diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListRepository.kt b/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListRepository.kt
index cbb4fbe32713b..ce0c5511c3d0e 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListRepository.kt
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListRepository.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 
 /**
  * The config used to load the App List.
@@ -47,8 +48,21 @@ internal interface AppListRepository {
         userIdFlow: Flow<Int>,
         showSystemFlow: Flow<Boolean>,
     ): Flow<(app: ApplicationInfo) -> Boolean>
+
+    /** Gets the system app package names. */
+    fun getSystemPackageNamesBlocking(config: AppListConfig): Set<String>
 }
 
+/**
+ * Util for app list repository.
+ */
+object AppListRepositoryUtil {
+    /** Gets the system app package names. */
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun getSystemPackageNames(context: Context, config: AppListConfig): Set<String> {
+        return AppListRepositoryImpl(context).getSystemPackageNamesBlocking(config)
+    }
+}
 
 internal class AppListRepositoryImpl(private val context: Context) : AppListRepository {
     private val packageManager = context.packageManager
@@ -83,15 +97,26 @@ internal class AppListRepositoryImpl(private val context: Context) : AppListRepo
     ): Flow<(app: ApplicationInfo) -> Boolean> =
         userIdFlow.combine(showSystemFlow, ::showSystemPredicate)
 
+    override fun getSystemPackageNamesBlocking(config: AppListConfig) = runBlocking {
+        getSystemPackageNames(config)
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun getSystemPackageNames(config: AppListConfig): Set<String> =
+            coroutineScope {
+                val loadAppsDeferred = async { loadApps(config) }
+                val homeOrLauncherPackages = loadHomeOrLauncherPackages(config.userId)
+                val showSystemPredicate =
+                        { app: ApplicationInfo -> isSystemApp(app, homeOrLauncherPackages) }
+                loadAppsDeferred.await().filter(showSystemPredicate).map { it.packageName }.toSet()
+            }
+
     private suspend fun showSystemPredicate(
         userId: Int,
         showSystem: Boolean,
     ): (app: ApplicationInfo) -> Boolean {
         if (showSystem) return { true }
         val homeOrLauncherPackages = loadHomeOrLauncherPackages(userId)
-        return { app ->
-            app.isUpdatedSystemApp || !app.isSystemApp || app.packageName in homeOrLauncherPackages
-        }
+        return { app -> !isSystemApp(app, homeOrLauncherPackages) }
     }
 
     private suspend fun loadHomeOrLauncherPackages(userId: Int): Set<String> {
@@ -117,6 +142,11 @@ internal class AppListRepositoryImpl(private val context: Context) : AppListRepo
         }
     }
 
+    private fun isSystemApp(app: ApplicationInfo, homeOrLauncherPackages: Set<String>): Boolean {
+        return !app.isUpdatedSystemApp && app.isSystemApp &&
+            !(app.packageName in homeOrLauncherPackages)
+    }
+
     companion object {
         private fun ApplicationInfo.isInAppList(
             showInstantApps: Boolean,
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/tests/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListRepositoryTest.kt b/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/tests/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListRepositoryTest.kt
index 2d8f0098480cf..b0ea40a49a0ee 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/tests/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListRepositoryTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/tests/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListRepositoryTest.kt
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ class AppListRepositoryTest {
 
     @Test
     fun showSystemPredicate_showSystem() = runTest {
-        val app = ApplicationInfo().apply {
-            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM
-        }
+        val app = SYSTEM_APP
 
         val showSystemPredicate = getShowSystemPredicate(showSystem = true)
 
@@ -191,9 +189,7 @@ class AppListRepositoryTest {
 
     @Test
     fun showSystemPredicate_notShowSystemAndIsSystemApp() = runTest {
-        val app = ApplicationInfo().apply {
-            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM
-        }
+        val app = SYSTEM_APP
 
         val showSystemPredicate = getShowSystemPredicate(showSystem = false)
 
@@ -202,9 +198,7 @@ class AppListRepositoryTest {
 
     @Test
     fun showSystemPredicate_isUpdatedSystemApp() = runTest {
-        val app = ApplicationInfo().apply {
-            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM or ApplicationInfo.FLAG_UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP
-        }
+        val app = UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP
 
         val showSystemPredicate = getShowSystemPredicate(showSystem = false)
 
@@ -213,10 +207,8 @@ class AppListRepositoryTest {
 
     @Test
     fun showSystemPredicate_isHome() = runTest {
-        val app = ApplicationInfo().apply {
-            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM
-            packageName = "home.app"
-        }
+        val app = HOME_APP
+
         whenever(packageManager.getHomeActivities(any())).thenAnswer {
             @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
             val resolveInfos = it.arguments[0] as MutableList<ResolveInfo>
@@ -231,10 +223,8 @@ class AppListRepositoryTest {
 
     @Test
     fun showSystemPredicate_appInLauncher() = runTest {
-        val app = ApplicationInfo().apply {
-            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM
-            packageName = "app.in.launcher"
-        }
+        val app = IN_LAUMCHER_APP
+
         whenever(
             packageManager.queryIntentActivitiesAsUser(any(), any<ResolveInfoFlags>(), eq(USER_ID))
         ).thenReturn(listOf(resolveInfoOf(packageName = app.packageName)))
@@ -244,6 +234,17 @@ class AppListRepositoryTest {
         assertThat(showSystemPredicate(app)).isTrue()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun getSystemPackageNames_returnExpectedValues() = runTest {
+        mockInstalledApplications(listOf(
+                NORMAL_APP, INSTANT_APP, SYSTEM_APP, UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP, HOME_APP, IN_LAUMCHER_APP))
+        val appListConfig = AppListConfig(userId = USER_ID, showInstantApps = false)
+
+        val systemPackageNames = AppListRepositoryUtil.getSystemPackageNames(context, appListConfig)
+
+        assertThat(systemPackageNames).containsExactly("system.app", "home.app", "app.in.launcher")
+    }
+
     private suspend fun getShowSystemPredicate(showSystem: Boolean) =
         repository.showSystemPredicate(
             userIdFlow = flowOf(USER_ID),
@@ -264,6 +265,26 @@ class AppListRepositoryTest {
             privateFlags = ApplicationInfo.PRIVATE_FLAG_INSTANT
         }
 
+        val SYSTEM_APP = ApplicationInfo().apply {
+            packageName = "system.app"
+            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM
+        }
+
+        val UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP = ApplicationInfo().apply {
+            packageName = "updated.system.app"
+            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM or ApplicationInfo.FLAG_UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP
+        }
+
+        val HOME_APP = ApplicationInfo().apply {
+            packageName = "home.app"
+            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM
+        }
+
+        val IN_LAUMCHER_APP = ApplicationInfo().apply {
+            packageName = "app.in.launcher"
+            flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM
+        }
+
         fun resolveInfoOf(packageName: String) = ResolveInfo().apply {
             activityInfo = ActivityInfo().apply {
                 this.packageName = packageName
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/tests/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListViewModelTest.kt b/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/tests/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListViewModelTest.kt
index f51448744c56a..7151439c2a2ff 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/tests/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/SpaPrivileged/tests/src/com/android/settingslib/spaprivileged/model/app/AppListViewModelTest.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ class AppListViewModelTest {
             userIdFlow: Flow<Int>,
             showSystemFlow: Flow<Boolean>,
         ): Flow<(app: ApplicationInfo) -> Boolean> = flowOf { true }
+
+        override fun getSystemPackageNamesBlocking(config: AppListConfig): Set<String> = setOf()
     }
 
     private object FakeAppRepository : AppRepository {