diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
index 51c2294678..af4f49d324 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.FLAG_HIDE_BACK_BUTTON;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NO_OFFSET;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE;
+import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_SPLIT_FROM_WORKSPACE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo.NO_MATCHING_ID;
+import static com.android.launcher3.popup.QuickstepSystemShortcut.getSplitSelectShortcutByPosition;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController.CHANGE_ACTIVE_SCREEN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR;
 import static com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode.Mode.NO_BUTTON;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.util.ActivityOptionsWrapper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IntSet;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ObjectWrapper;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.SplitPositionOption;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.UiThreadHelper;
 import com.android.quickstep.OverviewCommandHelper;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.unfold.config.UnfoldTransitionConfig;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -494,8 +498,20 @@ public abstract class BaseQuickstepLauncher extends Launcher
 
     @Override
     public Stream<SystemShortcut.Factory> getSupportedShortcuts() {
-        return Stream.concat(Stream.of(WellbeingModel.SHORTCUT_FACTORY),
-                super.getSupportedShortcuts());
+        Stream<SystemShortcut.Factory> base = Stream.of(WellbeingModel.SHORTCUT_FACTORY);
+        if (ENABLE_SPLIT_FROM_WORKSPACE.get() && mDeviceProfile.isTablet) {
+            RecentsView recentsView = getOverviewPanel();
+            // TODO: Pull it out of PagedOrentationHandler for split from workspace.
+            List<SplitPositionOption> positions =
+                    recentsView.getPagedOrientationHandler().getSplitPositionOptions(
+                            mDeviceProfile);
+            List<SystemShortcut.Factory<BaseQuickstepLauncher>> splitShortcuts = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (SplitPositionOption position : positions) {
+                splitShortcuts.add(getSplitSelectShortcutByPosition(position));
+            }
+            base = Stream.concat(base, splitShortcuts.stream());
+        }
+        return Stream.concat(base, super.getSupportedShortcuts());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/QuickstepSystemShortcut.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/QuickstepSystemShortcut.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c40d2225b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/QuickstepSystemShortcut.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.launcher3.popup;
+
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.SplitPositionOption;
+
+public interface QuickstepSystemShortcut {
+
+    static SystemShortcut.Factory<BaseQuickstepLauncher> getSplitSelectShortcutByPosition(
+            SplitPositionOption position) {
+        return (activity, itemInfo) -> new QuickstepSystemShortcut.SplitSelectSystemShortcut(
+                activity, itemInfo, position);
+    }
+
+    class SplitSelectSystemShortcut extends SystemShortcut<BaseQuickstepLauncher> {
+
+        private final BaseQuickstepLauncher mLauncher;
+        private final ItemInfo mItemInfo;
+        private final SplitPositionOption mPosition;
+
+        public SplitSelectSystemShortcut(BaseQuickstepLauncher launcher, ItemInfo itemInfo,
+                SplitPositionOption position) {
+            super(position.iconResId, position.textResId, launcher, itemInfo);
+
+            mLauncher = launcher;
+            mItemInfo = itemInfo;
+            mPosition = position;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onClick(View view) {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
index cd168a27aa..1d8669d82e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
             "ENABLE_ALL_APPS_IN_TASKBAR", false,
             "Enables accessing All Apps from the system Taskbar.");
 
+    public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_SPLIT_FROM_WORKSPACE = getDebugFlag(
+            "ENABLE_SPLIT_FROM_WORKSPACE", false,
+            "Enable initiating split screen from workspace.");
+
     public static void initialize(Context context) {
         synchronized (sDebugFlags) {
             for (DebugFlag flag : sDebugFlags) {