diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
index f5c4843..2c81370 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
 }
 
 flag {
+   name: "notification_view_flipper_pausing"
+   namespace: "systemui"
+   description: "Pause ViewFlippers inside Notification custom layouts when the shade is closed."
+   bug: "309146176"
+   metadata {
+        purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+   }
+}
+
+flag {
     name: "notification_async_group_header_inflation"
     namespace: "systemui"
     description: "Inflates the notification group summary header views from the background thread."
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/NotifRemoteViewsFactoryContainer.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/NotifRemoteViewsFactoryContainer.kt
index dab89c5..b90aa10 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/NotifRemoteViewsFactoryContainer.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/NotifRemoteViewsFactoryContainer.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 import android.widget.flags.Flags.notifLinearlayoutOptimized
 import com.android.systemui.flags.FeatureFlags
 import com.android.systemui.flags.Flags
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationViewFlipperPausing
 import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Provider
 
 interface NotifRemoteViewsFactoryContainer {
     val factories: Set<NotifRemoteViewsFactory>
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@
     featureFlags: FeatureFlags,
     precomputedTextViewFactory: PrecomputedTextViewFactory,
     bigPictureLayoutInflaterFactory: BigPictureLayoutInflaterFactory,
-    optimizedLinearLayoutFactory: NotificationOptimizedLinearLayoutFactory
+    optimizedLinearLayoutFactory: NotificationOptimizedLinearLayoutFactory,
+    notificationViewFlipperFactory: Provider<NotificationViewFlipperFactory>,
 ) : NotifRemoteViewsFactoryContainer {
     override val factories: Set<NotifRemoteViewsFactory> = buildSet {
         add(precomputedTextViewFactory)
@@ -41,5 +44,8 @@
         if (notifLinearlayoutOptimized()) {
             add(optimizedLinearLayoutFactory)
         }
+        if (NotificationViewFlipperPausing.isEnabled) {
+            add(notificationViewFlipperFactory.get())
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/NotificationViewFlipperFactory.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/NotificationViewFlipperFactory.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0594c12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/NotificationViewFlipperFactory.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.AttributeSet
+import android.view.View
+import android.widget.ViewFlipper
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.NotificationRowContentBinder.InflationFlag
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ui.viewbinder.NotificationViewFlipperBinder
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ui.viewmodel.NotificationViewFlipperViewModel
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationViewFlipperPausing
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+/**
+ * A factory which owns the construction of any ViewFlipper inside of Notifications, and binds it
+ * with a view model. This ensures that ViewFlippers are paused when the keyguard is showing.
+ */
+class NotificationViewFlipperFactory
+@Inject
+constructor(
+    private val viewModel: NotificationViewFlipperViewModel,
+) : NotifRemoteViewsFactory {
+    init {
+        /* check if */ NotificationViewFlipperPausing.isUnexpectedlyInLegacyMode()
+    }
+
+    override fun instantiate(
+        row: ExpandableNotificationRow,
+        @InflationFlag layoutType: Int,
+        parent: View?,
+        name: String,
+        context: Context,
+        attrs: AttributeSet
+    ): View? {
+        return when (name) {
+            ViewFlipper::class.java.name,
+            ViewFlipper::class.java.simpleName ->
+                ViewFlipper(context, attrs).also { viewFlipper ->
+                    NotificationViewFlipperBinder.bindWhileAttached(viewFlipper, viewModel)
+                }
+            else -> null
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewbinder/NotificationViewFlipperBinder.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewbinder/NotificationViewFlipperBinder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..133d3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewbinder/NotificationViewFlipperBinder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ui.viewbinder
+
+import android.widget.ViewFlipper
+import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
+import com.android.systemui.lifecycle.repeatWhenAttached
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ui.viewmodel.NotificationViewFlipperViewModel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.DisposableHandle
+import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+
+/** Binds a [NotificationViewFlipper] to its [view model][NotificationViewFlipperViewModel]. */
+object NotificationViewFlipperBinder {
+    fun bindWhileAttached(
+        viewFlipper: ViewFlipper,
+        viewModel: NotificationViewFlipperViewModel,
+    ): DisposableHandle {
+        if (viewFlipper.isAutoStart) {
+            // If the ViewFlipper is not set to AutoStart, the pause binding is meaningless
+            return DisposableHandle {}
+        }
+        return viewFlipper.repeatWhenAttached {
+            lifecycleScope.launch { bind(viewFlipper, viewModel) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    suspend fun bind(
+        viewFlipper: ViewFlipper,
+        viewModel: NotificationViewFlipperViewModel,
+    ) = coroutineScope { launch { viewModel.isPaused.collect { viewFlipper.setPaused(it) } } }
+
+    private fun ViewFlipper.setPaused(paused: Boolean) {
+        if (paused) {
+            stopFlipping()
+        } else if (isAutoStart) {
+            startFlipping()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModel.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModel.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7694e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModel.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ui.viewmodel
+
+import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton
+import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationViewFlipperPausing
