diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
index 3310cfa..bf925ba 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
@@ -1033,3 +1033,13 @@
     purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
   }
 }
+
+flag {
+  name: "dozeui_scheduling_alarms_background_execution"
+  namespace: "systemui"
+  description: "Decide whether to execute binder calls to schedule alarms in background thread"
+  bug: "330492575"
+  metadata {
+    purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeUi.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeUi.java
index 95012a2..1a06418 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeUi.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeUi.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import static com.android.systemui.doze.DozeMachine.State.DOZE;
 import static com.android.systemui.doze.DozeMachine.State.DOZE_AOD_PAUSED;
+import static com.android.systemui.Flags.dozeuiSchedulingAlarmsBackgroundExecution;
 
 import android.app.AlarmManager;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
     @Inject
     public DozeUi(Context context, AlarmManager alarmManager,
             WakeLock wakeLock, DozeHost host, @Main Handler handler,
+            @Background Handler bgHandler,
             DozeParameters params,
             @Background DelayableExecutor bgExecutor,
             DozeLog dozeLog) {
@@ -80,7 +82,13 @@
         mBgExecutor = bgExecutor;
         mCanAnimateTransition = !params.getDisplayNeedsBlanking();
         mDozeParameters = params;
-        mTimeTicker = new AlarmTimeout(alarmManager, this::onTimeTick, "doze_time_tick", handler);
+        if (dozeuiSchedulingAlarmsBackgroundExecution()) {
+            mTimeTicker = new AlarmTimeout(alarmManager, this::onTimeTick, "doze_time_tick",
+                    bgHandler);
+        } else {
+            mTimeTicker = new AlarmTimeout(alarmManager, this::onTimeTick, "doze_time_tick",
+                    handler);
+        }
         mDozeLog = dozeLog;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeUiTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeUiTest.java
index e7caf00..69e74d8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeUiTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeUiTest.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         mHandler = mHandlerThread.getThreadHandler();
         mFakeExecutor = new FakeExecutor(new FakeSystemClock());
         mDozeUi = new DozeUi(mContext, mAlarmManager, mWakeLock, mHost, mHandler,
-                mDozeParameters, mFakeExecutor, mDozeLog);
+                mHandler, mDozeParameters, mFakeExecutor, mDozeLog);
         mDozeUi.setDozeMachine(mMachine);
     }