diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
index 80080e6cb8344..d370bc7e81c2a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Background;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Main;
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager;
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpsysTableLogger;
+import com.android.systemui.flags.FeatureFlags;
+import com.android.systemui.flags.Flags;
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.domain.interactor.FaceAuthenticationListener;
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.domain.interactor.KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor;
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.shared.constants.TrustAgentUiEvent;
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor implements TrustManager.TrustListener, Dumpab
     private final ActiveUnlockConfig mActiveUnlockConfig;
     private final IDreamManager mDreamManager;
     private final TelephonyManager mTelephonyManager;
+    private final FeatureFlags mFeatureFlags;
     @Nullable
     private final FingerprintManager mFpm;
     @Nullable
@@ -2288,7 +2291,8 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor implements TrustManager.TrustListener, Dumpab
             @Nullable BiometricManager biometricManager,
             FaceWakeUpTriggersConfig faceWakeUpTriggersConfig,
             DevicePostureController devicePostureController,
-            Optional<FingerprintInteractiveToAuthProvider> interactiveToAuthProvider) {
+            Optional<FingerprintInteractiveToAuthProvider> interactiveToAuthProvider,
+            FeatureFlags featureFlags) {
         mContext = context;
         mSubscriptionManager = subscriptionManager;
         mUserTracker = userTracker;
@@ -2320,6 +2324,7 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor implements TrustManager.TrustListener, Dumpab
         mPackageManager = packageManager;
         mFpm = fingerprintManager;
         mFaceManager = faceManager;
+        mFeatureFlags = featureFlags;
         mActiveUnlockConfig.setKeyguardUpdateMonitor(this);
         mFaceAcquiredInfoIgnoreList = Arrays.stream(
                 mContext.getResources().getIntArray(
@@ -3011,7 +3016,12 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor implements TrustManager.TrustListener, Dumpab
                         || shouldListenForFingerprintAssistant
                         || (mKeyguardOccluded && mIsDreaming)
                         || (mKeyguardOccluded && userDoesNotHaveTrust && mKeyguardShowing
-                            && (mOccludingAppRequestingFp || isUdfps || mAlternateBouncerShowing));
+                        && (mOccludingAppRequestingFp
+                        || isUdfps
+                        || mAlternateBouncerShowing
+                        || mFeatureFlags.isEnabled(Flags.FP_LISTEN_OCCLUDING_APPS)
+                )
+            );
 
         // Only listen if this KeyguardUpdateMonitor belongs to the system user. There is an
         // instance of KeyguardUpdateMonitor for each user but KeyguardUpdateMonitor is user-aware.
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
index 419d045885a8f..2ff30a6a50658 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import static com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitor.BIOMETRIC_STATE_CANCELL
 import static com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitor.DEFAULT_CANCEL_SIGNAL_TIMEOUT;
 import static com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitor.HAL_POWER_PRESS_TIMEOUT;
 import static com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitor.getCurrentUser;
+import static com.android.systemui.flags.Flags.FP_LISTEN_OCCLUDING_APPS;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DevicePostureController.DEVICE_POSTURE_CLOSED;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DevicePostureController.DEVICE_POSTURE_OPENED;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DevicePostureController.DEVICE_POSTURE_UNKNOWN;
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.biometrics.AuthController;
 import com.android.systemui.biometrics.FingerprintInteractiveToAuthProvider;
 import com.android.systemui.broadcast.BroadcastDispatcher;
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager;
+import com.android.systemui.flags.FakeFeatureFlags;
 import com.android.systemui.log.SessionTracker;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController;
 import com.android.systemui.settings.UserTracker;
@@ -277,6 +279,7 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
     private final Executor mBackgroundExecutor = Runnable::run;
     private final Executor mMainExecutor = Runnable::run;
     private TestableLooper mTestableLooper;
+    private FakeFeatureFlags mFeatureFlags;
     private Handler mHandler;
     private TestableKeyguardUpdateMonitor mKeyguardUpdateMonitor;
     private MockitoSession mMockitoSession;
@@ -325,6 +328,8 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
         mTestableLooper = TestableLooper.get(this);
         allowTestableLooperAsMainThread();
+        mFeatureFlags = new FakeFeatureFlags();
+        mFeatureFlags.set(FP_LISTEN_OCCLUDING_APPS, false);
 
         when(mSecureSettings.getUriFor(anyString())).thenReturn(mURI);
 
@@ -1429,6 +1434,23 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFingerprint(true)).isEqualTo(true);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testOccludingAppFingerprintListeningState_featureFlagEnabled() {
+        mFeatureFlags.set(FP_LISTEN_OCCLUDING_APPS, true);
+
+        // GIVEN keyguard isn't visible (app occluding)
+        mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.dispatchStartedWakingUp(PowerManager.WAKE_REASON_POWER_BUTTON);
+        mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.setKeyguardShowing(true, true);
+        when(mStrongAuthTracker.hasUserAuthenticatedSinceBoot()).thenReturn(true);
+
+        // THEN we SHOULD listen for non-UDFPS fingerprint
+        assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFingerprint(false)).isEqualTo(true);
+
+        // THEN we should listen for udfps (hiding of mechanism to actually auth is
+        // controlled by UdfpsKeyguardViewController)
+        assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFingerprint(true)).isEqualTo(true);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testOccludingAppFingerprintListeningState() {
         // GIVEN keyguard isn't visible (app occluding)
@@ -3126,7 +3148,7 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
                     mDreamManager, mDevicePolicyManager, mSensorPrivacyManager, mTelephonyManager,
                     mPackageManager, mFaceManager, mFingerprintManager, mBiometricManager,
                     mFaceWakeUpTriggersConfig, mDevicePostureController,
-                    Optional.of(mInteractiveToAuthProvider));
+                    Optional.of(mInteractiveToAuthProvider), mFeatureFlags);
             setStrongAuthTracker(KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.this.mStrongAuthTracker);
         }