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.domain.interactor.NotificationStackInteractor
+import com.android.systemui.util.kotlin.FlowDumperImpl
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+/** A model which represents whether ViewFlippers inside notifications should be paused. */
+@SysUISingleton
+class NotificationViewFlipperViewModel
+@Inject
+constructor(
+    dumpManager: DumpManager,
+    stackInteractor: NotificationStackInteractor,
+) : FlowDumperImpl(dumpManager) {
+    init {
+        /* check if */ NotificationViewFlipperPausing.isUnexpectedlyInLegacyMode()
+    }
+
+    val isPaused = stackInteractor.isShowingOnLockscreen.dumpWhileCollecting("isPaused")
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/shared/NotificationViewFlipperPausing.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/shared/NotificationViewFlipperPausing.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cea6a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/shared/NotificationViewFlipperPausing.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared
+
+import com.android.systemui.Flags
+import com.android.systemui.flags.FlagToken
+import com.android.systemui.flags.RefactorFlagUtils
+
+/** Helper for reading or using the notification view flipper pausing flag state. */
+@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
+object NotificationViewFlipperPausing {
+    /** The aconfig flag name */
+    const val FLAG_NAME = Flags.FLAG_NOTIFICATION_VIEW_FLIPPER_PAUSING
+
+    /** A token used for dependency declaration */
+    val token: FlagToken
+        get() = FlagToken(FLAG_NAME, isEnabled)
+
+    /** Is the refactor enabled */
+    @JvmStatic
+    inline val isEnabled
+        get() = Flags.notificationViewFlipperPausing()
+
+    /**
+     * Called to ensure code is only run when the flag is enabled. This protects users from the
+     * unintended behaviors caused by accidentally running new logic, while also crashing on an eng
+     * build to ensure that the refactor author catches issues in testing.
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    inline fun isUnexpectedlyInLegacyMode() =
+        RefactorFlagUtils.isUnexpectedlyInLegacyMode(isEnabled, FLAG_NAME)
+
+    /**
+     * Called to ensure code is only run when the flag is disabled. This will throw an exception if
+     * the flag is enabled to ensure that the refactor author catches issues in testing.
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    inline fun assertInLegacyMode() = RefactorFlagUtils.assertInLegacyMode(isEnabled, FLAG_NAME)
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModelTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModelTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f88bd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModelTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+@file:OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ui.viewmodel
+
+import android.platform.test.annotations.EnableFlags
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
+import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
+import com.android.systemui.coroutines.collectLastValue
+import com.android.systemui.keyguard.data.repository.fakeKeyguardRepository
+import com.android.systemui.keyguard.shared.model.StatusBarState
+import com.android.systemui.kosmos.testScope
+import com.android.systemui.power.data.repository.fakePowerRepository
+import com.android.systemui.power.shared.model.WakefulnessState
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationViewFlipperPausing
+import com.android.systemui.testKosmos
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runCurrent
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+
+@SmallTest
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+@EnableFlags(NotificationViewFlipperPausing.FLAG_NAME)
+class NotificationViewFlipperViewModelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
+    private val kosmos = testKosmos()
+    val underTest
+        get() = kosmos.notificationViewFlipperViewModel
+
+    @Test
+    fun testIsPaused_falseWhenViewingShade() =
+        kosmos.testScope.runTest {
+            val isPaused by collectLastValue(underTest.isPaused)
+
+            // WHEN shade is open
+            kosmos.fakeKeyguardRepository.setStatusBarState(StatusBarState.SHADE)
+            runCurrent()
+
+            // THEN view flippers should NOT be paused
+            assertThat(isPaused).isFalse()
+        }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testIsPaused_trueWhenViewingKeyguard() =
+        kosmos.testScope.runTest {
+            val isPaused by collectLastValue(underTest.isPaused)
+
+            // WHEN on keyguard
+            kosmos.fakeKeyguardRepository.setStatusBarState(StatusBarState.KEYGUARD)
+            runCurrent()
+
+            // THEN view flippers should be paused
+            assertThat(isPaused).isTrue()
+        }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testIsPaused_trueWhenStartingToSleep() =
+        kosmos.testScope.runTest {
+            val isPaused by collectLastValue(underTest.isPaused)
+
+            // WHEN shade is open
+            kosmos.fakeKeyguardRepository.setStatusBarState(StatusBarState.SHADE)
+            // AND device is starting to go to sleep
+            kosmos.fakePowerRepository.updateWakefulness(WakefulnessState.STARTING_TO_SLEEP)
+            runCurrent()
+
+            // THEN view flippers should be paused
+            assertThat(isPaused).isTrue()
+        }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/utils/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModelKosmos.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/utils/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModelKosmos.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ffa262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/utils/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ui/viewmodel/NotificationViewFlipperViewModelKosmos.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ui.viewmodel
+
+import com.android.systemui.dump.dumpManager
+import com.android.systemui.kosmos.Kosmos
+import com.android.systemui.kosmos.Kosmos.Fixture
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.domain.interactor.notificationStackInteractor
+
+val Kosmos.notificationViewFlipperViewModel by Fixture {
+    NotificationViewFlipperViewModel(
+        dumpManager = dumpManager,
+        stackInteractor = notificationStackInteractor,
+    )
+}