diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/proguard.flags b/packages/SystemUI/proguard.flags
index 7538555e1bcdc..1282d771579e3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/proguard.flags
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/proguard.flags
@@ -22,9 +22,15 @@
 
 -keep class ** extends androidx.preference.PreferenceFragment
 -keep class com.android.systemui.tuner.*
+
+# The plugins and animation subpackages both act as shared libraries that might be referenced in
+# dynamically-loaded plugin APKs.
 -keep class com.android.systemui.plugins.** {
     *;
 }
+-keep class !com.android.systemui.animation.R$**,com.android.systemui.animation.** {
+    *;
+}
 -keep class com.android.systemui.fragments.FragmentService$FragmentCreator {
     *;
 }