diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 8be544ec98..eba2b6b930 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -2900,6 +2900,19 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
 
         InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.begin(this,
                 InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.CUJ_SPLIT_SCREEN_ENTER, "First tile selected");
+        anim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
+                if (mSplitHiddenTaskView == getRunningTaskView()) {
+                    finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */, false /* shouldPip */,
+                            null /* onFinishComplete */);
+                } else {
+                    switchToScreenshot(
+                            () -> finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */,
+                                    false /* shouldPip */, null /* onFinishComplete */));
+                }
+            }
+        });
         anim.addEndListener(success -> {
             if (success) {
                 InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.end(
@@ -4190,8 +4203,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         mSplitSelectStateController.setInitialTaskSelect(taskView.getTask(),
                 stagePosition, splitEvent, taskView.getItemInfo());
         mSplitHiddenTaskViewIndex = indexOfChild(taskView);
-        finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */, false /* shouldPip */,
-                null /* onFinishComplete */);
     }
 
     /**