diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 4ffdc6a30a296..728f390377def 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -1857,6 +1857,9 @@
     <!-- Whether the display blanks itself when transitioning from a doze to a non-doze state -->
     <bool name="config_displayBlanksAfterDoze">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- True if the display hardware only has brightness buckets rather than a full range of
+         backlight values -->
+    <bool name="config_displayBrightnessBucketsInDoze">false</bool>
 
     <!-- Power Management: Specifies whether to decouple the auto-suspend state of the
          device from the display on/off state.
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index c0bc1d21f219c..29ee3c44d381b 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -3053,6 +3053,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_inCallNotificationVolumeRelative" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_dozeAlwaysOnDisplayAvailable" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_displayBlanksAfterDoze" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_displayBrightnessBucketsInDoze" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_storageManagerDaystoRetainDefault" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_headlineFontFamily" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_headlineFontFamilyLight" />
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
index e858edb84d697..6e6e7d112d83e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
     // blank itself and begin an appropriate power on animation.
     private boolean mDisplayBlanksAfterDozeConfig;
 
+    // True if there are only buckets of brightness values when the display is in the doze state,
+    // rather than a full range of values. If this is true, then we'll avoid animating the screen
+    // brightness since it'd likely be multiple jarring brightness transitions instead of just one
+    // to reach the final state.
+    private boolean mBrightnessBucketsInDozeConfig;
+
     // The pending power request.
     // Initially null until the first call to requestPowerState.
     // Guarded by mLock.
@@ -419,6 +425,9 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
         mDisplayBlanksAfterDozeConfig = resources.getBoolean(
                 com.android.internal.R.bool.config_displayBlanksAfterDoze);
 
+        mBrightnessBucketsInDozeConfig = resources.getBoolean(
+                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_displayBrightnessBucketsInDoze);
+
         if (!DEBUG_PRETEND_PROXIMITY_SENSOR_ABSENT) {
             mProximitySensor = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_PROXIMITY);
             if (mProximitySensor != null) {
@@ -780,7 +789,7 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
             boolean wasOrWillBeInVr = (state == Display.STATE_VR || oldState == Display.STATE_VR);
             if ((state == Display.STATE_ON
                     && mSkipRampState == RAMP_STATE_SKIP_NONE
-                    || state == Display.STATE_DOZE)
+                    || state == Display.STATE_DOZE && !mBrightnessBucketsInDozeConfig)
                     && !wasOrWillBeInVr) {
                 animateScreenBrightness(brightness,
                         slowChange ? mBrightnessRampRateSlow : mBrightnessRampRateFast);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerState.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerState.java
index 7b55ec10097b8..efa4a1d4f501d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerState.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerState.java
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ final class DisplayPowerState {
             if (mColorFadePrepared) {
                 mColorFade.draw(mColorFadeLevel);
                 Trace.traceCounter(Trace.TRACE_TAG_POWER,
-                        COUNTER_COLOR_FADE, Math.round(mColorFadeLevel* 100));
+                        COUNTER_COLOR_FADE, Math.round(mColorFadeLevel * 100));
             }
 
             mColorFadeReady = true;