diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/BrightnessTracker.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/BrightnessTracker.java
index 17215e5ae4adf..8f59ffd30bbaa 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/BrightnessTracker.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/BrightnessTracker.java
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ public class BrightnessTracker {
     }
 
     private void backgroundStart(float initialBrightness) {
+        synchronized (mDataCollectionLock) {
+            if (mStarted) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
         if (DEBUG) {
             Slog.d(TAG, "Background start");
         }
@@ -250,6 +255,11 @@ public class BrightnessTracker {
 
     /** Stop listening for events */
     void stop() {
+        synchronized (mDataCollectionLock) {
+            if (!mStarted) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
         if (DEBUG) {
             Slog.d(TAG, "Stop");
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDeviceConfig.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDeviceConfig.java
index 1ae37bb5d66b0..7858516bab67e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDeviceConfig.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDeviceConfig.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ import javax.xml.datatype.DatatypeConfigurationException;
  *       <quirk>canSetBrightnessViaHwc</quirk>
  *      </quirks>
  *
- *      <autoBrightness>
+ *      <autoBrightness enable="true">
  *          <brighteningLightDebounceMillis>
  *              2000
  *          </brighteningLightDebounceMillis>
@@ -507,6 +507,11 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
     private long mAutoBrightnessDarkeningLightDebounce =
             INVALID_AUTO_BRIGHTNESS_LIGHT_DEBOUNCE;
 
+    // This setting allows non-default displays to have autobrightness enabled.
+    private boolean mAutoBrightnessAvailable = false;
+    // This stores the raw value loaded from the config file - true if not written.
+    private boolean mDdcAutoBrightnessAvailable = true;
+
     // Brightness Throttling data may be updated via the DeviceConfig. Here we store the original
     // data, which comes from the ddc, and the current one, which may be the DeviceConfig
     // overwritten value.
@@ -1119,6 +1124,10 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
         return mProximitySensor;
     }
 
+    boolean isAutoBrightnessAvailable() {
+        return mAutoBrightnessAvailable;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param quirkValue The quirk to test.
      * @return {@code true} if the specified quirk is present in this configuration, {@code false}
@@ -1271,6 +1280,8 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
                 + mAutoBrightnessDarkeningLightDebounce
                 + ", mBrightnessLevelsLux= " + Arrays.toString(mBrightnessLevelsLux)
                 + ", mBrightnessLevelsNits= " + Arrays.toString(mBrightnessLevelsNits)
+                + ", mDdcAutoBrightnessAvailable= " + mDdcAutoBrightnessAvailable
+                + ", mAutoBrightnessAvailable= " + mAutoBrightnessAvailable
                 + "}";
     }
 
@@ -1349,6 +1360,7 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
         loadBrightnessChangeThresholdsFromXml();
         setProxSensorUnspecified();
         loadAutoBrightnessConfigsFromConfigXml();
+        loadAutoBrightnessAvailableFromConfigXml();
         mLoadedFrom = "<config.xml>";
     }
 
@@ -1367,6 +1379,7 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
         setSimpleMappingStrategyValues();
         loadAmbientLightSensorFromConfigXml();
         setProxSensorUnspecified();
+        loadAutoBrightnessAvailableFromConfigXml();
     }
 
     private void copyUninitializedValuesFromSecondaryConfig(DisplayConfiguration defaultConfig) {
@@ -1559,9 +1572,11 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
     }
 
     private void loadAutoBrightnessConfigValues(DisplayConfiguration config) {
-        loadAutoBrightnessBrighteningLightDebounce(config.getAutoBrightness());
-        loadAutoBrightnessDarkeningLightDebounce(config.getAutoBrightness());
-        loadAutoBrightnessDisplayBrightnessMapping(config.getAutoBrightness());
+        final AutoBrightness autoBrightness = config.getAutoBrightness();
+        loadAutoBrightnessBrighteningLightDebounce(autoBrightness);
+        loadAutoBrightnessDarkeningLightDebounce(autoBrightness);
+        loadAutoBrightnessDisplayBrightnessMapping(autoBrightness);
+        loadEnableAutoBrightness(autoBrightness);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1623,6 +1638,11 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
         }
     }
 
+    private void loadAutoBrightnessAvailableFromConfigXml() {
+        mAutoBrightnessAvailable = mContext.getResources().getBoolean(
+                R.bool.config_automatic_brightness_available);
+    }
+
     private void loadBrightnessMapFromConfigXml() {
         // Use the config.xml mapping
         final Resources res = mContext.getResources();
@@ -2263,6 +2283,20 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
         return levels;
     }
 
