diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
index de090f4..bd8ea93 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
 }
 
 flag {
+   name: "priority_people_section"
+   namespace: "systemui"
+   description: "Add a new section for priority people (aka important conversations)."
+   bug: "340294566"
+}
+
+flag {
    name: "notification_minimalism_prototype"
    namespace: "systemui"
    description: "Prototype of notification minimalism; the new 'Intermediate' lockscreen customization proposal."
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinatorTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinatorTest.kt
similarity index 62%
rename from packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinatorTest.kt
rename to packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinatorTest.kt
index c5d7e1f..2853264 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinatorTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinatorTest.kt
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 import android.app.NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW
 import android.platform.test.annotations.DisableFlags
 import android.platform.test.annotations.EnableFlags
-import android.platform.test.flag.junit.SetFlagsRule
-import android.testing.AndroidTestingRunner
 import android.testing.TestableLooper
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.GroupEntry
@@ -44,25 +43,29 @@
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.render.NodeController
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.icon.ConversationIconManager
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier.Companion.PeopleNotificationType
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier.Companion.TYPE_FULL_PERSON
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier.Companion.TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier.Companion.TYPE_NON_PERSON
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier.Companion.TYPE_PERSON
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifierImpl
 import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.eq
 import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.withArgCaptor
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Before
-import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.Mock
 import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
 import org.mockito.Mockito.`when` as whenever
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 
 @SmallTest
-@RunWith(AndroidTestingRunner::class)
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 @TestableLooper.RunWithLooper
 class ConversationCoordinatorTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     // captured listeners and pluggables:
@@ -72,22 +75,20 @@
     private lateinit var peopleComparator: NotifComparator
     private lateinit var beforeRenderListListener: OnBeforeRenderListListener
 
+    private lateinit var peopleNotificationIdentifier: PeopleNotificationIdentifier
+    private lateinit var peopleAlertingSection: NotifSection
+
     @Mock private lateinit var pipeline: NotifPipeline
     @Mock private lateinit var conversationIconManager: ConversationIconManager
-    @Mock private lateinit var peopleNotificationIdentifier: PeopleNotificationIdentifier
-    @Mock private lateinit var channel: NotificationChannel
     @Mock private lateinit var headerController: NodeController
-    private lateinit var entry: NotificationEntry
-    private lateinit var entryA: NotificationEntry
-    private lateinit var entryB: NotificationEntry
 
     private lateinit var coordinator: ConversationCoordinator
 
-    @Rule @JvmField public val setFlagsRule = SetFlagsRule()
-
     @Before
     fun setUp() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this)
+        peopleNotificationIdentifier =
+            PeopleNotificationIdentifierImpl(mock(), GroupMembershipManagerImpl())
         coordinator =
             ConversationCoordinator(
                 peopleNotificationIdentifier,
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@
                 HighPriorityProvider(peopleNotificationIdentifier, GroupMembershipManagerImpl()),
                 headerController
             )
-        whenever(channel.isImportantConversation).thenReturn(true)
 
         coordinator.attach(pipeline)
 
@@ -110,49 +110,65 @@
         if (!SortBySectionTimeFlag.isEnabled)
             peopleComparator = peopleAlertingSectioner.comparator!!
 
-        entry = NotificationEntryBuilder().setChannel(channel).build()
+        peopleAlertingSection = NotifSection(peopleAlertingSectioner, 0)
+    }
 
-        val section = NotifSection(peopleAlertingSectioner, 0)
-        entryA =
-            NotificationEntryBuilder().setChannel(channel).setSection(section).setTag("A").build()
-        entryB =
-            NotificationEntryBuilder().setChannel(channel).setSection(section).setTag("B").build()
+    @Test
+    fun priorityPeopleSectionerClaimsOnlyImportantConversations() {
+        val sectioner = coordinator.priorityPeopleSectioner
+        assertTrue(sectioner.isInSection(makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON)))
+        assertFalse(sectioner.isInSection(makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_FULL_PERSON)))
+        assertFalse(sectioner.isInSection(makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON)))
+        assertFalse(sectioner.isInSection(makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_NON_PERSON)))
+        assertFalse(sectioner.isInSection(NotificationEntryBuilder().build()))
     }
 
