitPlaceholderView> ALPHA_FLOAT =
             new FloatProperty<SplitPlaceholderView>("SplitViewAlpha") {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public class SplitPlaceholderView extends View {
             };
 
     private SplitSelectStateController mSplitController;
+    private IconView mIcon;
 
     public SplitPlaceholderView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
@@ -52,4 +54,15 @@ public class SplitPlaceholderView extends View {
     public SplitSelectStateController getSplitController() {
         return mSplitController;
     }
+
+    public void setIcon(IconView icon) {
+        if (mIcon == null) {
+            mIcon = new IconView(getContext());
+            addView(mIcon);
+        }
+        mIcon.setDrawable(icon.getDrawable());
+        FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(icon.getLayoutParams());
+        params.gravity = Gravity.CENTER;
+        mIcon.setLayoutParams(params);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
index b2cc31bcd0..31586e7428 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
@@ -311,21 +311,31 @@ public class PortraitPagedViewHandler implements PagedOrientationHandler {
     @Override
     public List<SplitPositionOption> getSplitPositionOptions(DeviceProfile dp) {
         List<SplitPositionOption> options = new ArrayList<>(1);
+        // Add both left and right options if we're in tablet mode
         // TODO: Add in correct icons
-        if (dp.isSeascape()) { // or seascape
-            // Add left/right options
+        if (dp.isTablet && dp.isLandscape) {
             options.add(new SplitPositionOption(
                     R.drawable.ic_split_screen, R.string.split_screen_position_right,
-                    STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT, STAGE_TYPE_MAIN));
-        } else if (dp.isLandscape) {
+                    STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT, STAGE_TYPE_MAIN));
             options.add(new SplitPositionOption(
                     R.drawable.ic_split_screen, R.string.split_screen_position_left,
                     STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT, STAGE_TYPE_MAIN));
         } else {
-            // Only add top option
-            options.add(new SplitPositionOption(
-                    R.drawable.ic_split_screen, R.string.split_screen_position_top,
-                    STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT, STAGE_TYPE_MAIN));
+            if (dp.isSeascape()) {
+                // Add left/right options
+                options.add(new SplitPositionOption(
+                        R.drawable.ic_split_screen, R.string.split_screen_position_right,
+                        STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT, STAGE_TYPE_MAIN));
+            } else if (dp.isLandscape) {
+                options.add(new SplitPositionOption(
+                        R.drawable.ic_split_screen, R.string.split_screen_position_left,
+                        STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT, STAGE_TYPE_MAIN));
+            } else {
+                // Only add top option
+                options.add(new SplitPositionOption(
+                        R.drawable.ic_split_screen, R.string.split_screen_position_top,
+                        STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT, STAGE_TYPE_MAIN));
+            }
         }
         return options;
     }