diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/AppButtons.kt b/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/AppButtons.kt
index 403263cd559..c0fa313c365 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/AppButtons.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/AppButtons.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private class AppButtonsPresenter(
 
     @Composable
     private fun getActionButtons(app: ApplicationInfo): List<ActionButton> = listOfNotNull(
-        if (featureFlags.archiving()) {
+        if (isArchivingEnabled(featureFlags)) {
             if (app.isArchived) {
                 appRestoreButton.getActionButton(app)
             } else {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/AppInfoSettings.kt b/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/AppInfoSettings.kt
index 85e59de9617..92918927f22 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/AppInfoSettings.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/AppInfoSettings.kt
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ private fun AppInfoSettings(packageInfoPresenter: PackageInfoPresenter) {
         title = stringResource(R.string.application_info_label),
         actions = {
             packageInfoState.value?.applicationInfo?.let { app ->
-                if (featureFlags.archiving()) TopBarAppLaunchButton(packageInfoPresenter, app)
+                if (isArchivingEnabled(featureFlags)) TopBarAppLaunchButton(packageInfoPresenter, app)
                 AppInfoSettingsMoreOptions(packageInfoPresenter, app)
             }
         }
@@ -174,3 +174,6 @@ private fun AppInfoSettings(packageInfoPresenter: PackageInfoPresenter) {
         appInfoProvider.FooterAppVersion()
     }
 }
+
+fun isArchivingEnabled(featureFlags: FeatureFlags) =
+        featureFlags.archiving() || "true" == System.getProperty("pm.archiving.enabled")
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/PackageInfoPresenter.kt b/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/PackageInfoPresenter.kt
index 8c802d1d0ea..230ccb9883b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/PackageInfoPresenter.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/spa/app/appinfo/PackageInfoPresenter.kt
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class PackageInfoPresenter(
             flags = PackageManager.MATCH_ANY_USER.toLong() or
                 PackageManager.MATCH_DISABLED_COMPONENTS.toLong() or
                 PackageManager.GET_PERMISSIONS.toLong() or
-                if (featureFlags.archiving()) PackageManager.MATCH_ARCHIVED_PACKAGES else 0,
+                if (isArchivingEnabled(featureFlags)) PackageManager.MATCH_ARCHIVED_PACKAGES else 0,
             userId = userId,
         )
 }