     @Test
     fun testPromotesImportantConversations() {
-        // only promote important conversations
-        assertTrue(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(entry))
+        assertTrue(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON)))
+        assertFalse(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_FULL_PERSON)))
+        assertFalse(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON)))
+        assertFalse(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_NON_PERSON)))
         assertFalse(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(NotificationEntryBuilder().build()))
     }
 
     @Test
     fun testPromotedImportantConversationsMakesSummaryUnimportant() {
-        val altChildA = NotificationEntryBuilder().setTag("A").build()
-        val altChildB = NotificationEntryBuilder().setTag("B").build()
-        val summary = NotificationEntryBuilder().setId(2).setChannel(channel).build()
+        val importantChannel =
+            mock<NotificationChannel>().also {
+                whenever(it.isImportantConversation).thenReturn(true)
+            }
+        val otherChannel =
+            mock<NotificationChannel>().also {
+                whenever(it.isImportantConversation).thenReturn(false)
+            }
+        val importantChild =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON) { setChannel(importantChannel) }
+        val altChildA =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_FULL_PERSON) { setChannel(otherChannel).setTag("A") }
+        val altChildB =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_FULL_PERSON) { setChannel(otherChannel).setTag("B") }
+        val summary =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON) { setChannel(importantChannel).setId(2) }
         val groupEntry =
             GroupEntryBuilder()
                 .setParent(GroupEntry.ROOT_ENTRY)
                 .setSummary(summary)
-                .setChildren(listOf(entry, altChildA, altChildB))
+                .setChildren(listOf(importantChild, altChildA, altChildB))
                 .build()
-        assertTrue(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(entry))
+        assertTrue(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(importantChild))
         assertFalse(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(altChildA))
         assertFalse(promoter.shouldPromoteToTopLevel(altChildB))
-        NotificationEntryBuilder.setNewParent(entry, GroupEntry.ROOT_ENTRY)
-        GroupEntryBuilder.getRawChildren(groupEntry).remove(entry)
-        beforeRenderListListener.onBeforeRenderList(listOf(entry, groupEntry))
+        NotificationEntryBuilder.setNewParent(importantChild, GroupEntry.ROOT_ENTRY)
+        GroupEntryBuilder.getRawChildren(groupEntry).remove(importantChild)
+        beforeRenderListListener.onBeforeRenderList(listOf(importantChild, groupEntry))
         verify(conversationIconManager).setUnimportantConversations(eq(listOf(summary.key)))
     }
 
     @Test
     fun testInAlertingPeopleSectionWhenTheImportanceIsAtLeastDefault() {
         // GIVEN
-        val alertingEntry =
-            NotificationEntryBuilder().setChannel(channel).setImportance(IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT).build()
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(alertingEntry))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_PERSON)
+        val alertingEntry = makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON) { setImportance(IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT) }
 
         // put alerting people notifications in this section
         assertThat(peopleAlertingSectioner.isInSection(alertingEntry)).isTrue()
@@ -162,10 +178,7 @@
     @EnableFlags(Flags.FLAG_SORT_SECTION_BY_TIME)
     fun testInAlertingPeopleSectionWhenTheImportanceIsLowerThanDefault() {
         // GIVEN
-        val silentEntry =
-                NotificationEntryBuilder().setChannel(channel).setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW).build()
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(silentEntry))
-                .thenReturn(TYPE_PERSON)
+        val silentEntry = makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON) { setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW) }
 
         // THEN put silent people notifications in alerting section
         assertThat(peopleAlertingSectioner.isInSection(silentEntry)).isTrue()
@@ -175,10 +188,7 @@
     @DisableFlags(Flags.FLAG_SORT_SECTION_BY_TIME)
     fun testInSilentPeopleSectionWhenTheImportanceIsLowerThanDefault() {
         // GIVEN
-        val silentEntry =
-            NotificationEntryBuilder().setChannel(channel).setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW).build()
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(silentEntry))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_PERSON)
+        val silentEntry = makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON) { setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW) }
 
