diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
index e2907e219b1f2..6e52b33692c81 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
@@ -866,6 +866,14 @@ public abstract class PackageManager {
      */
     public static final int INSTALL_ENABLE_ROLLBACK = 0x00040000;
 
+    /**
+     * Flag parameter for {@link #installPackage} to indicate that package verification should be
+     * disabled for this package.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final int INSTALL_DISABLE_VERIFICATION = 0x00080000;
+
     /** @hide */
     @IntDef(flag = true, prefix = { "DONT_KILL_APP" }, value = {
             DONT_KILL_APP
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 87a8935bca483..e18da7f7b319f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -13426,6 +13426,10 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
             return false;
         }
 
+        if ((installFlags & PackageManager.INSTALL_DISABLE_VERIFICATION) != 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         boolean ensureVerifyAppsEnabled = isUserRestricted(userId, UserManager.ENSURE_VERIFY_APPS);
 
         // Check if installing from ADB
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/StagingManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/StagingManager.java
index 03716638bbeba..cc6cfbb33fd0a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/StagingManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/StagingManager.java
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public class StagingManager {
     private void preRebootVerification(@NonNull PackageInstallerSession session) {
         boolean success = true;
 
+        // STOPSHIP: TODO(b/123753157): Verify APKs through Package Verifier.
         if (!sessionContainsApex(session)) {
             // TODO: Decide whether we want to fail fast by detecting signature mismatches for APKs,
             // right away.
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ public class StagingManager {
 
         PackageInstaller.SessionParams params = originalSession.params.copy();
         params.isStaged = false;
+        params.installFlags |= PackageManager.INSTALL_DISABLE_VERIFICATION;
         int apkSessionId = mPi.createSession(
                 params, originalSession.getInstallerPackageName(), originalSession.userId);
         PackageInstallerSession apkSession = mPi.getSession(apkSessionId);