diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index b5c0e952b3890..d614fed6b1686 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -7755,6 +7755,20 @@ public final class Settings {
         private static final Validator SKIP_GESTURE_COUNT_VALIDATOR =
                 NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER_VALIDATOR;
 
+        /**
+         * Direction to advance media for skip gesture
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public static final String SKIP_DIRECTION = "skip_gesture_direction";
+
+        /**
+         * Only used if FeatureFlag "settings_skip_direction_mutable" is enabled.
+         * If feature flag is disabled, should assume SKIP_DIRECTION = 0.
+         *      0 / false = right to left to advance to next
+         *      1 / true = left to right to advance to next
+         */
+        private static final Validator SKIP_DIRECTION_VALIDATOR = BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR;
+
         /**
          * Gesture that silences sound (alarms, notification, calls).
          * @hide
@@ -8992,6 +9006,7 @@ public final class Settings {
             UI_NIGHT_MODE,
             LOCK_SCREEN_WHEN_TRUST_LOST,
             SKIP_GESTURE,
+            SKIP_DIRECTION,
             SILENCE_GESTURE,
             THEME_CUSTOMIZATION_OVERLAY_PACKAGES,
             NAVIGATION_MODE,
@@ -9178,6 +9193,8 @@ public final class Settings {
             VALIDATORS.put(LOCK_SCREEN_CUSTOM_CLOCK_FACE, LOCK_SCREEN_CUSTOM_CLOCK_FACE_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(LOCK_SCREEN_WHEN_TRUST_LOST, LOCK_SCREEN_WHEN_TRUST_LOST_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(SKIP_GESTURE, SKIP_GESTURE_VALIDATOR);
+            VALIDATORS.put(SKIP_DIRECTION, SKIP_DIRECTION_VALIDATOR);
+            VALIDATORS.put(SKIP_DIRECTION, SKIP_DIRECTION_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(SILENCE_GESTURE, SILENCE_GESTURE_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(THEME_CUSTOMIZATION_OVERLAY_PACKAGES,
                     THEME_CUSTOMIZATION_OVERLAY_PACKAGES_VALIDATOR);
diff --git a/core/java/android/util/FeatureFlagUtils.java b/core/java/android/util/FeatureFlagUtils.java
index 324e02ceb1d57..0e0c676c27825 100644
--- a/core/java/android/util/FeatureFlagUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/util/FeatureFlagUtils.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class FeatureFlagUtils {
         DEFAULT_FLAGS.put(SCREENRECORD_LONG_PRESS, "false");
         DEFAULT_FLAGS.put(PIXEL_WALLPAPER_CATEGORY_SWITCH, "false");
         DEFAULT_FLAGS.put("settings_wifi_details_datausage_header", "false");
+        DEFAULT_FLAGS.put("settings_skip_direction_mutable", "true");
     }
 
     /**