diff --git a/tools/aconfig/aflags/src/device_config_source.rs b/tools/aconfig/aflags/src/device_config_source.rs
index 12a62cf..1cea6ed 100644
--- a/tools/aconfig/aflags/src/device_config_source.rs
+++ b/tools/aconfig/aflags/src/device_config_source.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 fn read_pb_files() -> Result<Vec<Flag>> {
     let mut flags: BTreeMap<String, Flag> = BTreeMap::new();
     for partition in ["system", "system_ext", "product", "vendor"] {
-        let path = format!("/{}/etc/aconfig_flags.pb", partition);
+        let path = format!("/{partition}/etc/aconfig_flags.pb");
         let Ok(bytes) = fs::read(&path) else {
             eprintln!("warning: failed to read {}", path);
             continue;
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@
     Ok(flags)
 }
 
-fn read_device_config_output(command: &str) -> Result<String> {
-    let output = Command::new("/system/bin/device_config").arg(command).output()?;
+fn read_device_config_output(command: &[&str]) -> Result<String> {
+    let output = Command::new("/system/bin/device_config").args(command).output()?;
     if !output.status.success() {
         let reason = match output.status.code() {
-            Some(code) => format!("exit code {}", code),
+            Some(code) => {
+                format!("exit code {}, output was {}", code, str::from_utf8(&output.stdout)?)
+            }
             None => "terminated by signal".to_string(),
         };
         bail!("failed to execute device_config: {}", reason);
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@
 }
 
 fn read_device_config_flags() -> Result<HashMap<String, String>> {
-    let list_output = read_device_config_output("list")?;
+    let list_output = read_device_config_output(&["list"])?;
     parse_device_config(&list_output)
 }
 
@@ -145,6 +147,10 @@
         let flags = reconcile(&pb_flags, dc_flags);
         Ok(flags)
     }
+
+    fn override_flag(namespace: &str, qualified_name: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        read_device_config_output(&["put", namespace, qualified_name, value]).map(|_| ())
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/tools/aconfig/aflags/src/main.rs b/tools/aconfig/aflags/src/main.rs
index 1e2a7a0..ef0195f 100644
--- a/tools/aconfig/aflags/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/aconfig/aflags/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 //! `aflags` is a device binary to read and write aconfig flags.
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use clap::Parser;
 
 mod device_config_source;
@@ -63,8 +63,15 @@
     value_picked_from: ValuePickedFrom,
 }
 
+impl Flag {
+    fn qualified_name(&self) -> String {
+        format!("{}.{}", self.package, self.name)
+    }
+}
+
 trait FlagSource {
     fn list_flags() -> Result<Vec<Flag>>;
+    fn override_flag(namespace: &str, qualified_name: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()>;
 }
 
 const ABOUT_TEXT: &str = "Tool for reading and writing flags.
@@ -94,6 +101,18 @@
 enum Command {
     /// List all aconfig flags on this device.
     List,
+
+    /// Enable an aconfig flag on this device, on the next boot.
+    Enable {
+        /// <package>.<flag_name>
+        qualified_name: String,
+    },
+
+    /// Disable an aconfig flag on this device, on the next boot.
+    Disable {
+        /// <package>.<flag_name>
+        qualified_name: String,
+    },
 }
 
 struct PaddingInfo {
@@ -125,6 +144,23 @@
     format!("{pkg:p0$}{name:p1$}{val:p2$}{value_picked_from:p3$}{perm:p4$}{container}\n")
 }
 
+fn set_flag(qualified_name: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let flags_binding = DeviceConfigSource::list_flags()?;
+    let flag = flags_binding.iter().find(|f| f.qualified_name() == qualified_name).ok_or(
+        anyhow!("no aconfig flag '{qualified_name}'. Does the flag have an .aconfig definition?"),
+    )?;
+
+    if let FlagPermission::ReadOnly = flag.permission {
+        return Err(anyhow!(
+            "could not write flag '{qualified_name}', it is read-only for the current release configuration.",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    DeviceConfigSource::override_flag(&flag.namespace, qualified_name, value)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn list() -> Result<String> {
     let flags = DeviceConfigSource::list_flags()?;
     let padding_info = PaddingInfo {
@@ -154,10 +190,13 @@
 fn main() {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
     let output = match cli.command {
-        Command::List => list(),
+        Command::List => list().map(Some),
+        Command::Enable { qualified_name } => set_flag(&qualified_name, "true").map(|_| None),
+        Command::Disable { qualified_name } => set_flag(&qualified_name, "false").map(|_| None),
     };
     match output {
-        Ok(text) => println!("{text}"),
-        Err(msg) => println!("Error: {}", msg),
+        Ok(Some(text)) => println!("{text}"),
+        Ok(None) => (),
+        Err(message) => println!("Error: {message}"),
     }
 }