diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
index 7881a261ad..1c26f04b25 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ public class DeviceProfile {
     public int overviewRowSpacing;
     public int overviewGridSideMargin;
 
+    // Split staging
+    public int splitPlaceholderInset;
+
     // Widgets
     private final ViewScaleProvider mViewScaleProvider;
 
@@ -459,6 +462,8 @@ public class DeviceProfile {
         overviewRowSpacing = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.overview_grid_row_spacing);
         overviewGridSideMargin = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.overview_grid_side_margin);
 
+        splitPlaceholderInset = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.split_placeholder_inset);
+
         // Calculate all of the remaining variables.
         extraSpace = updateAvailableDimensions(res);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
index ceebc2e168..0300fc9aa6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ public class LandscapePagedViewHandler implements PagedOrientationHandler {
         // In fake land/seascape, the placeholder always needs to go to the "top" of the device,
         // which is the same bounds as 0 rotation.
         int width = dp.widthPx;
-        int insetThickness = dp.getInsets().top;
-        out.set(0, 0, width, placeholderHeight + insetThickness);
+        int insetSizeAdjustment = getPlaceholderSizeAdjustment(dp);
+        out.set(0, 0, width, placeholderHeight + insetSizeAdjustment);
         out.inset(placeholderInset, 0);
 
         // Adjust the top to account for content off screen. This will help to animate the view in
@@ -442,13 +442,21 @@ public class LandscapePagedViewHandler implements PagedOrientationHandler {
             float onScreenRectCenterY, float fullscreenScaleX, float fullscreenScaleY,
             int drawableWidth, int drawableHeight, DeviceProfile dp,
             @StagePosition int stagePosition) {
-        float inset = dp.getInsets().top;
+        float insetAdjustment = getPlaceholderSizeAdjustment(dp) / 2f;
         out.setX(Math.round(onScreenRectCenterX / fullscreenScaleX
                 - 1.0f * drawableWidth / 2));
-        out.setY(Math.round((onScreenRectCenterY + (inset / 2f)) / fullscreenScaleY
+        out.setY(Math.round((onScreenRectCenterY + insetAdjustment) / fullscreenScaleY
                 - 1.0f * drawableHeight / 2));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The split placeholder comes with a default inset to buffer the icon from the top of the
+     * screen. But if the device already has a large inset (from cutouts etc), use that instead.
+     */
+    private int getPlaceholderSizeAdjustment(DeviceProfile dp) {
+        return Math.max(dp.getInsets().top - dp.splitPlaceholderInset, 0);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setSplitInstructionsParams(View out, DeviceProfile dp, int splitInstructionsHeight,
             int splitInstructionsWidth, int threeButtonNavShift) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
index 5efebaa634..89c7cfd45e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
@@ -445,13 +445,9 @@ public class PortraitPagedViewHandler implements PagedOrientationHandler {
         int screenWidth = dp.widthPx;
         int screenHeight = dp.heightPx;
         boolean pinToRight = stagePosition == STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT;
-        int insetThickness;
-        if (!dp.isLandscape) {
-            insetThickness = dp.getInsets().top;
-        } else {
-            insetThickness = pinToRight ? dp.getInsets().right : dp.getInsets().left;
-        }
-        out.set(0, 0, screenWidth, placeholderHeight + insetThickness);
+        int insetSizeAdjustment = getPlaceholderSizeAdjustment(dp, pinToRight);
+
+        out.set(0, 0, screenWidth, placeholderHeight + insetSizeAdjustment);
         if (!dp.isLandscape) {
             // portrait, phone or tablet - spans width of screen, nothing else to do
             out.inset(placeholderInset, 0);
@@ -496,20 +492,18 @@ public class PortraitPagedViewHandler implements PagedOrientationHandler {
             int drawableWidth, int drawableHeight, DeviceProfile dp,
             @StagePosition int stagePosition) {
         boolean pinToRight = stagePosition == STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT;
+        float insetAdjustment = getPlaceholderSizeAdjustment(dp, pinToRight) / 2f;
         if (!dp.isLandscape) {
-            float inset = dp.getInsets().top;
             out.setX(Math.round(onScreenRectCenterX / fullscreenScaleX
                     - 1.0f * drawableWidth / 2));
-            out.setY(Math.round((onScreenRectCenterY + (inset / 2f)) / fullscreenScaleY
+            out.setY(Math.round((onScreenRectCenterY + insetAdjustment) / fullscreenScaleY
                     - 1.0f * drawableHeight / 2));
         } else {
             if (pinToRight) {
-                float inset = dp.getInsets().right;
-                out.setX(Math.round((onScreenRectCenterX - (inset / 2f)) / fullscreenScaleX
+                out.setX(Math.round((onScreenRectCenterX - insetAdjustment) / fullscreenScaleX
                         - 1.0f * drawableWidth / 2));
             } else {
-                float inset = dp.getInsets().left;
-                out.setX(Math.round((onScreenRectCenterX + (inset / 2f)) / fullscreenScaleX
+                out.setX(Math.round((onScreenRectCenterX + insetAdjustment) / fullscreenScaleX
                         - 1.0f * drawableWidth / 2));
             }
             out.setY(Math.round(onScreenRectCenterY / fullscreenScaleY
@@ -517,6 +511,20 @@ public class PortraitPagedViewHandler implements PagedOrientationHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The split placeholder comes with a default inset to buffer the icon from the top of the
+     * screen. But if the device already has a large inset (from cutouts etc), use that instead.
+     */
+    private int getPlaceholderSizeAdjustment(DeviceProfile dp, boolean pinToRight) {
+        int insetThickness;
+        if (!dp.isLandscape) {
+            insetThickness = dp.getInsets().top;
+        } else {
+            insetThickness = pinToRight ? dp.getInsets().right : dp.getInsets().left;
+        }
+        return Math.max(insetThickness - dp.splitPlaceholderInset, 0);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setSplitInstructionsParams(View out, DeviceProfile dp, int splitInstructionsHeight,
             int splitInstructionsWidth, int threeButtonNavShift) {