diff --git a/core/java/android/service/wallpaper/WallpaperService.java b/core/java/android/service/wallpaper/WallpaperService.java
index aebd91a0be2f4..84a233ffd2adb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/wallpaper/WallpaperService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/wallpaper/WallpaperService.java
@@ -2183,6 +2183,17 @@ public abstract class WallpaperService extends Service {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a Looper which messages such as {@link WallpaperService#DO_ATTACH},
+     * {@link WallpaperService#DO_DETACH} etc. are sent to.
+     * By default, returns the process's main looper.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    public Looper onProvideEngineLooper() {
+        return super.getMainLooper();
+    }
+
     private boolean isValid(RectF area) {
         if (area == null) return false;
         boolean valid = area.bottom > area.top && area.left < area.right
@@ -2215,12 +2226,12 @@ public abstract class WallpaperService extends Service {
         Engine mEngine;
         @SetWallpaperFlags int mWhich;
 
-        IWallpaperEngineWrapper(WallpaperService context,
+        IWallpaperEngineWrapper(WallpaperService service,
                 IWallpaperConnection conn, IBinder windowToken,
                 int windowType, boolean isPreview, int reqWidth, int reqHeight, Rect padding,
                 int displayId, @SetWallpaperFlags int which) {
             mWallpaperManager = getSystemService(WallpaperManager.class);
-            mCaller = new HandlerCaller(context, context.getMainLooper(), this, true);
+            mCaller = new HandlerCaller(service, service.onProvideEngineLooper(), this, true);
             mConnection = conn;
             mWindowToken = windowToken;
             mWindowType = windowType;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wallpapers/ImageWallpaper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wallpapers/ImageWallpaper.java
index ad97ef4a79bc1..5df4a5b54ccc6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wallpapers/ImageWallpaper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wallpapers/ImageWallpaper.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager;
 import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager.DisplayListener;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.HandlerThread;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.os.Trace;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
@@ -101,6 +102,15 @@ public class ImageWallpaper extends WallpaperService {
         mMainExecutor = mainExecutor;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Looper onProvideEngineLooper() {
+        // Receive messages on mWorker thread instead of SystemUI's main handler.
+        // All other wallpapers have their own process, and they can receive messages on their own
+        // main handler without any delay. But since ImageWallpaper lives in SystemUI, performance
+        // of the image wallpaper could be negatively affected when SystemUI's main handler is busy.
+        return mWorker != null ? mWorker.getLooper() : super.onProvideEngineLooper();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();