diff --git a/core/java/android/view/contentcapture/ContentCaptureManager.java b/core/java/android/view/contentcapture/ContentCaptureManager.java
index 336d9979a781d..cdd4f35f538b0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/contentcapture/ContentCaptureManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/contentcapture/ContentCaptureManager.java
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ public final class ContentCaptureManager {
     @TestApi
     public static final String DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_LOGGING_LEVEL = "logging_level";
 
+    /**
+     * Sets how long (in ms) the service is bound while idle.
+     *
+     * <p>Use {@code 0} to keep it permanently bound.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_IDLE_UNBIND_TIMEOUT = "idle_unbind_timeout";
 
     /** @hide */
     @TestApi
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/infra/AbstractRemoteService.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/infra/AbstractRemoteService.java
index 732553b5b4793..f4c904dc750ed 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/infra/AbstractRemoteService.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/infra/AbstractRemoteService.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRemoteService<S extends AbstractRemoteService<S, I
     private static final int MSG_BIND = 1;
     private static final int MSG_UNBIND = 2;
 
-    protected static final long PERMANENT_BOUND_TIMEOUT_MS = 0;
+    public static final long PERMANENT_BOUND_TIMEOUT_MS = 0;
 
     protected static final int LAST_PRIVATE_MSG = MSG_UNBIND;
 
diff --git a/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/ContentCaptureManagerService.java b/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/ContentCaptureManagerService.java
index d5713a1febfe4..a8fd59add3672 100644
--- a/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/ContentCaptureManagerService.java
+++ b/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/ContentCaptureManagerService.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import android.view.contentcapture.IContentCaptureManager;
 import android.view.contentcapture.UserDataRemovalRequest;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.GuardedBy;
+import com.android.internal.infra.AbstractRemoteService;
 import com.android.internal.os.IResultReceiver;
 import com.android.internal.util.DumpUtils;
 import com.android.internal.util.Preconditions;
@@ -103,11 +104,12 @@ public final class ContentCaptureManagerService extends
     private boolean mDisabledByDeviceConfig;
 
     // Device-config settings that are cached and passed back to apps
-    public int mDevCfgLoggingLevel;
-    public int mDevCfgMaxBufferSize;
-    public int mDevCfgIdleFlushingFrequencyMs;
-    public int mDevCfgTextChangeFlushingFrequencyMs;
-    public int mDevCfgLogHistorySize;
+    int mDevCfgLoggingLevel;
+    int mDevCfgMaxBufferSize;
+    int mDevCfgIdleFlushingFrequencyMs;
+    int mDevCfgTextChangeFlushingFrequencyMs;
+    int mDevCfgLogHistorySize;
+    int mDevCfgIdleUnbindTimeoutMs;
 
     public ContentCaptureManagerService(@NonNull Context context) {
         super(context, new FrameworkResourcesServiceNameResolver(context,
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ public final class ContentCaptureManagerService extends
             case ContentCaptureManager.DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_IDLE_FLUSH_FREQUENCY:
             case ContentCaptureManager.DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_LOG_HISTORY_SIZE:
             case ContentCaptureManager.DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_TEXT_CHANGE_FLUSH_FREQUENCY:
+            case ContentCaptureManager.DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_IDLE_UNBIND_TIMEOUT:
                 setFineTuneParamsFromDeviceConfig();
                 return;
             default:
@@ -257,11 +260,15 @@ public final class ContentCaptureManagerService extends
                 ContentCaptureManager.DEFAULT_TEXT_CHANGE_FLUSHING_FREQUENCY_MS);
         mDevCfgLogHistorySize = ContentCaptureHelper.getIntDeviceConfigProperty(
                 ContentCaptureManager.DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_LOG_HISTORY_SIZE, 20);
+        mDevCfgIdleUnbindTimeoutMs = ContentCaptureHelper.getIntDeviceConfigProperty(
+                ContentCaptureManager.DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_IDLE_UNBIND_TIMEOUT,
+                (int) AbstractRemoteService.PERMANENT_BOUND_TIMEOUT_MS);
         if (verbose) {
             Slog.v(mTag, "setFineTuneParamsFromDeviceConfig(): bufferSize=" + mDevCfgMaxBufferSize
                     + ", idleFlush=" + mDevCfgIdleFlushingFrequencyMs
                     + ", textFluxh=" + mDevCfgTextChangeFlushingFrequencyMs
-                    + ", logHistory=" + mDevCfgLogHistorySize);
+                    + ", logHistory=" + mDevCfgLogHistorySize
+                    + ", idleUnbindTimeoutMs=" + mDevCfgIdleUnbindTimeoutMs);
         }
     }
 
@@ -472,6 +479,8 @@ public final class ContentCaptureManagerService extends
         pw.print(prefix2); pw.print("textChangeFlushingFrequencyMs: ");
         pw.println(mDevCfgTextChangeFlushingFrequencyMs);
         pw.print(prefix2); pw.print("logHistorySize: "); pw.println(mDevCfgLogHistorySize);
+        pw.print(prefix2); pw.print("idleUnbindTimeoutMs: ");
+        pw.println(mDevCfgIdleUnbindTimeoutMs);
     }
 
     final class ContentCaptureManagerServiceStub extends IContentCaptureManager.Stub {
diff --git a/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/ContentCapturePerUserService.java b/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/ContentCapturePerUserService.java
index 5b48046e3a4b6..b33259d369a0a 100644
--- a/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/ContentCapturePerUserService.java
+++ b/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/ContentCapturePerUserService.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ final class ContentCapturePerUserService
             mRemoteService = new RemoteContentCaptureService(mMaster.getContext(),
                     ContentCaptureService.SERVICE_INTERFACE, serviceComponentName,
                     mRemoteServiceCallback, mUserId, this, mMaster.isBindInstantServiceAllowed(),
-                    mMaster.verbose);
+                    mMaster.verbose, mMaster.mDevCfgIdleUnbindTimeoutMs);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/RemoteContentCaptureService.java b/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/RemoteContentCaptureService.java
index f9fda64737c53..dc07c0ab0c767 100644
--- a/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/RemoteContentCaptureService.java
+++ b/services/contentcapture/java/com/android/server/contentcapture/RemoteContentCaptureService.java
@@ -38,14 +38,16 @@ final class RemoteContentCaptureService
         IContentCaptureService> {
 
     private final IBinder mServerCallback;
+    private final int mIdleUnbindTimeoutMs;
 
     RemoteContentCaptureService(Context context, String serviceInterface,
             ComponentName serviceComponentName, IContentCaptureServiceCallback callback, int userId,
             ContentCaptureServiceCallbacks callbacks, boolean bindInstantServiceAllowed,
-            boolean verbose) {
+            boolean verbose, int idleUnbindTimeoutMs) {
         super(context, serviceInterface, serviceComponentName, userId, callbacks,
                 bindInstantServiceAllowed, verbose, /* initialCapacity= */ 2);
         mServerCallback = callback.asBinder();
+        mIdleUnbindTimeoutMs = idleUnbindTimeoutMs;
 
         // Bind right away, which will trigger a onConnected() on service's
         scheduleBind();
@@ -58,8 +60,7 @@ final class RemoteContentCaptureService
 
     @Override // from AbstractRemoteService
     protected long getTimeoutIdleBindMillis() {
-        // TODO(b/111276913): read from Settings so it can be changed in the field
-        return PERMANENT_BOUND_TIMEOUT_MS;
+        return mIdleUnbindTimeoutMs;
     }
 
     @Override // from RemoteService