diff --git a/core/api/test-current.txt b/core/api/test-current.txt
index fe99c71d9a9a3..48277fb3b488c 100644
--- a/core/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/test-current.txt
@@ -2923,7 +2923,7 @@ package android.view {
     method public static int getHoverTooltipHideTimeout();
     method public static int getHoverTooltipShowTimeout();
     method public static int getLongPressTooltipHideTimeout();
-    method public int getPreferKeepClearForFocusDelay();
+    method public boolean isPreferKeepClearForFocusEnabled();
   }
 
   public class ViewDebug {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 38ca2481726bd..90497e7adbf73 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -4781,9 +4781,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     ListenerInfo mListenerInfo;
 
-    private boolean mPreferKeepClearForFocus;
-    private Runnable mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus;
-
     private static class TooltipInfo {
         /**
          * Text to be displayed in a tooltip popup.
@@ -11962,8 +11959,9 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
     @NonNull
     List<Rect> collectPreferKeepClearRects() {
         ListenerInfo info = mListenerInfo;
-        boolean keepBoundsClear =
-                (info != null && info.mPreferKeepClear) || mPreferKeepClearForFocus;
+        boolean keepClearForFocus = isFocused()
+                && ViewConfiguration.get(mContext).isPreferKeepClearForFocusEnabled();
+        boolean keepBoundsClear = (info != null && info.mPreferKeepClear) || keepClearForFocus;
         boolean hasCustomKeepClearRects = info != null && info.mKeepClearRects != null;
 
         if (!keepBoundsClear && !hasCustomKeepClearRects) {
@@ -11985,31 +11983,10 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
     }
 
     private void updatePreferKeepClearForFocus() {
-        if (mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus != null) {
-            removeCallbacks(mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus);
-            mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus = null;
+        if (ViewConfiguration.get(mContext).isPreferKeepClearForFocusEnabled()) {
+            updatePositionUpdateListener();
+            post(this::updateKeepClearRects);
         }
-
-        final ViewConfiguration configuration = ViewConfiguration.get(mContext);
-        final int delay = configuration.getPreferKeepClearForFocusDelay();
-        if (delay >= 0) {
-            mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus = () -> {
-                mPreferKeepClearForFocus = isFocused();
-                mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus = null;
-
-                updatePositionUpdateListener();
-                post(this::updateKeepClearRects);
-            };
-            postDelayed(mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus, delay);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void cancelMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus() {
-        if (mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus != null) {
-            removeCallbacks(mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus);
-            mMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus = null;
-        }
-        mPreferKeepClearForFocus = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -13754,7 +13731,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
             }
             invalidate();
             sendAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_ACCESSIBILITY_FOCUSED);
-            updatePreferKeepClearForFocus();
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -21154,7 +21130,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
         removePerformClickCallback();
         clearAccessibilityThrottles();
         stopNestedScroll();
-        cancelMarkPreferKeepClearForFocus();
 
         // Anything that started animating right before detach should already
         // be in its final state when re-attached.
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
index ebc409e470e90..638b8f9f9b404 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
     private final long mScreenshotChordKeyTimeout;
     private final int mSmartSelectionInitializedTimeout;
     private final int mSmartSelectionInitializingTimeout;
-    private final int mPreferKeepClearForFocusDelay;
+    private final boolean mPreferKeepClearForFocusEnabled;
 
     @UnsupportedAppUsage(maxTargetSdk = Build.VERSION_CODES.P, trackingBug = 123768915)
     private boolean sHasPermanentMenuKey;
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
         mMinScalingSpan = 0;
         mSmartSelectionInitializedTimeout = SMART_SELECTION_INITIALIZED_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECOND;
         mSmartSelectionInitializingTimeout = SMART_SELECTION_INITIALIZING_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECOND;
-        mPreferKeepClearForFocusDelay = -1;
+        mPreferKeepClearForFocusEnabled = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
                 com.android.internal.R.integer.config_smartSelectionInitializedTimeoutMillis);
         mSmartSelectionInitializingTimeout = res.getInteger(
                 com.android.internal.R.integer.config_smartSelectionInitializingTimeoutMillis);
-        mPreferKeepClearForFocusDelay = res.getInteger(
-                com.android.internal.R.integer.config_preferKeepClearForFocusDelayMillis);
+        mPreferKeepClearForFocusEnabled = res.getBoolean(
+                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_preferKeepClearForFocus);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1100,13 +1100,13 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return The delay in milliseconds before focused Views set themselves as preferred to keep
-     *         clear, or -1 if Views should not set themselves as preferred to keep clear.
+     * @return {@code true} if Views should set themselves as preferred to keep clear when focused,
+     * {@code false} otherwise.
      * @hide
      */
     @TestApi
-    public int getPreferKeepClearForFocusDelay() {
-        return mPreferKeepClearForFocusDelay;
+    public boolean isPreferKeepClearForFocusEnabled() {
+        return mPreferKeepClearForFocusEnabled;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 054695ef8f939..70766cc79eb42 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -5163,9 +5163,8 @@
          when TextClassifier has not been initialized. -->
     <integer name="config_smartSelectionInitializingTimeoutMillis">500</integer>
 
-    <!-- The delay in milliseconds before focused Views set themselves as preferred to keep clear.
-         Set to -1 if Views should not set themselves as preferred to keep clear. -->
-    <integer name="config_preferKeepClearForFocusDelayMillis">-1</integer>
+    <!-- If true, Views will declare they prefer to be kept clear from overlays when focused. -->
+    <bool name="config_preferKeepClearForFocus">false</bool>
 
     <!-- Indicates that default fitness tracker app needs to request sensor and location permissions. -->
     <bool name="config_trackerAppNeedsPermissions">false</bool>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 5bfc568887891..e111ee184be15 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_useAssistantVolume" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_smartSelectionInitializedTimeoutMillis" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_smartSelectionInitializingTimeoutMillis" />
-  <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_preferKeepClearForFocusDelayMillis" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_preferKeepClearForFocus" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_hibernationDeletesOatArtifactsEnabled"/>
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_defaultAnalogClockSecondsHandFps"/>