diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 00b551494f703..a6be07d0b7803 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -2078,6 +2078,9 @@
          STREAM_MUSIC as if it's on TV platform. -->
     <bool name="config_single_volume">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Volume policy -->
+    <bool name="config_volume_down_to_enter_silent">false</bool>
+
     <!-- The number of volume steps for the notification stream -->
     <integer name="config_audio_notif_vol_steps">7</integer>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index a8748f12c235a..be9f6d2448ba3 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_use_strict_phone_number_comparation_for_kazakhstan" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_phonenumber_compare_min_match" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_single_volume" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_volume_down_to_enter_silent" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_voice_capable" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_requireCallCapableAccountForHandle" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_user_notification_of_restrictied_mobile_access" />
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/VolumeDialogComponent.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/VolumeDialogComponent.java
index f71d98827e4b5..a4537267ed625 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/VolumeDialogComponent.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/VolumeDialogComponent.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams;
 
+import com.android.internal.R;
 import com.android.settingslib.applications.InterestingConfigChanges;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton;
 import com.android.systemui.demomode.DemoMode;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ public class VolumeDialogComponent implements VolumeComponent, TunerService.Tuna
     public static final String VOLUME_UP_SILENT = "sysui_volume_up_silent";
     public static final String VOLUME_SILENT_DO_NOT_DISTURB = "sysui_do_not_disturb";
 
-    public static final boolean DEFAULT_VOLUME_DOWN_TO_ENTER_SILENT = false;
+    private final boolean mDefaultVolumeDownToEnterSilent;
     public static final boolean DEFAULT_VOLUME_UP_TO_EXIT_SILENT = false;
     public static final boolean DEFAULT_DO_NOT_DISTURB_WHEN_SILENT = false;
 
@@ -72,12 +73,7 @@ public class VolumeDialogComponent implements VolumeComponent, TunerService.Tuna
     private final KeyguardViewMediator mKeyguardViewMediator;
     private final ActivityStarter mActivityStarter;
     private VolumeDialog mDialog;
-    private VolumePolicy mVolumePolicy = new VolumePolicy(
-            DEFAULT_VOLUME_DOWN_TO_ENTER_SILENT,  // volumeDownToEnterSilent
-            DEFAULT_VOLUME_UP_TO_EXIT_SILENT,  // volumeUpToExitSilent
-            DEFAULT_DO_NOT_DISTURB_WHEN_SILENT,  // doNotDisturbWhenSilent
-            400    // vibrateToSilentDebounce
-    );
+    private VolumePolicy mVolumePolicy;
 
     @Inject
     public VolumeDialogComponent(
@@ -107,7 +103,20 @@ public class VolumeDialogComponent implements VolumeComponent, TunerService.Tuna
                     mDialog = dialog;
                     mDialog.init(LayoutParams.TYPE_VOLUME_OVERLAY, mVolumeDialogCallback);
                 }).build();
+
+
+        mDefaultVolumeDownToEnterSilent = mContext.getResources()
+                .getBoolean(R.bool.config_volume_down_to_enter_silent);
+
+        mVolumePolicy = new VolumePolicy(
+                mDefaultVolumeDownToEnterSilent,  // volumeDownToEnterSilent
+                DEFAULT_VOLUME_UP_TO_EXIT_SILENT,  // volumeUpToExitSilent
+                DEFAULT_DO_NOT_DISTURB_WHEN_SILENT,  // doNotDisturbWhenSilent
+                400    // vibrateToSilentDebounce
+        );
+
         applyConfiguration();
+
         tunerService.addTunable(this, VOLUME_DOWN_SILENT, VOLUME_UP_SILENT,
                 VOLUME_SILENT_DO_NOT_DISTURB);
         demoModeController.addCallback(this);
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@ public class VolumeDialogComponent implements VolumeComponent, TunerService.Tuna
 
         if (VOLUME_DOWN_SILENT.equals(key)) {
             volumeDownToEnterSilent =
-                TunerService.parseIntegerSwitch(newValue, DEFAULT_VOLUME_DOWN_TO_ENTER_SILENT);
+                TunerService.parseIntegerSwitch(newValue, mDefaultVolumeDownToEnterSilent);
         } else if (VOLUME_UP_SILENT.equals(key)) {
             volumeUpToExitSilent =
                 TunerService.parseIntegerSwitch(newValue, DEFAULT_VOLUME_UP_TO_EXIT_SILENT);