diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 2b0d01fc748f6..178bfbc80e5f2 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -5754,6 +5754,14 @@
     -->
     <integer name="config_bg_current_drain_location_min_duration">1800</integer>
 
+    <!-- The behavior when the system detects it has abusive current drains, whether or not to
+         move the app to the restricted standby bucket level.
+         True - we'll move the app to restricted standby bucket as long as its bg battery usage
+         goes beyond the threshold, False - we'll not move it.
+         Note: This should be only enabled on devices with high confidence on power measurement.
+    -->
+    <bool name="config_bg_current_drain_auto_restrict_abusive_apps">false</bool>
+
     <!-- The behavior for an app with a FGS and its notification is still showing, when the system
          detects it's abusive and should be put into bg restricted level. True - we'll
          show the prompt to user, False - we'll not show it.
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index b385ac94c5bfb..dcd706c15ff0c 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -4774,6 +4774,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_bg_current_drain_high_threshold_to_bg_restricted" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_bg_current_drain_media_playback_min_duration" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_bg_current_drain_location_min_duration" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_bg_current_drain_auto_restrict_abusive_apps" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_bg_prompt_fgs_with_noti_to_bg_restricted" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_bg_prompt_abusive_apps_to_bg_restricted" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_bg_current_drain_exempted_types" />
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppBatteryTracker.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppBatteryTracker.java
index c09bb2d4dc285..1a566a9e2bc5f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppBatteryTracker.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppBatteryTracker.java
@@ -1257,6 +1257,16 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
                 DEVICE_CONFIG_SUBNAMESPACE_PREFIX
                 + "current_drain_event_duration_based_threshold_enabled";
 
+        /**
+         * Whether or not we should move the app into the restricted bucket level if its background
+         * battery usage goes beyond the threshold. Note this different from the flag
+         * {@link AppRestrictionController.ConstantsObserver#KEY_BG_AUTO_RESTRICT_ABUSIVE_APPS}
+         * which is to control the overall auto bg restrictions.
+         */
+        static final String KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_AUTO_RESTRICT_ABUSIVE_APPS_ENABLED =
+                DEVICE_CONFIG_SUBNAMESPACE_PREFIX
+                + "current_drain_auto_restrict_abusive_apps_enabled";
+
         /**
          * The types of battery drain we're checking on each app; if the sum of the battery drain
          * exceeds the threshold, it'll be moved to restricted standby bucket; the type here
@@ -1352,6 +1362,11 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
          */
         final boolean mDefaultBgCurrentDrainEventDurationBasedThresholdEnabled;
 
+        /**
+         * Default value to {@link #mBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled}.
+         */
+        final boolean mDefaultBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled;
+
         /**
          * Default value to {@link #mBgCurrentDrainRestrictedBucketTypes}.
          */
@@ -1429,6 +1444,11 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
          */
         volatile boolean mBgCurrentDrainEventDurationBasedThresholdEnabled;
 
+        /**
+         * @see #KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_AUTO_RESTRICT_ABUSIVE_APPS_ENABLED.
+         */
+        volatile boolean mBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled;
+
         /**
          * @see #KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_TYPES_TO_RESTRICTED_BUCKET.
          */
@@ -1520,6 +1540,8 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
                     R.integer.config_bg_current_drain_location_min_duration) * 1_000;
             mDefaultBgCurrentDrainEventDurationBasedThresholdEnabled = resources.getBoolean(
                     R.bool.config_bg_current_drain_event_duration_based_threshold_enabled);
+            mDefaultBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled = resources.getBoolean(
+                    R.bool.config_bg_current_drain_auto_restrict_abusive_apps);
             mDefaultCurrentDrainTypesToRestrictedBucket = resources.getInteger(
                     R.integer.config_bg_current_drain_types_to_restricted_bucket);
             mDefaultBgCurrentDrainTypesToBgRestricted = resources.getInteger(
@@ -1569,6 +1591,9 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
                 case KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_POWER_COMPONENTS:
                     updateCurrentDrainThreshold();
                     break;
+                case KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_AUTO_RESTRICT_ABUSIVE_APPS_ENABLED:
+                    updateBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled();
+                    break;
                 case KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_WINDOW:
                     updateCurrentDrainWindow();
                     break;
@@ -1701,6 +1726,13 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
                     DEFAULT_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_DECOUPLE_THRESHOLD);
         }
 
