diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActiveServices.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActiveServices.java
index 7f8d944cf6681..6809ad4ea378f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActiveServices.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActiveServices.java
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ import android.util.PrintWriterPrinter;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.util.SparseIntArray;
+import android.util.SparseLongArray;
 import android.util.TimeUtils;
 import android.util.proto.ProtoOutputStream;
 import android.webkit.WebViewZygote;
@@ -224,6 +225,11 @@ public final class ActiveServices {
      */
     final ArrayList<ServiceRecord> mPendingFgsNotifications = new ArrayList<>();
 
+    /**
+     * Uptime at which a given uid becomes eliglible again for FGS notification deferral
+     */
+    final SparseLongArray mFgsDeferralEligible = new SparseLongArray();
+
     /**
      * Map of services that are asked to be brought up (start/binding) but not ready to.
      */
@@ -1965,11 +1971,30 @@ public final class ActiveServices {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean withinFgsDeferRateLimit(final int uid, final long now) {
+        final long eligible = mFgsDeferralEligible.get(uid, 0L);
+        if (DEBUG_FOREGROUND_SERVICE) {
+            if (now < eligible) {
+                Slog.d(TAG_SERVICE, "FGS transition for uid " + uid
+                        + " within rate limit, showing immediately");
+            }
+        }
+        return now < eligible;
+    }
+
     // TODO: remove as part of fixing b/173627642
     @SuppressWarnings("AndroidFrameworkCompatChange")
     private void postFgsNotificationLocked(ServiceRecord r) {
+        final int uid = r.appInfo.uid;
+        final long now = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
         final boolean isLegacyApp = (r.appInfo.targetSdkVersion < Build.VERSION_CODES.S);
-        boolean showNow = !mAm.mConstants.mFlagFgsNotificationDeferralEnabled;
+
+        boolean showNow = withinFgsDeferRateLimit(uid, now);
+        if (!showNow) {
+            final boolean showLegacyNow = isLegacyApp
+                    && mAm.mConstants.mFlagFgsNotificationDeferralApiGated;
+            showNow = !mAm.mConstants.mFlagFgsNotificationDeferralEnabled || showLegacyNow;
+        }
         if (!showNow) {
             // Legacy apps' FGS notifications are not deferred unless the relevant
             // DeviceConfig element has been set
@@ -2014,8 +2039,6 @@ public final class ActiveServices {
         }
 
         // schedule the actual notification post
-        final int uid = r.appInfo.uid;
-        final long now = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
         long when = now + mAm.mConstants.mFgsNotificationDeferralInterval;
         // If there are already deferred FGS notifications for this app,
         // inherit that deferred-show timestamp
@@ -2033,6 +2056,9 @@ public final class ActiveServices {
                 when = Math.min(when, pending.fgDisplayTime);
             }
         }
+
+        final long nextEligible = when + mAm.mConstants.mFgsNotificationDeferralExclusionTime;
+        mFgsDeferralEligible.put(uid, nextEligible);
         r.fgDisplayTime = when;
         mPendingFgsNotifications.add(r);
         if (DEBUG_FOREGROUND_SERVICE) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerConstants.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerConstants.java
index e16f4c9905e8c..c8363dd590058 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerConstants.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerConstants.java
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ final class ActivityManagerConstants extends ContentObserver {
     private static final String KEY_DEFERRED_FGS_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL =
             "deferred_fgs_notification_interval";
 
+    /**
+     * Time in milliseconds; once an FGS notification for a given uid has been
+     * deferred, no subsequent FGS notification from that uid will be deferred
+     * until this amount of time has passed.  Default is two minutes
+     * (2 * 60 * 1000) unless overridden.
+     */
+    private static final String KEY_DEFERRED_FGS_NOTIFICATION_EXCLUSION_TIME =
+            "deferred_fgs_notification_exclusion_time";
+
     // Maximum number of cached processes we will allow.
     public int MAX_CACHED_PROCESSES = DEFAULT_MAX_CACHED_PROCESSES;
 
@@ -398,6 +407,10 @@ final class ActivityManagerConstants extends ContentObserver {
     // the foreground state.
     volatile long mFgsNotificationDeferralInterval = 10_000;
 
+    // Rate limit: minimum time after an app's FGS notification is deferred
+    // before another FGS notifiction from that app can be deferred.
+    volatile long mFgsNotificationDeferralExclusionTime = 2 * 60 * 1000L;
+
     /*
      * At boot time, broadcast receiver ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED, ACTION_LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED and
      * ACTION_PRE_BOOT_COMPLETED are temp allowlisted to start FGS for a duration of time in
@@ -580,6 +593,9 @@ final class ActivityManagerConstants extends ContentObserver {
                             case KEY_DEFERRED_FGS_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL:
                                 updateFgsNotificationDeferralInterval();
                                 break;
+                            case KEY_DEFERRED_FGS_NOTIFICATION_EXCLUSION_TIME:
+                                updateFgsNotificationDeferralExclusionTime();
+                                break;
                             case KEY_OOMADJ_UPDATE_POLICY:
                                 updateOomAdjUpdatePolicy();
                                 break;
@@ -874,6 +890,13 @@ final class ActivityManagerConstants extends ContentObserver {
                 /*default value*/ 10_000L);
     }
 
+    private void updateFgsNotificationDeferralExclusionTime() {
+        mFgsNotificationDeferralExclusionTime = DeviceConfig.getLong(
+                DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_MANAGER,
+                KEY_DEFERRED_FGS_NOTIFICATION_EXCLUSION_TIME,
+                /*default value*/ 2 * 60 * 1000L);
+    }
+
     private void updateOomAdjUpdatePolicy() {
         OOMADJ_UPDATE_QUICK = DeviceConfig.getInt(
                 DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_MANAGER,