diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/AnomalyReporter.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/AnomalyReporter.java
index e7d95e4f53b34..58974eec838bf 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/AnomalyReporter.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/AnomalyReporter.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.os.ParcelUuid;
+import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
 
 import com.android.internal.telephony.TelephonyStatsLog;
 import com.android.internal.util.IndentingPrintWriter;
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 public final class AnomalyReporter {
     private static final String TAG = "AnomalyReporter";
 
+    private static final String KEY_IS_TELEPHONY_ANOMALY_REPORT_ENABLED =
+            "is_telephony_anomaly_report_enabled";
+
     private static Context sContext = null;
 
     private static Map<UUID, Integer> sEvents = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
@@ -101,6 +105,12 @@ public final class AnomalyReporter {
      * @param carrierId the carrier of the id associated with this event.
      */
     public static void reportAnomaly(@NonNull UUID eventId, String description, int carrierId) {
+        // Don't report if the server-side flag isn't loaded, as it implies other anomaly report
+        // related config hasn't loaded.
+        boolean isAnomalyReportEnabledFromServer = DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
+                DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_TELEPHONY, KEY_IS_TELEPHONY_ANOMALY_REPORT_ENABLED, false);
+        if (!isAnomalyReportEnabledFromServer) return;
+
         if (sContext == null) {
             Rlog.w(TAG, "AnomalyReporter not yet initialized, dropping event=" + eventId);
             return;