diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 3b547d8cf9a80..83cffe57580eb 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
 
     private static final String VENDOR_OVERLAY_DIR = "/vendor/overlay";
 
+    private static final String PROPERTY_NAME_PM_DEXOPT_PRIV_APPS_OOB = "pm.dexopt.priv-apps-oob";
+
     /** Canonical intent used to identify what counts as a "web browser" app */
     private static final Intent sBrowserIntent;
     static {
@@ -9598,7 +9600,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
 
         if (Build.IS_DEBUGGABLE &&
                 pkg.isPrivileged() &&
-                SystemProperties.getBoolean("pm.dexopt.priv-apps-oob", false)) {
+                SystemProperties.getBoolean(PROPERTY_NAME_PM_DEXOPT_PRIV_APPS_OOB, false)) {
             PackageManagerServiceUtils.logPackageHasUncompressedCode(pkg);
         }
 
@@ -19900,6 +19902,23 @@ Slog.v(TAG, ":: stepped forward, applying functor at tag " + parser.getName());
                         .getUriFor(Secure.INSTANT_APPS_ENABLED), false, co, UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM);
         co.onChange(true);
 
+        // This observer provides an one directional mapping from Global.PRIV_APP_OOB_ENABLED to
+        // pm.dexopt.priv-apps-oob property. This is only for experiment and should be removed once
+        // it is done.
+        ContentObserver privAppOobObserver = new ContentObserver(mHandler) {
+            @Override
+            public void onChange(boolean selfChange) {
+                int oobEnabled = Global.getInt(resolver, Global.PRIV_APP_OOB_ENABLED, 0);
+                SystemProperties.set(PROPERTY_NAME_PM_DEXOPT_PRIV_APPS_OOB,
+                        oobEnabled == 1 ? "true" : "false");
+            }
+        };
+        mContext.getContentResolver().registerContentObserver(
+                Global.getUriFor(Global.PRIV_APP_OOB_ENABLED), false, privAppOobObserver,
+                UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM);
+        // At boot, restore the value from the setting, which persists across reboot.
+        privAppOobObserver.onChange(true);
+
         // Disable any carrier apps. We do this very early in boot to prevent the apps from being
         // disabled after already being started.
         CarrierAppUtils.disableCarrierAppsUntilPrivileged(mContext.getOpPackageName(), this,