diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index b3ff86b..769d257 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -2084,3 +2084,11 @@
 func (c *deviceConfig) NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi() bool {
 	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi)
 }
+
+func (c *deviceConfig) ReleaseExposeFlaggedApi() bool {
+	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.ReleaseExposeFlaggedApi)
+}
+
+func (c *deviceConfig) HideFlaggedApis() bool {
+	return c.NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi() && !c.ReleaseExposeFlaggedApi()
+}
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 44a8fd7..516e69c 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@
 	PartitionVarsForBazelMigrationOnlyDoNotUse PartitionVariables `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi *bool `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	ReleaseExposeFlaggedApi *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PartitionVariables struct {
diff --git a/java/droidstubs.go b/java/droidstubs.go
index 67a55bd..b059c0a 100644
--- a/java/droidstubs.go
+++ b/java/droidstubs.go
@@ -540,6 +540,10 @@
 	// See b/285312164 for more information.
 	cmd.FlagWithArg("--format-defaults ", "overloaded-method-order=source")
 
+	if ctx.DeviceConfig().HideFlaggedApis() {
+		cmd.FlagWithArg("--hide-annotation ", "android.annotation.FlaggedApi")
+	}
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
diff --git a/java/droidstubs_test.go b/java/droidstubs_test.go
index 7a04d73..3c25801 100644
--- a/java/droidstubs_test.go
+++ b/java/droidstubs_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
 
 func TestDroidstubs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -403,3 +405,35 @@
 
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("bar", "android_common")
 }
+
+func TestDroidstubsHideFlaggedApi(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForJavaTest,
+		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+			variables.NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
+			variables.ReleaseExposeFlaggedApi = proptools.BoolPtr(false)
+		}),
+		android.FixtureMergeMockFs(map[string][]byte{
+			"a/A.java":      nil,
+			"a/current.txt": nil,
+			"a/removed.txt": nil,
+		}),
+	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
+	droidstubs {
+		name: "foo",
+		srcs: ["a/A.java"],
+		api_surface: "public",
+		check_api: {
+			current: {
+				api_file: "a/current.txt",
+				removed_api_file: "a/removed.txt",
+			}
+		},
+	}
+	`)
+
+	m := result.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
+	manifest := m.Output("metalava.sbox.textproto")
+	cmdline := String(android.RuleBuilderSboxProtoForTests(t, manifest).Commands[0].Command)
+	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "flagged api hide command not included", cmdline, "--hide-annotation android.annotation.FlaggedApi")
+}