diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
index 8b6fde71e63..dc1c1f2d77d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.Toolbar;
 
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
 import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat;
@@ -223,10 +224,23 @@ public class SettingsHomepageActivity extends FragmentActivity implements
         if (shouldLaunchDeepLinkIntentToRight()) {
             launchDeepLinkIntentToRight();
         }
+
+        // Settings app may be launched on an existing task. Reset SplitPairRule of SubSettings here
+        // to prevent SplitPairRule of an existing task applied on a new started Settings app.
+        if (ActivityEmbeddingUtils.isEmbeddingActivityEnabled(this)
+                && (getIntent().getFlags() & Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP) != 0) {
+            initSplitPairRules();
+        }
+
         updateHomepagePaddings();
         updateSplitLayout();
     }
 
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    void initSplitPairRules() {
+        new ActivityEmbeddingRulesController(getApplicationContext()).initRules();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onStart() {
         ((SettingsApplication) getApplication()).setHomeActivity(this);
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivityTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivityTest.java
index 4d203a8a6b0..b3feef413fe 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivityTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivityTest.java
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.SYSTEM_FLAG_HIDE_NON_SYSTE
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.Window;
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.suggestions.SuggestionFeatureProviderImpl;
 import com.android.settings.homepage.contextualcards.slices.BatteryFixSliceTest;
+import com.android.settings.testutils.shadow.ShadowActivityEmbeddingUtils;
 import com.android.settings.testutils.shadow.ShadowUserManager;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.HideNonSystemOverlayMixin;
 
@@ -195,6 +198,20 @@ public class SettingsHomepageActivityTest {
                 & SYSTEM_FLAG_HIDE_NON_SYSTEM_OVERLAY_WINDOWS).isEqualTo(0);
     }
 
+    /** This test is for large screen devices Activity embedding. */
+    @Test
+    @Config(shadows = ShadowActivityEmbeddingUtils.class)
+    public void onCreate_flagClearTop_shouldInitRules() {
+        ShadowActivityEmbeddingUtils.setIsEmbeddingActivityEnabled(true);
+        SettingsHomepageActivity activity =
+                spy(Robolectric.buildActivity(SettingsHomepageActivity.class).get());
+        doReturn(new Intent().setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP)).when(activity).getIntent();
+
+        activity.onCreate(/* savedInstanceState */ null);
+
+        verify(activity).initSplitPairRules();
+    }
+
     @Implements(SuggestionFeatureProviderImpl.class)
     public static class ShadowSuggestionFeatureProviderImpl {