diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardListener.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardListener.java
index 6a9317f2b5432..f526277a0a37d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardListener.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardListener.java
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ import static com.android.internal.config.sysui.SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.CLIPBO
 import static com.android.systemui.clipboardoverlay.ClipboardOverlayEvent.CLIPBOARD_OVERLAY_ENTERED;
 import static com.android.systemui.clipboardoverlay.ClipboardOverlayEvent.CLIPBOARD_OVERLAY_UPDATED;
 
+import android.content.ClipData;
 import android.content.ClipboardManager;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
+import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.logging.UiEventLogger;
 import com.android.systemui.CoreStartable;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton;
@@ -37,6 +41,13 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 @SysUISingleton
 public class ClipboardListener extends CoreStartable
         implements ClipboardManager.OnPrimaryClipChangedListener {
+    private static final String TAG = "ClipboardListener";
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static final String SHELL_PACKAGE = "com.android.shell";
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static final String EXTRA_SUPPRESS_OVERLAY =
+            "com.android.systemui.SUPPRESS_CLIPBOARD_OVERLAY";
 
     private final DeviceConfigProxy mDeviceConfig;
     private final ClipboardOverlayControllerFactory mOverlayFactory;
@@ -68,18 +79,44 @@ public class ClipboardListener extends CoreStartable
         if (!mClipboardManager.hasPrimaryClip()) {
             return;
         }
+
         String clipSource = mClipboardManager.getPrimaryClipSource();
+        ClipData clipData = mClipboardManager.getPrimaryClip();
+
+        if (shouldSuppressOverlay(clipData, clipSource, isEmulator())) {
+            Log.i(TAG, "Clipboard overlay suppressed.");
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (mClipboardOverlayController == null) {
             mClipboardOverlayController = mOverlayFactory.create(mContext);
             mUiEventLogger.log(CLIPBOARD_OVERLAY_ENTERED, 0, clipSource);
         } else {
             mUiEventLogger.log(CLIPBOARD_OVERLAY_UPDATED, 0, clipSource);
         }
-        mClipboardOverlayController.setClipData(
-                mClipboardManager.getPrimaryClip(), clipSource);
+        mClipboardOverlayController.setClipData(clipData, clipSource);
         mClipboardOverlayController.setOnSessionCompleteListener(() -> {
             // Session is complete, free memory until it's needed again.
             mClipboardOverlayController = null;
         });
     }
+
+    // The overlay is suppressed if EXTRA_SUPPRESS_OVERLAY is true and the device is an emulator or
+    // the source package is SHELL_PACKAGE. This is meant to suppress the overlay when the emulator
+    // or a mirrored device is syncing the clipboard.
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static boolean shouldSuppressOverlay(ClipData clipData, String clipSource,
+            boolean isEmulator) {
+        if (!(isEmulator || SHELL_PACKAGE.equals(clipSource))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (clipData == null || clipData.getDescription().getExtras() == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return clipData.getDescription().getExtras().getBoolean(EXTRA_SUPPRESS_OVERLAY, false);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isEmulator() {
+        return SystemProperties.getBoolean("ro.boot.qemu", false);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardListenerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardListenerTest.java
index de04d3e9d0594..91214a85ddd59 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardListenerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/clipboardoverlay/ClipboardListenerTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package com.android.systemui.clipboardoverlay;
 import static com.android.internal.config.sysui.SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.CLIPBOARD_OVERLAY_ENABLED;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -26,7 +28,9 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.ClipData;
+import android.content.ClipDescription;
 import android.content.ClipboardManager;
+import android.os.PersistableBundle;
 import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
 
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
@@ -139,4 +143,30 @@ public class ClipboardListenerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
         verify(mClipboardOverlayControllerFactory, times(2)).create(any());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_shouldSuppressOverlay() {
+        // Regardless of the package or emulator, nothing should be suppressed without the flag
+        assertFalse(ClipboardListener.shouldSuppressOverlay(mSampleClipData, mSampleSource,
+                false));
+        assertFalse(ClipboardListener.shouldSuppressOverlay(mSampleClipData,
+                ClipboardListener.SHELL_PACKAGE, false));
+        assertFalse(ClipboardListener.shouldSuppressOverlay(mSampleClipData, mSampleSource,
+                true));
+
+        ClipDescription desc = new ClipDescription("Test", new String[]{"text/plain"});
+        PersistableBundle bundle = new PersistableBundle();
+        bundle.putBoolean(ClipboardListener.EXTRA_SUPPRESS_OVERLAY, true);
+        desc.setExtras(bundle);
+        ClipData suppressableClipData = new ClipData(desc, new ClipData.Item("Test Item"));
+
+        // Clip data with the suppression extra is only honored in the emulator or with the shell
+        // package.
+        assertFalse(ClipboardListener.shouldSuppressOverlay(suppressableClipData, mSampleSource,
+                false));
+        assertTrue(ClipboardListener.shouldSuppressOverlay(suppressableClipData, mSampleSource,
+                true));
+        assertTrue(ClipboardListener.shouldSuppressOverlay(suppressableClipData,
+                ClipboardListener.SHELL_PACKAGE, false));
+    }
 }