diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/BackAnimationPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/BackAnimationPreferenceController.java
index aa4faf5c25f..95ffc253c4c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/BackAnimationPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/BackAnimationPreferenceController.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.development;
 
+import static com.android.window.flags.Flags.predictiveBackSystemAnimations;
+
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 
@@ -55,6 +57,11 @@ public class BackAnimationPreferenceController extends DeveloperOptionsPreferenc
         mFragment = fragment;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAvailable() {
+        return !predictiveBackSystemAnimations();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getPreferenceKey() {
         return BACK_NAVIGATION_ANIMATION_KEY;
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/development/BackAnimationPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/development/BackAnimationPreferenceControllerTest.java
index 36693583fe9..dc4f56a2c02 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/development/BackAnimationPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/development/BackAnimationPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.platform.test.annotations.RequiresFlagsDisabled;
+import android.platform.test.annotations.RequiresFlagsEnabled;
+import android.platform.test.flag.junit.CheckFlagsRule;
+import android.platform.test.flag.junit.DeviceFlagsValueProvider;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
@@ -37,8 +41,11 @@ import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry;
 
+import com.android.window.flags.Flags;
+
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
@@ -58,6 +65,9 @@ public class BackAnimationPreferenceControllerTest {
     private BackAnimationPreferenceController mController;
     private Looper mLooper;
 
+    @Rule
+    public final CheckFlagsRule mCheckFlagsRule = DeviceFlagsValueProvider.createCheckFlagsRule();
+
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
@@ -80,6 +90,18 @@ public class BackAnimationPreferenceControllerTest {
         mController.displayPreference(screen);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @RequiresFlagsEnabled(Flags.FLAG_PREDICTIVE_BACK_SYSTEM_ANIMATIONS)
+    public void controllerNotAvailable_whenAconfigFlagEnabled() {
+        assertFalse(mController.isAvailable());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @RequiresFlagsDisabled(Flags.FLAG_PREDICTIVE_BACK_SYSTEM_ANIMATIONS)
+    public void controllerAvailable_whenAconfigFlagDisabled() {
+        assertTrue(mController.isAvailable());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void onPreferenceChange_switchEnabled_shouldEnableBackAnimations() {
         mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, true /* new value */);