diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/Constants.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/Constants.java
index 9e1611dc9bb98..e21ec72439587 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/Constants.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/Constants.java
@@ -629,9 +629,12 @@ final class Constants {
 
     static final String DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_SOUNDBAR_MODE = "enable_soundbar_mode";
     static final String DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_EARC_TX = "enable_earc_tx";
+    static final String DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_TRANSITION_ARC_TO_EARC_TX =
+            "transition_arc_to_earc_tx";
     @StringDef({
             DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_SOUNDBAR_MODE,
-            DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_EARC_TX
+            DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_EARC_TX,
+            DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_TRANSITION_ARC_TO_EARC_TX
     })
     @interface FeatureFlag {}
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
index 740d2a3c2b6e3..3563938a9c3ca 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
@@ -457,6 +457,9 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
     @ServiceThreadOnly
     private boolean mEarcTxFeatureFlagEnabled = false;
 
+    @ServiceThreadOnly
+    private boolean mTransitionFromArcToEarcTxEnabled = false;
+
     @ServiceThreadOnly
     private int mActivePortId = Constants.INVALID_PORT_ID;
 
@@ -675,6 +678,8 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
                 Constants.DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_SOUNDBAR_MODE, false);
         mEarcTxFeatureFlagEnabled = mDeviceConfig.getBoolean(
                 Constants.DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_EARC_TX, false);
+        mTransitionFromArcToEarcTxEnabled = mDeviceConfig.getBoolean(
+                Constants.DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_TRANSITION_ARC_TO_EARC_TX, false);
 
         synchronized (mLock) {
             mEarcEnabled = (mHdmiCecConfig.getIntValue(
@@ -886,6 +891,16 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
                                 ? SOUNDBAR_MODE_ENABLED : SOUNDBAR_MODE_DISABLED);
                     }
                 }, mServiceThreadExecutor);
+
+        mDeviceConfig.addOnPropertiesChangedListener(getContext().getMainExecutor(),
+                new DeviceConfig.OnPropertiesChangedListener() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onPropertiesChanged(DeviceConfig.Properties properties) {
+                        mTransitionFromArcToEarcTxEnabled = properties.getBoolean(
+                                Constants.DEVICE_CONFIG_FEATURE_FLAG_TRANSITION_ARC_TO_EARC_TX,
+                                false);
+                    }
+                });
     }
     /** Returns true if the device screen is off */
     boolean isScreenOff() {
@@ -1618,6 +1633,11 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
     }
 
     void enableAudioReturnChannel(int portId, boolean enabled) {
+        if (!mTransitionFromArcToEarcTxEnabled && enabled && mEarcController != null) {
+            // If the feature flag is set to false, prevent eARC from establishing if ARC is already
+            // established.
+            setEarcEnabledInHal(false, false);
+        }
         mCecController.enableAudioReturnChannel(portId, enabled);
     }