diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index b6ef5947bcaf2..6164f29f1ca4b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -774,6 +774,9 @@
     <!-- Flag to enable privacy dot views, it shall be true for normal case -->
     <bool name="config_enablePrivacyDot">true</bool>
 
+    <!-- Flag to enable privacy chip animation, it shall be true for normal case -->
+    <bool name="config_enablePrivacyChipAnimation">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Class for the communal source connector to be used -->
     <string name="config_communalSourceConnector" translatable="false"></string>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/events/SystemEventCoordinator.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/events/SystemEventCoordinator.kt
index 23edf1787649a..2403920e69f97 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/events/SystemEventCoordinator.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/events/SystemEventCoordinator.kt
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ constructor(
         }
 
         private fun isChipAnimationEnabled(): Boolean {
-            return DeviceConfig.getBoolean(NAMESPACE_PRIVACY, CHIP_ANIMATION_ENABLED, true)
+            val defaultValue =
+                context.resources.getBoolean(R.bool.config_enablePrivacyChipAnimation)
+            return DeviceConfig.getBoolean(NAMESPACE_PRIVACY, CHIP_ANIMATION_ENABLED, defaultValue)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/events/SystemStatusAnimationSchedulerImpl.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/events/SystemStatusAnimationSchedulerImpl.kt
index e0183971141df..f40f570991108 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/events/SystemStatusAnimationSchedulerImpl.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/events/SystemStatusAnimationSchedulerImpl.kt
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ constructor(
         if (!event.showAnimation && event.forceVisible) {
             // If animations are turned off, we'll transition directly to the dot
             animationState.value = SHOWING_PERSISTENT_DOT
-            notifyTransitionToPersistentDot()
+            notifyTransitionToPersistentDot(event)
             return
         }
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ constructor(
         }
         animators.add(chipAnimationController.onSystemEventAnimationFinish(hasPersistentDot))
         if (hasPersistentDot) {
-            val dotAnim = notifyTransitionToPersistentDot()
+            val dotAnim = notifyTransitionToPersistentDot(currentlyDisplayedEvent)
             if (dotAnim != null) {
                 animators.add(dotAnim)
             }
@@ -344,12 +344,12 @@ constructor(
         return AnimatorSet().also { it.playTogether(animators) }
     }
 
-    private fun notifyTransitionToPersistentDot(): Animator? {
+    private fun notifyTransitionToPersistentDot(event: StatusEvent?): Animator? {
         logger?.logTransitionToPersistentDotCallbackInvoked()
         val anims: List<Animator> =
             listeners.mapNotNull {
                 it.onSystemStatusAnimationTransitionToPersistentDot(
-                    currentlyDisplayedEvent?.contentDescription
+                    event?.contentDescription
                 )
             }
         if (anims.isNotEmpty()) {