         // THEN put silent people notifications in this section
         assertThat(peopleSilentSectioner.isInSection(silentEntry)).isTrue()
@@ -191,18 +201,14 @@
     @Test
     fun testNotInPeopleSection() {
         // GIVEN
-        val entry =
-            NotificationEntryBuilder().setChannel(channel).setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW).build()
+        val entry = makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_NON_PERSON) { setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW) }
         val importantEntry =
-            NotificationEntryBuilder().setChannel(channel).setImportance(IMPORTANCE_HIGH).build()
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(entry))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_NON_PERSON)
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(importantEntry))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_NON_PERSON)
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_NON_PERSON) { setImportance(IMPORTANCE_HIGH) }
 
         // THEN - only put people notification either silent or alerting
-        if (!SortBySectionTimeFlag.isEnabled)
+        if (!SortBySectionTimeFlag.isEnabled) {
             assertThat(peopleSilentSectioner.isInSection(entry)).isFalse()
+        }
         assertThat(peopleAlertingSectioner.isInSection(importantEntry)).isFalse()
     }
 
@@ -210,22 +216,16 @@
     fun testInAlertingPeopleSectionWhenThereIsAnImportantChild() {
         // GIVEN
         val altChildA =
-            NotificationEntryBuilder().setTag("A").setImportance(IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT).build()
-        val altChildB = NotificationEntryBuilder().setTag("B").setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW).build()
-        val summary =
-            NotificationEntryBuilder()
-                .setId(2)
-                .setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW)
-                .setChannel(channel)
-                .build()
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_NON_PERSON) { setTag("A").setImportance(IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT) }
+        val altChildB =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_NON_PERSON) { setTag("B").setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW) }
+        val summary = makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON) { setId(2).setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW) }
         val groupEntry =
             GroupEntryBuilder()
                 .setParent(GroupEntry.ROOT_ENTRY)
                 .setSummary(summary)
                 .setChildren(listOf(altChildA, altChildB))
                 .build()
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(summary))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_PERSON)
         // THEN
         assertThat(peopleAlertingSectioner.isInSection(groupEntry)).isTrue()
     }
@@ -233,10 +233,12 @@
     @Test
     @DisableFlags(Flags.FLAG_SORT_SECTION_BY_TIME)
     fun testComparatorPutsImportantPeopleFirst() {
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(entryA))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON)
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(entryB))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_PERSON)
+        val entryA =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON) {
+                setSection(peopleAlertingSection).setTag("A")
+            }
+        val entryB =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON) { setSection(peopleAlertingSection).setTag("B") }
 
         // only put people notifications in this section
         assertThat(peopleComparator.compare(entryA, entryB)).isEqualTo(-1)
@@ -245,10 +247,10 @@
     @Test
     @DisableFlags(Flags.FLAG_SORT_SECTION_BY_TIME)
     fun testComparatorEquatesPeopleWithSameType() {
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(entryA))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_PERSON)
-        whenever(peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(entryB))
-            .thenReturn(TYPE_PERSON)
+        val entryA =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON) { setSection(peopleAlertingSection).setTag("A") }
+        val entryB =
+            makeEntryOfPeopleType(TYPE_PERSON) { setSection(peopleAlertingSection).setTag("B") }
 
         // only put people notifications in this section
         assertThat(peopleComparator.compare(entryA, entryB)).isEqualTo(0)
@@ -259,4 +261,23 @@
     fun testNoSecondarySortForConversations() {
         assertThat(peopleAlertingSectioner.comparator).isNull()
     }
+
+    private fun makeEntryOfPeopleType(
+        @PeopleNotificationType type: Int,
+        buildBlock: NotificationEntryBuilder.() -> Unit = {}
+    ): NotificationEntry {
+        val channel: NotificationChannel = mock()
+        whenever(channel.isImportantConversation).thenReturn(type == TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON)
+        val entry =
+            NotificationEntryBuilder()
+                .updateRanking {
+                    it.setIsConversation(type != TYPE_NON_PERSON)
+                    it.setShortcutInfo(if (type >= TYPE_FULL_PERSON) mock() else null)
+                    it.setChannel(channel)
+                }
+                .also(buildBlock)
+                .build()
+        assertEquals(type, peopleNotificationIdentifier.getPeopleNotificationType(entry))
+        return entry
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagDependencies.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagDependencies.kt
index 67c5564..1404340 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagDependencies.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagDependencies.kt
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.MigrateClocksToBlueprint
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.shared.ComposeLockscreen
 import com.android.systemui.scene.shared.flag.SceneContainerFlag
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.SortBySectionTimeFlag
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.footer.shared.FooterViewRefactor
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.interruption.VisualInterruptionRefactor
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationAvalancheSuppression
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationIconContainerRefactor
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationsLiveDataStoreRefactor
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.PriorityPeopleSection
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /** A class in which engineers can define flag dependencies */
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
         NotificationsLiveDataStoreRefactor.token dependsOn NotificationIconContainerRefactor.token
         FooterViewRefactor.token dependsOn NotificationIconContainerRefactor.token
         NotificationAvalancheSuppression.token dependsOn VisualInterruptionRefactor.token
+        PriorityPeopleSection.token dependsOn SortBySectionTimeFlag.token
 
