diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 780c4fa66d26a..cc3d92da7352f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -9757,6 +9757,14 @@ public final class Settings {
         public static final String DEVELOPMENT_RENDER_SHADOWS_IN_COMPOSITOR =
                 "render_shadows_in_compositor";
 
+        /**
+         * If true, submit buffers using blast in ViewRootImpl.
+         * (0 = false, 1 = true)
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public static final String DEVELOPMENT_USE_BLAST_ADAPTER_VR =
+                "use_blast_adapter_vr";
+
         /**
          * If true, submit buffers using blast in SurfaceView.
          * (0 = false, 1 = true)
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index baa266a6e5cdc..2412a32bd71b6 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.DEVELOPMENT_ENABLE_SIZECOMPAT_FREEFORM,
                     Settings.Global.DEVELOPMENT_RENDER_SHADOWS_IN_COMPOSITOR,
                     Settings.Global.DEVELOPMENT_USE_BLAST_ADAPTER_SV,
+                    Settings.Global.DEVELOPMENT_USE_BLAST_ADAPTER_VR,
                     Settings.Global.DEVICE_DEMO_MODE,
                     Settings.Global.BATTERY_SAVER_ADAPTIVE_CONSTANTS,
                     Settings.Global.BATTERY_SAVER_CONSTANTS,
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index 084b7667b5a55..c806c94358cbe 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -1218,9 +1218,9 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
         mAnimator = new WindowAnimator(this);
         mRoot = new RootWindowContainer(this);
 
-        mUseBLAST = DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
-                    DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_WINDOW_MANAGER_NATIVE_BOOT,
-                    WM_USE_BLAST_ADAPTER_FLAG, false);
+        final ContentResolver resolver = context.getContentResolver();
+        mUseBLAST = Settings.Global.getInt(resolver,
+            Settings.Global.DEVELOPMENT_USE_BLAST_ADAPTER_VR, 1) == 1;
 
         mSyncEngine = new BLASTSyncEngine(this);
 
@@ -1298,7 +1298,6 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             }
         }, UserHandle.ALL, suspendPackagesFilter, null, null);
 
-        final ContentResolver resolver = context.getContentResolver();
         // Get persisted window scale setting
         mWindowAnimationScaleSetting = Settings.Global.getFloat(resolver,
                 Settings.Global.WINDOW_ANIMATION_SCALE, mWindowAnimationScaleSetting);