diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
index 68d4b63..a745ab5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
@@ -140,4 +140,11 @@
     namespace: "systemui"
     description: "Move LightRevealScrim to recommended architecture"
     bug: "281655028"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+flag {
+   name: "media_in_scene_container"
+   namespace: "systemui"
+   description: "Enable media in the scene container framework"
+   bug: "296122467"
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/util/MediaFlags.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/util/MediaFlags.kt
index f2db088..44232ff 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/util/MediaFlags.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/util/MediaFlags.kt
@@ -19,12 +19,18 @@
 import android.app.StatusBarManager
 import android.os.UserHandle
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton
-import com.android.systemui.flags.FeatureFlags
+import com.android.systemui.flags.FeatureFlagsClassic
 import com.android.systemui.flags.Flags
+import com.android.systemui.scene.shared.flag.SceneContainerFlags
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @SysUISingleton
-class MediaFlags @Inject constructor(private val featureFlags: FeatureFlags) {
+class MediaFlags
+@Inject
+constructor(
+    private val featureFlags: FeatureFlagsClassic,
+    private val sceneContainerFlags: SceneContainerFlags
+) {
     /**
      * Check whether media control actions should be based on PlaybackState instead of notification
      */
@@ -48,4 +54,8 @@
 
     /** Check whether we allow remote media to generate resume controls */
     fun isRemoteResumeAllowed() = featureFlags.isEnabled(Flags.MEDIA_REMOTE_RESUME)
+
+    /** Check whether to use flexiglass layout */
+    fun isFlexiglassEnabled() =
+        sceneContainerFlags.isEnabled() && MediaInSceneContainerFlag.isEnabled
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/util/MediaInSceneContainerFlag.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/util/MediaInSceneContainerFlag.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..898298c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/util/MediaInSceneContainerFlag.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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.media.controls.util
+
+import com.android.systemui.Flags
+import com.android.systemui.flags.RefactorFlagUtils
+
+/** Helper for reading or using the media_in_scene_container flag state. */
+@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
+object MediaInSceneContainerFlag {
+    /** The aconfig flag name */
+    const val FLAG_NAME = Flags.FLAG_MEDIA_IN_SCENE_CONTAINER
+
+    /** Is the flag enabled? */
+    @JvmStatic
+    inline val isEnabled
+        get() = Flags.mediaInSceneContainer()
+
+    /**
+     * 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)
+}