         // SceneContainer dependencies
         SceneContainerFlag.getFlagDependencies().forEach { (alpha, beta) -> alpha dependsOn beta }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinator.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinator.kt
index 3d0fd89..af2c197 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinator.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/ConversationCoordinator.kt
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.icon.ConversationIconManager
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier.Companion.PeopleNotificationType
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier.Companion.TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.people.PeopleNotificationIdentifier.Companion.TYPE_NON_PERSON
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.BUCKET_PEOPLE
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.BUCKET_PRIORITY_PEOPLE
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /**
@@ -81,6 +83,13 @@
         }
     }
 
+    val priorityPeopleSectioner =
+            object : NotifSectioner("Priority People", BUCKET_PRIORITY_PEOPLE) {
+                override fun isInSection(entry: ListEntry): Boolean {
+                    return getPeopleType(entry) == TYPE_IMPORTANT_PERSON
+                }
+            }
+
     // TODO(b/330193582): Rename to just "People"
     val peopleAlertingSectioner = object : NotifSectioner("People(alerting)", BUCKET_PEOPLE) {
         override fun isInSection(entry: ListEntry): Boolean  {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/NotifCoordinators.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/NotifCoordinators.kt
index 387444b..4506385 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/NotifCoordinators.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/NotifCoordinators.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.provider.SectionStyleProvider
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationMinimalismPrototype
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.NotificationsLiveDataStoreRefactor
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.shared.PriorityPeopleSection
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /**
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@
         if (NotificationMinimalismPrototype.V2.isEnabled) {
             mOrderedSections.add(keyguardCoordinator.unseenNotifSectioner) // Unseen (FGS)
         }
+        if (PriorityPeopleSection.isEnabled) {
+            mOrderedSections.add(conversationCoordinator.priorityPeopleSectioner) // Priority People
+        }
         mOrderedSections.add(conversationCoordinator.peopleAlertingSectioner) // People Alerting
         if (!SortBySectionTimeFlag.isEnabled) {
             mOrderedSections.add(conversationCoordinator.peopleSilentSectioner) // People Silent
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/logging/NotificationPanelLogger.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/logging/NotificationPanelLogger.java
index 89aa3ab..9e0dd8fc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/logging/NotificationPanelLogger.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/logging/NotificationPanelLogger.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationPriorityBucketKt.BUCKET_HEADS_UP;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationPriorityBucketKt.BUCKET_MEDIA_CONTROLS;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationPriorityBucketKt.BUCKET_PEOPLE;
+import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationPriorityBucketKt.BUCKET_PRIORITY_PEOPLE;
 import static com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.NotificationPriorityBucketKt.BUCKET_SILENT;
 
