diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index 88af1793d7716..8791389a94fdf 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@
     <!-- Whether to show the full screen user switcher. -->
     <bool name="config_enableFullscreenUserSwitcher">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Determines whether the shell features all run on another thread. -->
+    <bool name="config_enableShellMainThread">true</bool>
+
     <!-- SystemUIFactory component -->
     <string name="config_systemUIFactoryComponent" translatable="false">com.android.systemui.SystemUIInitializerImpl</string>