diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/media/InfoMediaManager.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/media/InfoMediaManager.java
index 7ec0fcdfeb640..d2e615a774711 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/media/InfoMediaManager.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/media/InfoMediaManager.java
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ public class InfoMediaManager extends MediaManager {
         return !isGroup;
     }
 
+    boolean preferRouteListingOrdering() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Remove a {@code device} from current media.
      *
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/media/LocalMediaManager.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/media/LocalMediaManager.java
index f4355c39819f0..7458f0106283f 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/media/LocalMediaManager.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/media/LocalMediaManager.java
@@ -212,6 +212,15 @@ public class LocalMediaManager implements BluetoothCallback {
         return mInfoMediaManager.isRoutingSessionAvailableForVolumeControl();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns if media app establishes a preferred route listing order.
+     *
+     * @return True if route list ordering exist and not using system ordering, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean isPreferenceRouteListingExist() {
+        return mInfoMediaManager.preferRouteListingOrdering();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Start scan connected MediaDevice
      */
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputController.java
index 8eb25c4c24957..316b64209f838 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputController.java
@@ -630,10 +630,11 @@ public class MediaOutputController implements LocalMediaManager.DeviceCallback,
 
     private void buildMediaItems(List<MediaDevice> devices) {
         synchronized (mMediaDevicesLock) {
-            //TODO(b/257851968): do the organization only when there's no suggested sorted order
-            // we get from application
-            attachRangeInfo(devices);
-            Collections.sort(devices, Comparator.naturalOrder());
+            if (!isRouteProcessSupported() || (isRouteProcessSupported()
+                    && !mLocalMediaManager.isPreferenceRouteListingExist())) {
+                attachRangeInfo(devices);
+                Collections.sort(devices, Comparator.naturalOrder());
+            }
             // For the first time building list, to make sure the top device is the connected
             // device.
             if (mMediaItemList.isEmpty()) {
@@ -751,6 +752,10 @@ public class MediaOutputController implements LocalMediaManager.DeviceCallback,
         return mFeatureFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ADVANCED_LAYOUT);
     }
 
+    public boolean isRouteProcessSupported() {
+        return mFeatureFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ROUTES_PROCESSING);
+    }
+
     List<MediaDevice> getGroupMediaDevices() {
         final List<MediaDevice> selectedDevices = getSelectedMediaDevice();
         final List<MediaDevice> selectableDevices = getSelectableMediaDevice();
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputControllerTest.java
index b16a39f37e395..2ef2c5ee74bf4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputControllerTest.java
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ public class MediaOutputControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
                 Optional.of(mNearbyMediaDevicesManager), mAudioManager, mPowerExemptionManager,
                 mKeyguardManager, mFlags);
         when(mFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ADVANCED_LAYOUT)).thenReturn(false);
+        when(mFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ROUTES_PROCESSING)).thenReturn(false);
         mLocalMediaManager = spy(mMediaOutputController.mLocalMediaManager);
+        when(mLocalMediaManager.isPreferenceRouteListingExist()).thenReturn(false);
         mMediaOutputController.mLocalMediaManager = mLocalMediaManager;
         MediaDescription.Builder builder = new MediaDescription.Builder();
         builder.setTitle(TEST_SONG);
@@ -167,9 +169,9 @@ public class MediaOutputControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
 
         when(mNearbyDevice1.getMediaRoute2Id()).thenReturn(TEST_DEVICE_1_ID);
-        when(mNearbyDevice1.getRangeZone()).thenReturn(NearbyDevice.RANGE_CLOSE);
+        when(mNearbyDevice1.getRangeZone()).thenReturn(NearbyDevice.RANGE_FAR);
         when(mNearbyDevice2.getMediaRoute2Id()).thenReturn(TEST_DEVICE_2_ID);
-        when(mNearbyDevice2.getRangeZone()).thenReturn(NearbyDevice.RANGE_FAR);
+        when(mNearbyDevice2.getRangeZone()).thenReturn(NearbyDevice.RANGE_CLOSE);
         mNearbyDevices.add(mNearbyDevice1);
         mNearbyDevices.add(mNearbyDevice2);
     }
@@ -274,8 +276,20 @@ public class MediaOutputControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         mMediaOutputController.onDevicesUpdated(mNearbyDevices);
         mMediaOutputController.onDeviceListUpdate(mMediaDevices);
 
-        verify(mMediaDevice1).setRangeZone(NearbyDevice.RANGE_CLOSE);
-        verify(mMediaDevice2).setRangeZone(NearbyDevice.RANGE_FAR);
+        verify(mMediaDevice1).setRangeZone(NearbyDevice.RANGE_FAR);
+        verify(mMediaDevice2).setRangeZone(NearbyDevice.RANGE_CLOSE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onDeviceListUpdate_withNearbyDevices_rankByRangeInformation()
+            throws RemoteException {
+        mMediaOutputController.start(mCb);
+        reset(mCb);
+
+        mMediaOutputController.onDevicesUpdated(mNearbyDevices);
+        mMediaOutputController.onDeviceListUpdate(mMediaDevices);
+
+        assertThat(mMediaDevices.get(0).getId()).isEqualTo(TEST_DEVICE_1_ID);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -291,6 +305,22 @@ public class MediaOutputControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         verify(mCb).onDeviceListChanged();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void routeProcessSupport_onDeviceListUpdate_preferenceExist_NotUpdatesRangeInformation()
+            throws RemoteException {
+        when(mLocalMediaManager.isPreferenceRouteListingExist()).thenReturn(true);
+        when(mFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ROUTES_PROCESSING)).thenReturn(true);
+        when(mFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ADVANCED_LAYOUT)).thenReturn(true);
+        mMediaOutputController.start(mCb);
+        reset(mCb);
+
+        mMediaOutputController.onDevicesUpdated(mNearbyDevices);
+        mMediaOutputController.onDeviceListUpdate(mMediaDevices);
+
+        verify(mMediaDevice1, never()).setRangeZone(anyInt());
+        verify(mMediaDevice2, never()).setRangeZone(anyInt());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void advanced_onDeviceListUpdate_verifyDeviceListCallback() {
         when(mFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ADVANCED_LAYOUT)).thenReturn(true);