diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/split_instructions_view.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/split_instructions_view.xml
index 91fb05cd0a..5f037f8971 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/split_instructions_view.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/split_instructions_view.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
     android:paddingTop="@dimen/split_instructions_vertical_padding"
     android:paddingBottom="@dimen/split_instructions_vertical_padding"
     android:elevation="@dimen/split_instructions_elevation"
-    android:visibility="gone">
+    android:visibility="gone"
+    android:importantForAccessibility="yes">
     <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
         android:id="@+id/split_instructions_text"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:gravity="center"
         android:textColor="?androidprv:attr/textColorOnAccent"
+        android:drawableEnd="@drawable/ic_split_horizontal"
+        android:drawablePadding="@dimen/split_instructions_drawable_padding"
         android:text="@string/toast_split_select_app" />
 </com.android.quickstep.views.SplitInstructionsView>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml b/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
index 77799e6e7b..dd9fc6371b 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
     <string name="action_split">Split</string>
     <!-- Label for toast with instructions for split screen selection mode. [CHAR_LIMIT=50] -->
     <string name="toast_split_select_app">Tap another app to use split screen</string>
+    <string name="toast_split_select_cont_desc">Exit split screen selection</string>
     <!-- Label for toast when app selected for split isn't supported. [CHAR_LIMIT=50] -->
     <string name="toast_split_app_unsupported">Choose another app to use split screen</string>
     <!-- Message shown when an action is blocked by a policy enforced by the app or the organization managing the device. [CHAR_LIMIT=NONE] -->
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index fbe0a8f722..6c73a2de81 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -544,17 +544,9 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
 
         ArrayList<TouchController> list = new ArrayList<>();
         list.add(getDragController());
-        Consumer<AnimatorSet> splitAnimator = animatorSet -> {
-            AnimatorSet anim = mSplitSelectStateController.getSplitAnimationController()
-                    .createPlaceholderDismissAnim(QuickstepLauncher.this);
-            anim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
-                @Override
-                public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
-                    mSplitSelectStateController.resetState();
-                }
-            });
-            animatorSet.play(anim);
-        };
+        Consumer<AnimatorSet> splitAnimator = animatorSet ->
+                animatorSet.play(mSplitSelectStateController.getSplitAnimationController()
+                        .createPlaceholderDismissAnim(this));
         switch (mode) {
             case NO_BUTTON:
                 list.add(new NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController(this));
@@ -673,6 +665,8 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
                 mSplitSelectStateController.resetState();
             }
         });
+        anim.add(mSplitSelectStateController.getSplitAnimationController()
+                .getShowSplitInstructionsAnim(this).buildAnim());
         anim.buildAnim().start();
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitAnimationController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitAnimationController.kt
index 5740991a4a..56d68570ac 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitAnimationController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitAnimationController.kt
@@ -26,15 +26,17 @@ import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.graphics.RectF
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
 import android.view.View
+import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile
-import com.android.launcher3.Launcher
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation
-import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer
+import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.SplitSelectSource
+import com.android.launcher3.views.BaseDragLayer
 import com.android.quickstep.views.FloatingTaskView
 import com.android.quickstep.views.IconView
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView
+import com.android.quickstep.views.SplitInstructionsView
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskThumbnailView
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView
 import com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView.TaskIdAttributeContainer
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ class SplitAnimationController(val splitSelectStateController: SplitSelectStateC
         )
     }
 
+    var splitInstructionsView: SplitInstructionsView? = null
+
     /**
      * Returns different elements to animate for the initial split selection animation
      * depending on the state of the surface from which the split was initiated
@@ -188,31 +192,26 @@ class SplitAnimationController(val splitSelectStateController: SplitSelectStateC
     }
 
     /** Does not play any animation if user is not currently in split selection state. */
-    fun playPlaceholderDismissAnim(launcher: Launcher) {
+    fun playPlaceholderDismissAnim(launcher: StatefulActivity<*>) {
         if (!splitSelectStateController.isSplitSelectActive) {
             return
         }
 
         val anim = createPlaceholderDismissAnim(launcher)
-        anim.addListener(object : AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
-            override fun onAnimationEnd(animation: Animator) {
-                splitSelectStateController.resetState()
-            }
-        })
         anim.start()
     }
 
     /** Returns [AnimatorSet] which slides initial split placeholder view offscreen. */
-    fun createPlaceholderDismissAnim(launcher: Launcher) : AnimatorSet {
+    fun createPlaceholderDismissAnim(launcher: StatefulActivity<*>) : AnimatorSet {
         val animatorSet = AnimatorSet()
         val recentsView : RecentsView<*, *> = launcher.getOverviewPanel()
         val floatingTask: FloatingTaskView = splitSelectStateController.firstFloatingTaskView
                 ?: return animatorSet
 
