diff --git a/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig b/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
index 1ba47e4..82579d8 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
+++ b/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@
 }
 
 flag {
+    name: "manager_avoid_receiver_timeout"
+    namespace: "accessibility"
+    description: "Register receivers on background handler so they have more time to complete"
+    bug: "333890389"
+    metadata {
+        purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+    }
+}
+
+flag {
     name: "pinch_zoom_zero_min_span"
     namespace: "accessibility"
     description: "Whether to set min span of ScaleGestureDetector to zero."
diff --git a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityManagerService.java b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityManagerService.java
index 726a01c..c70b641 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityManagerService.java
@@ -986,6 +986,8 @@
         intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_USER_REMOVED);
         intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SETTING_RESTORED);
 
+        Handler receiverHandler =
+                Flags.managerAvoidReceiverTimeout() ? BackgroundThread.getHandler() : null;
         mContext.registerReceiverAsUser(new BroadcastReceiver() {
             @Override
             public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
@@ -1033,7 +1035,7 @@
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }, UserHandle.ALL, intentFilter, null, null);
+        }, UserHandle.ALL, intentFilter, null, receiverHandler);
 
         final IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
         filter.addAction(SafetyCenterManager.ACTION_SAFETY_CENTER_ENABLED_CHANGED);