diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 79143629710a5..480c4b1f5ed8f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -935,6 +935,8 @@
         <!-- Nominal White Z --> <item>1.089058</item>
     </string-array>
 
+    <!-- Boolean indicating whether light mode is allowed when DWB is turned on. -->
+    <bool name="config_displayWhiteBalanceLightModeAllowed">true</bool>
 
     <!-- Indicate available ColorDisplayManager.COLOR_MODE_xxx. -->
     <integer-array name="config_availableColorModes">
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 18a1ff1067403..409428639a925 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -3407,6 +3407,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_displayWhiteBalanceColorTemperatureDefault" />
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_displayWhiteBalanceDisplayPrimaries" />
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_displayWhiteBalanceDisplayNominalWhite" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_displayWhiteBalanceLightModeAllowed" />
 
   <!-- Default first user restrictions -->
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_defaultFirstUserRestrictions" />
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/color/ColorDisplayService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/color/ColorDisplayService.java
index c5a8fc2f3bc59..017b96cc5f67a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/color/ColorDisplayService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/color/ColorDisplayService.java
@@ -740,7 +740,8 @@ public final class ColorDisplayService extends SystemService {
         mDisplayWhiteBalanceTintController.setActivated(isDisplayWhiteBalanceSettingEnabled()
                 && !mNightDisplayTintController.isActivated()
                 && !isAccessibilityEnabled()
-                && dtm.needsLinearColorMatrix());
+                && dtm.needsLinearColorMatrix()
+                && mDisplayWhiteBalanceTintController.isAllowed());
         boolean activated = mDisplayWhiteBalanceTintController.isActivated();
 
         if (mDisplayWhiteBalanceListener != null && oldActivated != activated) {
@@ -1453,6 +1454,12 @@ public final class ColorDisplayService extends SystemService {
      */
     public class ColorDisplayServiceInternal {
 
+        /** Sets whether DWB should be allowed in the current state. */
+        public void setDisplayWhiteBalanceAllowed(boolean allowed)  {
+            mDisplayWhiteBalanceTintController.setAllowed(allowed);
+            updateDisplayWhiteBalanceStatus();
+        }
+
         /**
          * Set the current CCT value for the display white balance transform, and if the transform
          * is enabled, apply it.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/color/DisplayWhiteBalanceTintController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/color/DisplayWhiteBalanceTintController.java
index 936149c690f45..93a78c1507ad1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/color/DisplayWhiteBalanceTintController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/color/DisplayWhiteBalanceTintController.java
@@ -61,12 +61,17 @@ final class DisplayWhiteBalanceTintController extends TintController {
     boolean mSetUp = false;
     private float[] mMatrixDisplayWhiteBalance = new float[16];
     private Boolean mIsAvailable;
+    // This feature becomes disallowed if the device is in an unsupported strong/light state.
+    private boolean mIsAllowed = true;
 
     @Override
     public void setUp(Context context, boolean needsLinear) {
         mSetUp = false;
         final Resources res = context.getResources();
 
+        // Initialize with the config value for light mode, so it starts in the right state.
+        setAllowed(res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_displayWhiteBalanceLightModeAllowed));
+
         ColorSpace.Rgb displayColorSpaceRGB = getDisplayColorSpaceFromSurfaceControl();
         if (displayColorSpaceRGB == null) {
             Slog.w(ColorDisplayService.TAG,
@@ -248,6 +253,7 @@ final class DisplayWhiteBalanceTintController extends TintController {
                     + matrixToString(mDisplayColorSpaceRGB.getInverseTransform(), 3));
             pw.println("    mMatrixDisplayWhiteBalance = "
                     + matrixToString(mMatrixDisplayWhiteBalance, 4));
+            pw.println("    mIsAllowed = " + mIsAllowed);
         }
     }
 
@@ -263,6 +269,14 @@ final class DisplayWhiteBalanceTintController extends TintController {
         }
     }
 
+    public void setAllowed(boolean allowed) {
+        mIsAllowed = allowed;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isAllowed() {
+        return mIsAllowed;
+    }
+
     private ColorSpace.Rgb makeRgbColorSpaceFromXYZ(float[] redGreenBlueXYZ, float[] whiteXYZ) {
         return new ColorSpace.Rgb(
                 "Display Color Space",
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceController.java
index d04b5a27cf43e..85d5b4f0a1faa 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceController.java
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public class DisplayWhiteBalanceController implements
     // this effect.
     private final float mHighLightAmbientColorTemperature;
 
+    private final boolean mLightModeAllowed;
+
     private float mAmbientColorTemperature;
     @VisibleForTesting
     float mPendingAmbientColorTemperature;
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@ public class DisplayWhiteBalanceController implements
      * @param displayColorTemperatures
      *      The display color temperatures used to map the ambient color temperature to the display
      *      color temperature (or null if no mapping is necessary).
+     * @param lightModeAllowed
+     *      Whether a lighter version should be applied when Strong Mode is not enabled.
      *
      * @throws NullPointerException
      *      - brightnessSensor is null;
@@ -171,7 +175,8 @@ public class DisplayWhiteBalanceController implements
             float[] ambientColorTemperatures,
             float[] displayColorTemperatures,
             float[] strongAmbientColorTemperatures,
-            float[] strongDisplayColorTemperatures) {
+            float[] strongDisplayColorTemperatures,
+            boolean lightModeAllowed) {
         validateArguments(brightnessSensor, brightnessFilter, colorTemperatureSensor,
                 colorTemperatureFilter, throttler);
         mBrightnessSensor = brightnessSensor;
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@ public class DisplayWhiteBalanceController implements
         mLastAmbientColorTemperature = -1.0f;
         mAmbientColorTemperatureHistory = new History(/* size= */ 50);
         mAmbientColorTemperatureOverride = -1.0f;
+        mLightModeAllowed = lightModeAllowed;
 
         try {
             mLowLightAmbientBrightnessToBiasSpline = new Spline.LinearSpline(
@@ -273,6 +279,8 @@ public class DisplayWhiteBalanceController implements
      */
     public void setStrongModeEnabled(boolean enabled) {
         mStrongModeEnabled = enabled;
+        mColorDisplayServiceInternal.setDisplayWhiteBalanceAllowed(mLightModeAllowed
+                || mStrongModeEnabled);
         if (mEnabled) {
             updateAmbientColorTemperature();
             updateDisplayColorTemperature();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceFactory.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceFactory.java
index 07821b0a984e1..62f813f2857ac 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceFactory.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceFactory.java
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ public class DisplayWhiteBalanceFactory {
         final float[] strongDisplayColorTemperatures = getFloatArray(resources,
                 com.android.internal.R.array
                 .config_displayWhiteBalanceStrongDisplayColorTemperatures);
+        final boolean lightModeAllowed = resources.getBoolean(
+                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_displayWhiteBalanceLightModeAllowed);
         final DisplayWhiteBalanceController controller = new DisplayWhiteBalanceController(
                 brightnessSensor, brightnessFilter, colorTemperatureSensor, colorTemperatureFilter,
                 throttler, displayWhiteBalanceLowLightAmbientBrightnesses,
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ public class DisplayWhiteBalanceFactory {
                 displayWhiteBalanceHighLightAmbientBrightnesses,
                 displayWhiteBalanceHighLightAmbientBiases, highLightAmbientColorTemperature,
                 ambientColorTemperatures, displayColorTemperatures, strongAmbientColorTemperatures,
-                strongDisplayColorTemperatures);
+                strongDisplayColorTemperatures, lightModeAllowed);
         brightnessSensor.setCallbacks(controller);
         colorTemperatureSensor.setCallbacks(controller);
         return controller;