diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
index aa511cc46de98..fb81d675939cf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
@@ -399,6 +399,13 @@ public final class DeviceConfig {
     public static final String NAMESPACE_CONNECTIVITY_THERMAL_POWER_MANAGER =
             "connectivity_thermal_power_manager";
 
+    /**
+     * Namespace for configuration related features.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String NAMESPACE_CONFIGURATION = "configuration";
+
     private static final Object sLock = new Object();
     @GuardedBy("sLock")
     private static ArrayMap<OnPropertiesChangedListener, Pair<String, Executor>> sListeners =
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/RescueParty.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/RescueParty.java
index 80036bb4b4fa5..808d322020cb1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/RescueParty.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/RescueParty.java
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ public class RescueParty {
     private static final String PROP_DISABLE_RESCUE = "persist.sys.disable_rescue";
     private static final String PROP_VIRTUAL_DEVICE = "ro.hardware.virtual_device";
 
+    private static final String DEVICE_CONFIG_DISABLE_FLAG = "disable_rescue_party";
+
     private static final int PERSISTENT_MASK = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_PERSISTENT
             | ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM;
 
@@ -114,6 +116,14 @@ public class RescueParty {
             return false;
         }
 
+        // We're disabled if the DeviceConfig disable flag is set to true.
+        // This is in case that an emergency rollback of the feature is needed.
+        if (DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
+                DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_CONFIGURATION, DEVICE_CONFIG_DISABLE_FLAG, false)) {
+            Slog.v(TAG, "Disabled because of DeviceConfig flag");
+            return true;
+        }
+
         // We're disabled on all engineering devices
         if (Build.IS_ENG) {
             Slog.v(TAG, "Disabled because of eng build");
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/SettingsToPropertiesMapper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/SettingsToPropertiesMapper.java
index 0a8e70c7d772f..bac7565adfa57 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/SettingsToPropertiesMapper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/SettingsToPropertiesMapper.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class SettingsToPropertiesMapper {
     @VisibleForTesting
     static final String[] sDeviceConfigScopes = new String[] {
         DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_MANAGER_NATIVE_BOOT,
+        DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_CONFIGURATION,
         DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_INPUT_NATIVE_BOOT,
         DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_INTELLIGENCE_CONTENT_SUGGESTIONS,
         DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_MEDIA_NATIVE,
diff --git a/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/RescuePartyTest.java b/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/RescuePartyTest.java
index c94bb879f4601..5c8220049d09d 100644
--- a/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/RescuePartyTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/RescuePartyTest.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class RescuePartyTest {
     private static final String CALLING_PACKAGE2 = "com.package.name2";
     private static final String NAMESPACE1 = "namespace1";
     private static final String NAMESPACE2 = "namespace2";
+    private static final String DISABLE_RESCUE_PARTY_FLAG = "disable_rescue_party";
 
     private MockitoSession mSession;
     private HashMap<String, String> mSystemSettingsMap;
@@ -316,6 +317,13 @@ public class RescuePartyTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testExplicitlyEnablingAndDisablingRescue() {
+        // mock the DeviceConfig get call to avoid hitting
+        // android.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG when calling real DeviceConfig.
+        doReturn(true)
+                .when(() -> DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
+                    eq(DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_CONFIGURATION),
+                    eq(DISABLE_RESCUE_PARTY_FLAG),
+                    eq(false)));
         SystemProperties.set(RescueParty.PROP_ENABLE_RESCUE, Boolean.toString(false));
         SystemProperties.set(PROP_DISABLE_RESCUE, Boolean.toString(true));
         assertEquals(RescuePartyObserver.getInstance(mMockContext).execute(sFailingPackage,
@@ -326,6 +334,22 @@ public class RescuePartyTest {
                 PackageWatchdog.FAILURE_REASON_APP_NOT_RESPONDING));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDisablingRescueByDeviceConfigFlag() {
+        doReturn(true)
+                .when(() -> DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
+                    eq(DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_CONFIGURATION),
+                    eq(DISABLE_RESCUE_PARTY_FLAG),
+                    eq(false)));
+        SystemProperties.set(RescueParty.PROP_ENABLE_RESCUE, Boolean.toString(false));
+
+        assertEquals(RescuePartyObserver.getInstance(mMockContext).execute(sFailingPackage,
+                PackageWatchdog.FAILURE_REASON_APP_NOT_RESPONDING), false);
+
+        // Restore the property value initalized in SetUp()
+        SystemProperties.set(RescueParty.PROP_ENABLE_RESCUE, Boolean.toString(true));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testHealthCheckLevels() {
         RescuePartyObserver observer = RescuePartyObserver.getInstance(mMockContext);