diff --git a/aconfig/settings_connecteddevice_flag_declarations.aconfig b/aconfig/settings_connecteddevice_flag_declarations.aconfig
index 872026027b1..eede0931b97 100644
--- a/aconfig/settings_connecteddevice_flag_declarations.aconfig
+++ b/aconfig/settings_connecteddevice_flag_declarations.aconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ flag {
   bug: "253296253"
 }
 
+flag {
+  name: "display_topology_pane_in_display_list"
+  namespace: "display_manager"
+  description: "Shows the connected display setting and shows the topology pane in the display list, even with only one display connected."
+  bug: "352648432"
+}
+
 flag {
   name: "enable_auth_challenge_for_usb_preferences"
   namespace: "safety_center"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayPreferenceFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayPreferenceFragment.java
index 7b5bef625f6..c53be1aa932 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import static android.view.Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
 import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.EXTERNAL_DISPLAY_HELP_URL;
 import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.DISPLAY_ID_ARG;
 import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.EXTERNAL_DISPLAY_NOT_FOUND_RESOURCE;
+import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.forceShowDisplayList;
 import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.isDisplayAllowed;
 import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.isUseDisplaySettingEnabled;
 import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.isResolutionSettingEnabled;
@@ -295,13 +296,20 @@ public class ExternalDisplayPreferenceFragment extends SettingsPreferenceFragmen
         updateScreenForDisplayId(getDisplayIdArg(), screen, mInjector.getContext());
     }
 
+    private boolean okayToBypassDisplayListSelection() {
+        if (mInjector != null && forceShowDisplayList(mInjector.getFlags())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return !mPreviouslyShownListOfDisplays;
+    }
+
     private void updateScreenForDisplayId(final int displayId,
             @NonNull final PreferenceScreen screen, @NonNull Context context) {
         final var displaysToShow = getDisplaysToShow(displayId);
         if (displaysToShow.isEmpty() && displayId == INVALID_DISPLAY) {
             showTextWhenNoDisplaysToShow(screen, context);
         } else if (displaysToShow.size() == 1
-                && ((displayId == INVALID_DISPLAY && !mPreviouslyShownListOfDisplays)
+                && ((displayId == INVALID_DISPLAY && okayToBypassDisplayListSelection())
                         || displaysToShow.get(0).getDisplayId() == displayId)) {
             showDisplaySettings(displaysToShow.get(0), screen, context);
         } else if (displayId == INVALID_DISPLAY) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.java b/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.java
index d0427991e42..6e56965c3ef 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.java
@@ -319,7 +319,16 @@ public class ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration {
      */
     public static boolean isExternalDisplaySettingsPageEnabled(@NonNull FeatureFlags flags) {
         return flags.rotationConnectedDisplaySetting()
-                || flags.resolutionAndEnableConnectedDisplaySetting();
+                || flags.resolutionAndEnableConnectedDisplaySetting()
+                || flags.displayTopologyPaneInDisplayList();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If true, indicates the display list activity should be shown even if there is only one
+     * display.
+     */
+    public static boolean forceShowDisplayList(@NonNull FeatureFlags flags) {
+        return flags.displayTopologyPaneInDisplayList();
     }
 
     static boolean isDisplayAllowed(@NonNull Display display,
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayUpdater.java b/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayUpdater.java
index 64dd7bb2fdf..99a248fe477 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayUpdater.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayUpdater.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display;
 
+import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.forceShowDisplayList;
 import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.isDisplayAllowed;
 
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ public class ExternalDisplayUpdater {
             }
         }
 
+        if (forceShowDisplayList(mInjector.getFlags())) {
+            return context.getString(R.string.external_display_off);
+        }
+
         for (var display : mInjector.getAllDisplays()) {
             if (display != null && isDisplayAllowed(display, mInjector)) {
                 return context.getString(R.string.external_display_off);
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/ConnectedDeviceGroupControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/ConnectedDeviceGroupControllerTest.java
index 5a9f2bc8692..6fb2d114f46 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/ConnectedDeviceGroupControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/ConnectedDeviceGroupControllerTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.android.settings.connecteddevice;
 
 import static com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController.AVAILABLE_UNSEARCHABLE;
 import static com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController.UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE;
+import static com.android.settings.flags.Flags.FLAG_DISPLAY_TOPOLOGY_PANE_IN_DISPLAY_LIST;
 import static com.android.settings.flags.Flags.FLAG_RESOLUTION_AND_ENABLE_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING;
 import static com.android.settings.flags.Flags.FLAG_ROTATION_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING;
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ public class ConnectedDeviceGroupControllerTest {
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        mFakeFeatureFlags.setFlag(FLAG_DISPLAY_TOPOLOGY_PANE_IN_DISPLAY_LIST, false);
         mFakeFeatureFlags.setFlag(FLAG_ROTATION_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING, true);
         mFakeFeatureFlags.setFlag(FLAG_RESOLUTION_AND_ENABLE_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING, true);
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayTestBase.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayTestBase.java
index 4cba1ef4666..874ecbd1197 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayTestBase.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/connecteddevice/display/ExternalDisplayTestBase.java
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 package com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display;
 
 import static com.android.settings.connecteddevice.display.ExternalDisplaySettingsConfiguration.VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_PACKAGE_NAME_SYSTEM_PROPERTY;
-import static com.android.settings.flags.Flags.FLAG_ROTATION_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING;
+import static com.android.settings.flags.Flags.FLAG_DISPLAY_TOPOLOGY_PANE_IN_DISPLAY_LIST;
 import static com.android.settings.flags.Flags.FLAG_RESOLUTION_AND_ENABLE_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING;
+import static com.android.settings.flags.Flags.FLAG_ROTATION_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING;
 
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public class ExternalDisplayTestBase {
         mPreferenceScreen = mPreferenceManager.createPreferenceScreen(mContext);
         doReturn(0).when(mMockedIDisplayManager).getPreferredWideGamutColorSpaceId();
         mDisplayManagerGlobal = new DisplayManagerGlobal(mMockedIDisplayManager);
+        mFlags.setFlag(FLAG_DISPLAY_TOPOLOGY_PANE_IN_DISPLAY_LIST, false);
         mFlags.setFlag(FLAG_ROTATION_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING, true);
         mFlags.setFlag(FLAG_RESOLUTION_AND_ENABLE_CONNECTED_DISPLAY_SETTING, true);
         mDisplays = new Display[] {