+    private void loadEnableAutoBrightness(AutoBrightness autobrightness) {
+        // mDdcAutoBrightnessAvailable is initialised to true, so that we fallback to using the
+        // config.xml values if the autobrightness tag is not defined in the ddc file.
+        // Autobrightness can still be turned off globally via config_automatic_brightness_available
+        mDdcAutoBrightnessAvailable = true;
+        if (autobrightness != null) {
+            mDdcAutoBrightnessAvailable = autobrightness.getEnabled();
+        }
+
+        mAutoBrightnessAvailable = mContext.getResources().getBoolean(
+                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_automatic_brightness_available)
+                && mDdcAutoBrightnessAvailable;
+    }
+
     static class SensorData {
         public String type;
         public String name;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
index 458cf1a31b97f..95dc23fc3120e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
@@ -558,13 +558,6 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
         mScreenBrightnessForVrRangeMinimum = clampAbsoluteBrightness(
                 pm.getBrightnessConstraint(PowerManager.BRIGHTNESS_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_MINIMUM_VR));
 
-        // Check the setting, but also verify that it is the default display. Only the default
-        // display has an automatic brightness controller running.
-        // TODO: b/179021925 - Fix to work with multiple displays
-        mUseSoftwareAutoBrightnessConfig = resources.getBoolean(
-                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_automatic_brightness_available)
-                && mDisplayId == Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
-
         mAllowAutoBrightnessWhileDozingConfig = resources.getBoolean(
                 com.android.internal.R.bool.config_allowAutoBrightnessWhileDozing);
 
@@ -938,6 +931,8 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
     }
 
     private void setUpAutoBrightness(Resources resources, Handler handler) {
+        mUseSoftwareAutoBrightnessConfig = mDisplayDeviceConfig.isAutoBrightnessAvailable();
+
         if (!mUseSoftwareAutoBrightnessConfig) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/services/core/xsd/display-device-config/display-device-config.xsd b/services/core/xsd/display-device-config/display-device-config.xsd
index 4a51b831da573..f53a1cfcfb3c6 100644
--- a/services/core/xsd/display-device-config/display-device-config.xsd
+++ b/services/core/xsd/display-device-config/display-device-config.xsd
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@
     </xs:complexType>
 
     <xs:complexType name="autoBrightness">
+        <xs:attribute name="enabled" type="xs:boolean" use="optional" default="true"/>
         <xs:sequence>
             <!-- Sets the debounce for autoBrightness brightening in millis-->
             <xs:element name="brighteningLightDebounceMillis" type="xs:nonNegativeInteger"
diff --git a/services/core/xsd/display-device-config/schema/current.txt b/services/core/xsd/display-device-config/schema/current.txt
index 748ef4be9cc77..d89bd7cc9aa2e 100644
--- a/services/core/xsd/display-device-config/schema/current.txt
+++ b/services/core/xsd/display-device-config/schema/current.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ package com.android.server.display.config {
     method public final java.math.BigInteger getBrighteningLightDebounceMillis();
     method public final java.math.BigInteger getDarkeningLightDebounceMillis();
     method public final com.android.server.display.config.DisplayBrightnessMapping getDisplayBrightnessMapping();
+    method public boolean getEnabled();
     method public final void setBrighteningLightDebounceMillis(java.math.BigInteger);
     method public final void setDarkeningLightDebounceMillis(java.math.BigInteger);
     method public final void setDisplayBrightnessMapping(com.android.server.display.config.DisplayBrightnessMapping);
+    method public void setEnabled(boolean);
   }
 
   public class BrightnessThresholds {
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/BrightnessTrackerTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/BrightnessTrackerTest.java
index 356600d84099e..06422281ab259 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/BrightnessTrackerTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/BrightnessTrackerTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
@@ -885,6 +886,29 @@ public class BrightnessTrackerTest {
         assertNull(mInjector.mLightSensor);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testOnlyOneReceiverRegistered() {
+        assertNull(mInjector.mLightSensor);
+        assertNull(mInjector.mSensorListener);
+        startTracker(mTracker, 0.3f, false);
+
+        assertNotNull(mInjector.mLightSensor);
+        assertNotNull(mInjector.mSensorListener);
+        Sensor registeredLightSensor = mInjector.mLightSensor;
+        SensorEventListener registeredSensorListener = mInjector.mSensorListener;
+
+        mTracker.start(0.3f);
+        assertSame(registeredLightSensor, mInjector.mLightSensor);
+        assertSame(registeredSensorListener, mInjector.mSensorListener);
+
+        mTracker.stop();
+        assertNull(mInjector.mLightSensor);
+        assertNull(mInjector.mSensorListener);
+
+        // mInjector asserts that we aren't removing a null receiver
+        mTracker.stop();
+    }
+
     private InputStream getInputStream(String data) {
         return new ByteArrayInputStream(data.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
     }