diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
index b32c4e5550..41aaa1a80c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITIO
 import android.app.ActivityOptions;
 import android.app.ActivityThread;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.view.RemoteAnimationAdapter;
 import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 import android.window.TransitionInfo;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.StagePosition;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
index e2ffa18315..c26837c6b7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public class FloatingTaskView extends FrameLayout {
         mImageView.setLayerType(LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
         mSplitPlaceholderView = findViewById(R.id.split_placeholder);
         mSplitPlaceholderView.setAlpha(0);
-        mSplitPlaceholderView.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(android.R.color.white));
     }
 
     public static FloatingTaskView getFloatingTaskView(StatefulActivity launcher,
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 7b5a6b9401..c0658519dc 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -1897,6 +1897,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
             remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams().setTargetSet(null);
             remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(false);
         });
+        resetFromSplitSelectionState();
         mSplitSelectStateController.resetState();
 
         // These are relatively expensive and don't need to be done this frame (RecentsView isn't
diff --git a/res/layout/floating_split_select_view.xml b/res/layout/floating_split_select_view.xml
index e184b91717..8d47f4ef49 100644
--- a/res/layout/floating_split_select_view.xml
+++ b/res/layout/floating_split_select_view.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         android:id="@+id/split_placeholder"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="@dimen/split_placeholder_size"
-        android:background="@android:color/white"
+        android:background="?android:colorPrimary"
         android:visibility="gone" />
 
 </com.android.quickstep.views.FloatingTaskView>
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