diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AnalogClock.java b/core/java/android/widget/AnalogClock.java
index d5966269a753a..9c1285064afb6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AnalogClock.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AnalogClock.java
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ public class AnalogClock extends View {
 
         mSecondsHandFps = AppGlobals.getIntCoreSetting(
                 WidgetFlags.KEY_ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS,
-                WidgetFlags.ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS_DEFAULT);
+                context.getResources()
+                        .getInteger(com.android.internal.R.integer
+                                .config_defaultAnalogClockSecondsHandFps));
 
         final TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
                 attrs, com.android.internal.R.styleable.AnalogClock, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
@@ -720,7 +722,7 @@ public class AnalogClock extends View {
         canvas.restore();
 
         final Drawable secondHand = mSecondHand;
-        if (secondHand != null) {
+        if (secondHand != null && mSecondsHandFps > 0) {
             canvas.save();
             canvas.rotate(mSeconds / 60.0f * 360.0f, x, y);
 
@@ -752,7 +754,10 @@ public class AnalogClock extends View {
         // n positions between two given numbers, where n is the number of ticks per second. This
         // ensures the second hand advances by a consistent distance despite our handler callbacks
         // occurring at inconsistent frequencies.
-        mSeconds = Math.round(rawSeconds * mSecondsHandFps) / (float) mSecondsHandFps;
+        mSeconds =
+                mSecondsHandFps <= 0
+                        ? rawSeconds
+                        : Math.round(rawSeconds * mSecondsHandFps) / (float) mSecondsHandFps;
         mMinutes = localTime.getMinute() + mSeconds / 60.0f;
         mHour = localTime.getHour() + mMinutes / 60.0f;
         mChanged = true;
@@ -789,7 +794,7 @@ public class AnalogClock extends View {
             LocalTime localTime = zonedDateTime.toLocalTime();
 
             long millisUntilNextTick;
-            if (mSecondHand == null) {
+            if (mSecondHand == null || mSecondsHandFps <= 0) {
                 // If there's no second hand, then tick at the start of the next minute.
                 //
                 // This must be done with ZonedDateTime as opposed to LocalDateTime to ensure proper
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/WidgetFlags.java b/core/java/android/widget/WidgetFlags.java
index 097126807f711..fb40ee5ec8430 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/WidgetFlags.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/WidgetFlags.java
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ public final class WidgetFlags {
     public static final String KEY_ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS =
             "widget__analog_clock_seconds_hand_fps";
 
-    /** Default value for the flag {@link #ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS}. */
-    public static final int ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS_DEFAULT = 1;
-
     private WidgetFlags() {
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 746bb506c5c4e..f604dc102eb58 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -5038,4 +5038,8 @@
     <!-- The amount of dimming to apply to wallpapers with mid range luminance. 0 displays
          the wallpaper at full brightness. 1 displays the wallpaper as fully black. -->
     <item name="config_wallpaperDimAmount" format="float" type="dimen">0.05</item>
+
+    <!-- The default number of times per second that the seconds hand on AnalogClock ticks. If set
+         to 0, the seconds hand will be disabled. -->
+    <integer name="config_defaultAnalogClockSecondsHandFps">1</integer>
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index c05adfd4ba2e9..5d9fc0af5602b 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_smartSelectionInitializedTimeoutMillis" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_smartSelectionInitializingTimeoutMillis" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_hibernationDeletesOatArtifactsEnabled"/>
+  <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_defaultAnalogClockSecondsHandFps"/>
 
   <java-symbol type="color" name="tab_indicator_text_v4" />
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/CoreSettingsObserver.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/CoreSettingsObserver.java
index b325ea3b21b34..5c9d38515e49f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/CoreSettingsObserver.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/CoreSettingsObserver.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.widget.WidgetFlags;
 
+import com.android.internal.R;
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -159,12 +160,9 @@ final class CoreSettingsObserver extends ContentObserver {
                 DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_WIDGET, WidgetFlags.MAGNIFIER_ASPECT_RATIO,
                 WidgetFlags.KEY_MAGNIFIER_ASPECT_RATIO, float.class,
                 WidgetFlags.MAGNIFIER_ASPECT_RATIO_DEFAULT));
-        sDeviceConfigEntries.add(new DeviceConfigEntry<>(
-                DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_WIDGET, WidgetFlags.ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS,
-                WidgetFlags.KEY_ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS, int.class,
-                WidgetFlags.ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS_DEFAULT));
         // add other device configs here...
     }
+    private static volatile boolean sDeviceConfigContextEntriesLoaded = false;
 
     private final Bundle mCoreSettings = new Bundle();
 
@@ -172,11 +170,29 @@ final class CoreSettingsObserver extends ContentObserver {
 
     public CoreSettingsObserver(ActivityManagerService activityManagerService) {
         super(activityManagerService.mHandler);
+
+        if (!sDeviceConfigContextEntriesLoaded) {
+            synchronized (sDeviceConfigEntries) {
+                if (!sDeviceConfigContextEntriesLoaded) {
+                    loadDeviceConfigContextEntries(activityManagerService.mContext);
+                    sDeviceConfigContextEntriesLoaded = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         mActivityManagerService = activityManagerService;
         beginObserveCoreSettings();
         sendCoreSettings();
     }
 
+    private static void loadDeviceConfigContextEntries(Context context) {
+        sDeviceConfigEntries.add(new DeviceConfigEntry<>(
+                DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_WIDGET, WidgetFlags.ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS,
+                WidgetFlags.KEY_ANALOG_CLOCK_SECONDS_HAND_FPS, int.class,
+                context.getResources()
+                        .getInteger(R.integer.config_defaultAnalogClockSecondsHandFps)));
+    }
+
     public Bundle getCoreSettingsLocked() {
         return (Bundle) mCoreSettings.clone();
     }