+        private void updateBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled() {
+            mBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled = DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
+                    DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_MANAGER,
+                    KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_AUTO_RESTRICT_ABUSIVE_APPS_ENABLED,
+                    mDefaultBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void onSystemReady() {
             mBatteryFullChargeMah =
@@ -1714,6 +1746,7 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
             updateCurrentDrainEventDurationBasedThresholdEnabled();
             updateCurrentDrainExemptedTypes();
             updateCurrentDrainDecoupleThresholds();
+            updateBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -1728,9 +1761,12 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
                 if (pair != null) {
                     final long lastInteractionTime = mLastInteractionTime.get(uid, 0L);
                     final long[] ts = pair.first;
-                    final int restrictedLevel = ts[TIME_STAMP_INDEX_RESTRICTED_BUCKET]
-                            > (lastInteractionTime + mBgCurrentDrainInteractionGracePeriodMs)
-                            && mTracker.mAppRestrictionController.isAutoRestrictAbusiveAppEnabled()
+                    final boolean noInteractionRecently = ts[TIME_STAMP_INDEX_RESTRICTED_BUCKET]
+                            > (lastInteractionTime + mBgCurrentDrainInteractionGracePeriodMs);
+                    final boolean canRestrict =
+                            mTracker.mAppRestrictionController.isAutoRestrictAbusiveAppEnabled()
+                            && mBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled;
+                    final int restrictedLevel = noInteractionRecently && canRestrict
                             ? RESTRICTION_LEVEL_RESTRICTED_BUCKET
                             : RESTRICTION_LEVEL_ADAPTIVE_BUCKET;
                     if (maxLevel > RESTRICTION_LEVEL_BACKGROUND_RESTRICTED) {
@@ -2066,6 +2102,10 @@ final class AppBatteryTracker extends BaseAppStateTracker<AppBatteryPolicy>
                 pw.print('=');
                 pw.println(mBgCurrentDrainEventDurationBasedThresholdEnabled);
                 pw.print(prefix);
+                pw.print(KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_AUTO_RESTRICT_ABUSIVE_APPS_ENABLED);
+                pw.print('=');
+                pw.println(mBgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveAppsEnabled);
+                pw.print(prefix);
                 pw.print(KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_TYPES_TO_RESTRICTED_BUCKET);
                 pw.print('=');
                 pw.println(batteryUsageTypesToString(mBgCurrentDrainRestrictedBucketTypes));
diff --git a/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/am/BackgroundRestrictionTest.java b/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/am/BackgroundRestrictionTest.java
index 009dae51e94b6..fa8d569d8e3c7 100644
--- a/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/am/BackgroundRestrictionTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/am/BackgroundRestrictionTest.java
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ public final class BackgroundRestrictionTest {
         DeviceConfigSession<Long> bgCurrentDrainInteractionGracePeriod = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Float> bgCurrentDrainRestrictedBucketThreshold = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Float> bgCurrentDrainBgRestrictedThreshold = null;
+        DeviceConfigSession<Boolean> bgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveApps = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Boolean> bgPromptFgsWithNotiToBgRestricted = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Boolean> bgPromptAbusiveAppToBgRestricted = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Long> bgNotificationMinInterval = null;
@@ -644,6 +645,14 @@ public final class BackgroundRestrictionTest {
                             isLowRamDeviceStatic() ? 1 : 0]);
             bgCurrentDrainBgRestrictedThreshold.set(bgRestrictedThreshold);
 
+            bgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveApps = new DeviceConfigSession<>(
+                    DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_MANAGER,
+                    AppBatteryPolicy.KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_AUTO_RESTRICT_ABUSIVE_APPS_ENABLED,
+                    DeviceConfig::getBoolean,
+                    mContext.getResources().getBoolean(
+                            R.bool.config_bg_current_drain_auto_restrict_abusive_apps));
+            bgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveApps.set(true);
+
             bgPromptFgsWithNotiToBgRestricted = new DeviceConfigSession<>(
                     DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_MANAGER,
                     ConstantsObserver.KEY_BG_PROMPT_FGS_WITH_NOTIFICATION_TO_BG_RESTRICTED,
@@ -1099,6 +1108,7 @@ public final class BackgroundRestrictionTest {
             closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainInteractionGracePeriod);
             closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainRestrictedBucketThreshold);
             closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainBgRestrictedThreshold);
+            closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveApps);
             closeIfNotNull(bgPromptFgsWithNotiToBgRestricted);
             closeIfNotNull(bgPromptAbusiveAppToBgRestricted);
             closeIfNotNull(bgNotificationMinInterval);
@@ -1651,6 +1661,7 @@ public final class BackgroundRestrictionTest {
         DeviceConfigSession<Float> bgCurrentDrainBgRestrictedThreshold = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Float> bgCurrentDrainRestrictedBucketHighThreshold = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Float> bgCurrentDrainBgRestrictedHighThreshold = null;
+        DeviceConfigSession<Boolean> bgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveApps = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Long> bgMediaPlaybackMinDurationThreshold = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Long> bgLocationMinDurationThreshold = null;
         DeviceConfigSession<Boolean> bgCurrentDrainEventDurationBasedThresholdEnabled = null;
@@ -1736,6 +1747,14 @@ public final class BackgroundRestrictionTest {
                             isLowRamDeviceStatic() ? 1 : 0]);
             bgCurrentDrainBgRestrictedHighThreshold.set(bgRestrictedHighThreshold);
 
+            bgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveApps = new DeviceConfigSession<>(
+                    DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_MANAGER,
+                    AppBatteryPolicy.KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_AUTO_RESTRICT_ABUSIVE_APPS_ENABLED,
+                    DeviceConfig::getBoolean,
+                    mContext.getResources().getBoolean(
+                            R.bool.config_bg_current_drain_auto_restrict_abusive_apps));
+            bgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveApps.set(true);
+
             bgMediaPlaybackMinDurationThreshold = new DeviceConfigSession<>(
                     DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_MANAGER,
                     AppBatteryPolicy.KEY_BG_CURRENT_DRAIN_MEDIA_PLAYBACK_MIN_DURATION,
@@ -2226,6 +2245,7 @@ public final class BackgroundRestrictionTest {
             closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainBgRestrictedThreshold);
             closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainRestrictedBucketHighThreshold);
             closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainBgRestrictedHighThreshold);
+            closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainAutoRestrictAbusiveApps);
             closeIfNotNull(bgMediaPlaybackMinDurationThreshold);
             closeIfNotNull(bgLocationMinDurationThreshold);
             closeIfNotNull(bgCurrentDrainEventDurationBasedThresholdEnabled);