         // We are in split selection state currently, transitioning to another state
-        val dragLayer: DragLayer = launcher.dragLayer
+        val dragLayer: BaseDragLayer<*> = launcher.dragLayer
         val onScreenRectF = RectF()
-        Utilities.getBoundsForViewInDragLayer(launcher.dragLayer, floatingTask,
+        Utilities.getBoundsForViewInDragLayer(dragLayer, floatingTask,
                 Rect(0, 0, floatingTask.width, floatingTask.height),
                 false, null, onScreenRectF)
         // Get the part of the floatingTask that intersects with the DragLayer (i.e. the
@@ -233,6 +232,42 @@ class SplitAnimationController(val splitSelectStateController: SplitSelectStateC
                                 floatingTask.stagePosition,
                                 launcher.deviceProfile
                         )))
+        animatorSet.addListener(object : AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+            override fun onAnimationEnd(animation: Animator) {
+                splitSelectStateController.resetState()
+                safeRemoveViewFromDragLayer(launcher, splitInstructionsView)
+            }
+        })
         return animatorSet
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a [PendingAnimation] to animate in the chip to instruct a user to select a second
+     * app for splitscreen
+     */
+    fun getShowSplitInstructionsAnim(launcher: StatefulActivity<*>) : PendingAnimation {
+        safeRemoveViewFromDragLayer(launcher, splitInstructionsView)
+        splitInstructionsView = SplitInstructionsView.getSplitInstructionsView(launcher)
+        val timings = AnimUtils.getDeviceOverviewToSplitTimings(launcher.deviceProfile.isTablet)
+        val anim = PendingAnimation(100 /*duration */)
+        anim.setViewAlpha(splitInstructionsView, 1f,
+                Interpolators.clampToProgress(Interpolators.LINEAR,
+                        timings.instructionsContainerFadeInStartOffset,
+                        timings.instructionsContainerFadeInEndOffset))
+        anim.setViewAlpha(splitInstructionsView!!.textView, 1f,
+                Interpolators.clampToProgress(Interpolators.LINEAR,
+                        timings.instructionsTextFadeInStartOffset,
+                        timings.instructionsTextFadeInEndOffset))
+        anim.addFloat(splitInstructionsView, SplitInstructionsView.UNFOLD, 0.1f, 1f,
+                Interpolators.clampToProgress(Interpolators.EMPHASIZED_DECELERATE,
+                        timings.instructionsUnfoldStartOffset,
+                        timings.instructionsUnfoldEndOffset))
+        return anim
+    }
+
+    private fun safeRemoveViewFromDragLayer(launcher: StatefulActivity<*>, view: View?) {
+        if (view != null) {
+            launcher.dragLayer.removeView(view)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
index 0d9e41243b..4ca02e0a13 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
@@ -17,15 +17,21 @@
 package com.android.quickstep.views;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ public class SplitInstructionsView extends FrameLayout {
         mLauncher = (StatefulActivity) context;
     }
 
-    static SplitInstructionsView getSplitInstructionsView(StatefulActivity launcher) {
+    public static SplitInstructionsView getSplitInstructionsView(StatefulActivity launcher) {
         ViewGroup dragLayer = launcher.getDragLayer();
         final SplitInstructionsView splitInstructionsView =
                 (SplitInstructionsView) launcher.getLayoutInflater().inflate(
@@ -73,9 +79,7 @@ public class SplitInstructionsView extends FrameLayout {
                         dragLayer,
                         false
                 );
-
-        splitInstructionsView.mTextView = splitInstructionsView.findViewById(
-                R.id.split_instructions_text);
+        splitInstructionsView.init();
 
         // Since textview overlays base view, and we sometimes manipulate the alpha of each
         // simultaneously, force overlapping rendering to false prevents redrawing of pixels,
@@ -92,6 +96,71 @@ public class SplitInstructionsView extends FrameLayout {
         ensureProperRotation();
     }
 
+    private void init() {
+        mTextView = findViewById(R.id.split_instructions_text);
+
+        if (!FeatureFlags.ENABLE_SPLIT_FROM_WORKSPACE_TO_WORKSPACE.get()) {
+            mTextView.setCompoundDrawables(null, null, null, null);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        mTextView.setOnTouchListener((v, event) -> {
+            if (isTouchInsideRightCompoundDrawable(event)) {
+                if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
+                    exitSplitSelection();
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void exitSplitSelection() {
+        ((RecentsView) mLauncher.getOverviewPanel()).getSplitSelectController()
+                .getSplitAnimationController().playPlaceholderDismissAnim(mLauncher);
+        mLauncher.getStateManager().goToState(LauncherState.NORMAL);
+    }
+
+    private boolean isTouchInsideRightCompoundDrawable(MotionEvent event) {
+        // Get the right compound drawable of the TextView.
+        Drawable rightDrawable = mTextView.getCompoundDrawablesRelative()[2];
+
+        // Check if the touch event intersects with the drawable's bounds.
+        if (rightDrawable != null) {
+            // We can get away w/o caring about the Y bounds since it's such a small view, if it's
+            // above/below the drawable just assume they meant to touch it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+            return  event.getX() >= (mTextView.getWidth() - rightDrawable.getBounds().width());
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(AccessibilityNodeInfo info) {
+        super.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(info);
+        if (!FeatureFlags.ENABLE_SPLIT_FROM_WORKSPACE_TO_WORKSPACE.get()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        info.addAction(new AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction(
+                R.string.toast_split_select_cont_desc,
+                getResources().getString(R.string.toast_split_select_cont_desc)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean performAccessibilityAction(int action, Bundle arguments) {
+        if (!FeatureFlags.ENABLE_SPLIT_FROM_WORKSPACE_TO_WORKSPACE.get()) {
+            return super.performAccessibilityAction(action, arguments);
+        }
+
+        if (action == R.string.toast_split_select_cont_desc) {
+            exitSplitSelection();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return super.performAccessibilityAction(action, arguments);
+    }
+
     void ensureProperRotation() {
         ((RecentsView) mLauncher.getOverviewPanel()).getPagedOrientationHandler()
                 .setSplitInstructionsParams(
diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index 6796d4b6f5..1079e0000d 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@
     <dimen name="split_instructions_elevation">1dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="split_instructions_horizontal_padding">24dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="split_instructions_vertical_padding">12dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="split_instructions_drawable_padding">10dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="split_instructions_bottom_margin_phone_landscape">24dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="split_instructions_bottom_margin_phone_portrait">60dp</dimen>