diff --git a/aconfig/accessibility/accessibility_flags.aconfig b/aconfig/accessibility/accessibility_flags.aconfig
index 0338ed8c09c..5c81cc9a671 100644
--- a/aconfig/accessibility/accessibility_flags.aconfig
+++ b/aconfig/accessibility/accessibility_flags.aconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ flag {
   }
 }
 
+flag {
+  name: "never_restrict_accessibility_activity"
+  namespace: "accessibility"
+  description: "Stops possibly restricting AccessibilityActivityPreferences"
+  bug: "331990900"
+  metadata {
+    purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+  }
+}
+
 flag {
   name: "remove_qs_tooltip_in_suw"
   namespace: "accessibility"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/RestrictedPreferenceHelper.java b/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/RestrictedPreferenceHelper.java
index 2cabc76eab0..c324130bb3a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/RestrictedPreferenceHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/RestrictedPreferenceHelper.java
@@ -128,7 +128,13 @@ public class RestrictedPreferenceHelper {
             AccessibilityActivityPreference preference = new AccessibilityActivityPreference(
                     mContext, componentName.getPackageName(), activityInfo.applicationInfo.uid,
                     info);
-            setRestrictedPreferenceEnabled(preference, permittedServices, serviceEnabled);
+            if (Flags.neverRestrictAccessibilityActivity()) {
+                // Accessibility Activities do not have elevated privileges so restricting
+                // them based on ECM or device admin does not give any value.
+                preference.setEnabled(true);
+            } else {
+                setRestrictedPreferenceEnabled(preference, permittedServices, serviceEnabled);
+            }
             preferenceList.add(preference);
         }
         return preferenceList;
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/RestrictedPreferenceHelperTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/RestrictedPreferenceHelperTest.java
index b4f4dc1127e..2a41e62e7ae 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/RestrictedPreferenceHelperTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/RestrictedPreferenceHelperTest.java
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
-import android.platform.test.annotations.RequiresFlagsEnabled;
-import android.platform.test.flag.junit.CheckFlagsRule;
-import android.platform.test.flag.junit.DeviceFlagsValueProvider;
+import android.platform.test.annotations.DisableFlags;
+import android.platform.test.annotations.EnableFlags;
 import android.platform.test.flag.junit.SetFlagsRule;
 
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ public class RestrictedPreferenceHelperTest {
 
     @Rule
     public final SetFlagsRule mSetFlagsRule = new SetFlagsRule();
-    @Rule
-    public final CheckFlagsRule mCheckFlagsRule = DeviceFlagsValueProvider.createCheckFlagsRule();
 
     @Test
     public void createAccessibilityServicePreferenceList_hasOneInfo_containsSameKey() {
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ public class RestrictedPreferenceHelperTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @RequiresFlagsEnabled(value = {android.security.Flags.FLAG_EXTEND_ECM_TO_ALL_SETTINGS,
+    @EnableFlags(value = {android.security.Flags.FLAG_EXTEND_ECM_TO_ALL_SETTINGS,
             android.permission.flags.Flags.FLAG_ENHANCED_CONFIRMATION_MODE_APIS_ENABLED})
     public void createAccessibilityServicePreferenceList_ecmRestricted_prefIsEcmRestricted() {
         ShadowRestrictedLockUtilsInternal.setEcmRestrictedPkgs(
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ public class RestrictedPreferenceHelperTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @RequiresFlagsEnabled(value = {android.security.Flags.FLAG_EXTEND_ECM_TO_ALL_SETTINGS,
+    @EnableFlags(value = {android.security.Flags.FLAG_EXTEND_ECM_TO_ALL_SETTINGS,
             android.permission.flags.Flags.FLAG_ENHANCED_CONFIRMATION_MODE_APIS_ENABLED})
     public void createAccessibilityServicePreferenceList_ecmNotRestricted_prefIsNotEcmRestricted() {
         ShadowRestrictedLockUtilsInternal.setEcmRestrictedPkgs();
@@ -144,6 +141,40 @@ public class RestrictedPreferenceHelperTest {
         assertThat(preference.getKey()).isEqualTo(key);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @EnableFlags(value = {android.security.Flags.FLAG_EXTEND_ECM_TO_ALL_SETTINGS,
+            android.permission.flags.Flags.FLAG_ENHANCED_CONFIRMATION_MODE_APIS_ENABLED})
+    @DisableFlags(Flags.FLAG_NEVER_RESTRICT_ACCESSIBILITY_ACTIVITY)
+    public void createAccessibilityActivityPreference_ecmRestricted_prefIsEcmRestricted() {
+        setMockAccessibilityShortcutInfo(mShortcutInfo);
+        ShadowRestrictedLockUtilsInternal.setEcmRestrictedPkgs(PACKAGE_NAME);
+
+        final List<AccessibilityActivityPreference> preferenceList =
+                mHelper.createAccessibilityActivityPreferenceList(List.of(mShortcutInfo));
+        assertThat(preferenceList).hasSize(1);
+        final RestrictedPreference preference = preferenceList.get(0);
+
+        assertThat(preference.isDisabledByEcm()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnableFlags(value = {
+            android.security.Flags.FLAG_EXTEND_ECM_TO_ALL_SETTINGS,
+            android.permission.flags.Flags.FLAG_ENHANCED_CONFIRMATION_MODE_APIS_ENABLED,
+            Flags.FLAG_NEVER_RESTRICT_ACCESSIBILITY_ACTIVITY,
+    })
+    public void createAccessibilityActivityPreference_ecmRestricted_prefIsNotEcmRestricted() {
+        setMockAccessibilityShortcutInfo(mShortcutInfo);
+        ShadowRestrictedLockUtilsInternal.setEcmRestrictedPkgs(PACKAGE_NAME);
+
+        final List<AccessibilityActivityPreference> preferenceList =
+                mHelper.createAccessibilityActivityPreferenceList(List.of(mShortcutInfo));
+        assertThat(preferenceList).hasSize(1);
+        final RestrictedPreference preference = preferenceList.get(0);
+
+        assertThat(preference.isDisabledByEcm()).isFalse();
+    }
+
     private AccessibilityServiceInfo getMockAccessibilityServiceInfo(String packageName,
             String className) {
         final ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = new ApplicationInfo();