diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsApplication.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsApplication.java
index 49cb85e2392..7d8055d6337 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsApplication.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsApplication.java
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.FeatureFlagUtils;
 
-import androidx.window.embedding.SplitController;
-
 import com.android.settings.activityembedding.ActivityEmbeddingRulesController;
+import com.android.settings.activityembedding.ActivityEmbeddingUtils;
 import com.android.settings.core.instrumentation.ElapsedTimeUtils;
 import com.android.settings.homepage.SettingsHomepageActivity;
 import com.android.settings.spa.SettingsSpaEnvironment;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public class SettingsApplication extends Application {
         setSpaEnvironment();
 
         if (FeatureFlagUtils.isEnabled(this, FeatureFlagUtils.SETTINGS_SUPPORT_LARGE_SCREEN)
-                && SplitController.getInstance(this).isSplitSupported()) {
+                && ActivityEmbeddingUtils.isSettingsSplitEnabled(this)) {
             if (WizardManagerHelper.isUserSetupComplete(this)) {
                 new ActivityEmbeddingRulesController(this).initRules();
             } else {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsInitialize.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsInitialize.java
index 1d235233f0e..37a564b7c6a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsInitialize.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsInitialize.java
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
-import androidx.window.embedding.SplitController;
 
 import com.android.settings.Settings.CreateShortcutActivity;
+import com.android.settings.activityembedding.ActivityEmbeddingUtils;
 import com.android.settings.homepage.DeepLinkHomepageActivity;
 import com.android.settings.search.SearchStateReceiver;
 import com.android.settingslib.utils.ThreadUtils;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class SettingsInitialize extends BroadcastReceiver {
                 DeepLinkHomepageActivity.class);
         final ComponentName searchStateReceiver = new ComponentName(context,
                 SearchStateReceiver.class);
-        final int enableState = SplitController.getInstance(context).isSplitSupported()
+        final int enableState = ActivityEmbeddingUtils.isSettingsSplitEnabled(context)
                 ? PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED
                 : PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED;
         pm.setComponentEnabledSetting(deepLinkHome, enableState, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingUtils.java b/src/com/android/settings/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingUtils.java
index a0dac5a9ec5..ae890f87632 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingUtils.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.settings.activityembedding;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.FeatureFlagUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -39,6 +40,21 @@ public class ActivityEmbeddingUtils {
     private static final int MIN_SMALLEST_SCREEN_SPLIT_WIDTH_DP = 600;
     // The minimum width of the activity to show the regular homepage layout.
     private static final float MIN_REGULAR_HOMEPAGE_LAYOUT_WIDTH_DP = 380f;
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether to enable large screen optimization if the device supports
+     * the Activity Embedding split feature.
+     * <p>
+     * Note that the large screen optimization won't be enabled if the device doesn't support the
+     * Activity Embedding feature regardless of this property value.
+     *
+     * @see androidx.window.embedding.SplitController#getSplitSupportStatus
+     * @see androidx.window.embedding.SplitController.SplitSupportStatus#SPLIT_AVAILABLE
+     * @see androidx.window.embedding.SplitController.SplitSupportStatus#SPLIT_UNAVAILABLE
+     */
+    private static final boolean SHOULD_ENABLE_LARGE_SCREEN_OPTIMIZATION =
+            SystemProperties.getBoolean("persist.settings.large_screen_opt.enabled", true);
+
     private static final String TAG = "ActivityEmbeddingUtils";
 
     /** Get the smallest width dp of the window when the split should be used. */
@@ -62,18 +78,35 @@ public class ActivityEmbeddingUtils {
         return context.getResources().getFloat(R.dimen.config_activity_embed_split_ratio);
     }
 
-    /** Whether to support embedding activity feature. */
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} to indicate that Settings app support the Activity Embedding feature on
+     * this device. Returns {@code false}, otherwise.
+     */
+    public static boolean isSettingsSplitEnabled(Context context) {
+        return SHOULD_ENABLE_LARGE_SCREEN_OPTIMIZATION
+                && SplitController.getInstance(context).getSplitSupportStatus()
+                == SplitController.SplitSupportStatus.SPLIT_AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether to support embedding activity feature with following conditions:
+     * <ul>
+     *     <li>Whether {@link #isSettingsSplitEnabled(Context)}</li>
+     *     <li>Whether {@link FeatureFlagUtils#SETTINGS_SUPPORT_LARGE_SCREEN} is enabled</li>
+     *     <li>Whether User setup is completed</li>
+     * </ul>
+     */
     public static boolean isEmbeddingActivityEnabled(Context context) {
         boolean isFlagEnabled = FeatureFlagUtils.isEnabled(context,
                 FeatureFlagUtils.SETTINGS_SUPPORT_LARGE_SCREEN);
-        boolean isSplitSupported = SplitController.getInstance(context).isSplitSupported();
+        boolean isSettingsSplitSupported = isSettingsSplitEnabled(context);
         boolean isUserSetupComplete = WizardManagerHelper.isUserSetupComplete(context);
 
         Log.d(TAG, "isFlagEnabled = " + isFlagEnabled);
-        Log.d(TAG, "isSplitSupported = " + isSplitSupported);
+        Log.d(TAG, "isSettingsSplitSupported = " + isSettingsSplitSupported);
         Log.d(TAG, "isUserSetupComplete = " + isUserSetupComplete);
 
-        return isFlagEnabled && isSplitSupported && isUserSetupComplete;
+        return isFlagEnabled && isSettingsSplitSupported && isUserSetupComplete;
     }
 
     /** Whether to show the regular or simplified homepage layout. */
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
index 7713e270425..03bc1b32fb2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity;
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentTransaction;
 import androidx.window.embedding.ActivityEmbeddingController;
-import androidx.window.embedding.SplitController;
 import androidx.window.embedding.SplitRule;
 
 import com.android.settings.R;
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ public class SettingsHomepageActivity extends FragmentActivity implements
 
     private boolean shouldLaunchDeepLinkIntentToRight() {
         if (!FeatureFlagUtils.isEnabled(this, FeatureFlagUtils.SETTINGS_SUPPORT_LARGE_SCREEN)
-                || !SplitController.getInstance(this).isSplitSupported()) {
+                || !ActivityEmbeddingUtils.isSettingsSplitEnabled(this)) {
             return false;
         }