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@
             case BUCKET_HEADS_UP: return Notifications.Notification.SECTION_HEADS_UP;
             case BUCKET_FOREGROUND_SERVICE:
                 return Notifications.Notification.SECTION_FOREGROUND_SERVICE;
-            case BUCKET_PEOPLE: return Notifications.Notification.SECTION_PEOPLE;
+            case BUCKET_PEOPLE, BUCKET_PRIORITY_PEOPLE:
+                return Notifications.Notification.SECTION_PEOPLE;
             case BUCKET_ALERTING: return Notifications.Notification.SECTION_ALERTING;
             case BUCKET_SILENT: return Notifications.Notification.SECTION_SILENT;
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/shared/PriorityPeopleSection.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/shared/PriorityPeopleSection.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..472fd95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/shared/PriorityPeopleSection.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * 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 com.android.systemui.Flags.FLAG_PRIORITY_PEOPLE_SECTION */
+@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
+object PriorityPeopleSection {
+    const val FLAG_NAME = Flags.FLAG_PRIORITY_PEOPLE_SECTION
+
+    /** A token used for dependency declaration */
+    val token: FlagToken
+        get() = FlagToken(FLAG_NAME, isEnabled)
+
+    /** Are sections sorted by time? */
+    @JvmStatic
+    inline val isEnabled
+        get() = Flags.priorityPeopleSection()
+
+    /**
+     * 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/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationPriorityBucket.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationPriorityBucket.kt
index 31f4857..fc28a99 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationPriorityBucket.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationPriorityBucket.kt
@@ -3,15 +3,22 @@
 import android.annotation.IntDef
 
 /**
- * For now, declare the available notification buckets (sections) here so that other
- * presentation code can decide what to do based on an entry's buckets
+ * For now, declare the available notification buckets (sections) here so that other presentation
+ * code can decide what to do based on an entry's buckets
  */
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
 @IntDef(
-        prefix = ["BUCKET_"],
-        value = [
-            BUCKET_UNKNOWN, BUCKET_MEDIA_CONTROLS, BUCKET_HEADS_UP, BUCKET_FOREGROUND_SERVICE,
-            BUCKET_PEOPLE, BUCKET_ALERTING, BUCKET_SILENT
+    prefix = ["BUCKET_"],
+    value =
+        [
+            BUCKET_UNKNOWN,
+            BUCKET_MEDIA_CONTROLS,
+            BUCKET_HEADS_UP,
+            BUCKET_FOREGROUND_SERVICE,
+            BUCKET_PRIORITY_PEOPLE,
+            BUCKET_PEOPLE,
+            BUCKET_ALERTING,
+            BUCKET_SILENT
         ]
 )
 annotation class PriorityBucket
@@ -20,6 +27,7 @@
 const val BUCKET_MEDIA_CONTROLS = 1
 const val BUCKET_HEADS_UP = 2
 const val BUCKET_FOREGROUND_SERVICE = 3
+const val BUCKET_PRIORITY_PEOPLE = 7
 const val BUCKET_PEOPLE = 4
 const val BUCKET_ALERTING = 5
 const val BUCKET_SILENT = 6
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationStackSizeCalculator.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationStackSizeCalculator.kt
index 749c241..4b0b1e0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationStackSizeCalculator.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationStackSizeCalculator.kt
@@ -388,7 +388,8 @@
                         null,
                         BUCKET_MEDIA_CONTROLS,
                         BUCKET_HEADS_UP,
-                        BUCKET_FOREGROUND_SERVICE -> false
+                        BUCKET_FOREGROUND_SERVICE,
+                        BUCKET_PRIORITY_PEOPLE -> false
                         else -> true
                     }
             }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/utils/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationEntryBuilder.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/utils/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationEntryBuilder.java
index 2bd584e..562ac0c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/utils/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationEntryBuilder.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/utils/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationEntryBuilder.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import android.service.notification.SnoozeCriterion;
 import android.service.notification.StatusBarNotification;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 import com.android.internal.logging.InstanceId;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.RankingBuilder;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.SbnBuilder;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
 import kotlin.Unit;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
  * Combined builder for constructing a NotificationEntry and its associated StatusBarNotification
@@ -73,6 +76,20 @@
         mCreationTime = source.getCreationTime();
     }
 
+    /** Allows the caller to sub-build the ranking */
+    @NonNull
+    public NotificationEntryBuilder updateRanking(@NonNull Consumer<RankingBuilder> rankingUpdater) {
+        rankingUpdater.accept(mRankingBuilder);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Allows the caller to sub-build the SBN */
+    @NonNull
+    public NotificationEntryBuilder updateSbn(@NonNull Consumer<SbnBuilder> sbnUpdater) {
+        sbnUpdater.accept(mSbnBuilder);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /** Update an the parent on an existing entry */
     public static void setNewParent(NotificationEntry entry, GroupEntry parent) {
         entry.setParent(parent);