diff --git a/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.cpp b/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.cpp
index 1c85e9f..a5aecc8 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
   }
 
   if (res->value != nullptr) {
+    res->value->SetFlagStatus(res->flag_status);
     // Attach the comment, source and config to the value.
     res->value->SetComment(std::move(res->comment));
     res->value->SetSource(std::move(res->source));
@@ -546,30 +547,11 @@
   });
 
   std::string resource_type = parser->element_name();
-  std::optional<StringPiece> flag =
-      xml::FindAttribute(parser, "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "featureFlag");
-  out_resource->flag_status = FlagStatus::NoFlag;
-  if (flag) {
-    auto flag_it = options_.feature_flag_values.find(flag.value());
-    if (flag_it == options_.feature_flag_values.end()) {
-      diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
-                   << "Resource flag value undefined");
-      return false;
-    }
-    const auto& flag_properties = flag_it->second;
-    if (!flag_properties.read_only) {
-      diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
-                   << "Only read only flags may be used with resources");
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (!flag_properties.enabled.has_value()) {
-      diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
-                   << "Only flags with a value may be used with resources");
-      return false;
-    }
-    out_resource->flag_status =
-        flag_properties.enabled.value() ? FlagStatus::Enabled : FlagStatus::Disabled;
+  auto flag_status = GetFlagStatus(parser);
+  if (!flag_status) {
+    return false;
   }
+  out_resource->flag_status = flag_status.value();
 
   // The value format accepted for this resource.
   uint32_t resource_format = 0u;
@@ -751,6 +733,33 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+std::optional<FlagStatus> ResourceParser::GetFlagStatus(xml::XmlPullParser* parser) {
+  auto flag_status = FlagStatus::NoFlag;
+
+  std::optional<StringPiece> flag = xml::FindAttribute(parser, xml::kSchemaAndroid, "featureFlag");
+  if (flag) {
+    auto flag_it = options_.feature_flag_values.find(flag.value());
+    if (flag_it == options_.feature_flag_values.end()) {
+      diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
+                   << "Resource flag value undefined");
+      return {};
+    }
+    const auto& flag_properties = flag_it->second;
+    if (!flag_properties.read_only) {
+      diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
+                   << "Only read only flags may be used with resources");
+      return {};
+    }
+    if (!flag_properties.enabled.has_value()) {
+      diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
+                   << "Only flags with a value may be used with resources");
+      return {};
+    }
+    flag_status = flag_properties.enabled.value() ? FlagStatus::Enabled : FlagStatus::Disabled;
+  }
+  return flag_status;
+}
+
 bool ResourceParser::ParseItem(xml::XmlPullParser* parser,
                                ParsedResource* out_resource,
                                const uint32_t format) {
@@ -1657,12 +1666,18 @@
     const std::string& element_namespace = parser->element_namespace();
     const std::string& element_name = parser->element_name();
     if (element_namespace.empty() && element_name == "item") {
+      auto flag_status = GetFlagStatus(parser);
+      if (!flag_status) {
+        error = true;
+        continue;
+      }
       std::unique_ptr<Item> item = ParseXml(parser, typeMask, kNoRawString);
       if (!item) {
         diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(item_source) << "could not parse array item");
         error = true;
         continue;
       }
+      item->SetFlagStatus(flag_status.value());
       item->SetSource(item_source);
       array->elements.emplace_back(std::move(item));