diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarPopupController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarPopupController.java
index e80ad7a8a1..332eb9519e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarPopupController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarPopupController.java
@@ -185,10 +185,13 @@ public class TaskbarPopupController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskba
 
     // Create a Stream of all applicable system shortcuts
     private Stream<SystemShortcut.Factory> getSystemShortcuts() {
-        // append split options to APP_INFO shortcut, the order here will reflect in the popup
+        // append split options to APP_INFO shortcut if not in Desktop Windowing mode, the order
+        // here will reflect in the popup
         ArrayList<SystemShortcut.Factory> shortcuts = new ArrayList<>();
         shortcuts.add(APP_INFO);
-        shortcuts.addAll(mControllers.uiController.getSplitMenuOptions().toList());
+        if (!mControllers.taskbarRecentAppsController.isInDesktopMode()) {
+            shortcuts.addAll(mControllers.uiController.getSplitMenuOptions().toList());
+        }
         if (com.android.wm.shell.Flags.enableBubbleAnything()) {
             shortcuts.add(BUBBLE);
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsController.kt
index 1a168a925b..737d03198e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentAppsController.kt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TaskbarRecentAppsController(
     private val desktopVisibilityController: DesktopVisibilityController?
         get() = desktopVisibilityControllerProvider()
 
-    private val isInDesktopMode: Boolean
+    val isInDesktopMode: Boolean
         get() = desktopVisibilityController?.areDesktopTasksVisible() ?: false
 
     val runningTaskIds: Set<Int>