diff --git a/core/tests/resourceflaggingtests/src/com/android/resourceflaggingtests/ResourceFlaggingTest.java b/core/tests/resourceflaggingtests/src/com/android/resourceflaggingtests/ResourceFlaggingTest.java
index c1e3578..471b402 100644
--- a/core/tests/resourceflaggingtests/src/com/android/resourceflaggingtests/ResourceFlaggingTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/resourceflaggingtests/src/com/android/resourceflaggingtests/ResourceFlaggingTest.java
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@
         assertThat(getBoolean("res3")).isTrue();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFlagDisabledStringArrayElement() {
+        assertThat(getStringArray("strarr1")).isEqualTo(new String[]{"one", "two", "three"});
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFlagDisabledIntArrayElement() {
+        assertThat(getIntArray("intarr1")).isEqualTo(new int[]{1, 2, 3});
+    }
+
     private boolean getBoolean(String name) {
         int resId = mResources.getIdentifier(
                 name,
@@ -77,13 +87,22 @@
         return mResources.getBoolean(resId);
     }
 
-    private String getString(String name) {
+    private String[] getStringArray(String name) {
         int resId = mResources.getIdentifier(
                 name,
-                "string",
+                "array",
                 "com.android.intenal.flaggedresources");
         assertThat(resId).isNotEqualTo(0);
-        return mResources.getString(resId);
+        return mResources.getStringArray(resId);
+    }
+
+    private int[] getIntArray(String name) {
+        int resId = mResources.getIdentifier(
+                name,
+                "array",
+                "com.android.intenal.flaggedresources");
+        assertThat(resId).isNotEqualTo(0);
+        return mResources.getIntArray(resId);
     }
 
     private String extractApkAndGetPath(int id) throws Exception {
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));
 
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.h b/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.h
index 45d41c1..442dea8 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
  private:
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ResourceParser);
 
+  std::optional<FlagStatus> GetFlagStatus(xml::XmlPullParser* parser);
+
   std::optional<FlattenedXmlSubTree> CreateFlattenSubTree(xml::XmlPullParser* parser);
 
   // Parses the XML subtree as a StyleString (flattened XML representation for strings with
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/ResourceTable.cpp b/tools/aapt2/ResourceTable.cpp
index 1cdb715..7a4f40e 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/ResourceTable.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/ResourceTable.cpp
@@ -605,12 +605,12 @@
     if (!config_value->value) {
       // Resource does not exist, add it now.
       config_value->value = std::move(res.value);
-      config_value->flag_status = res.flag_status;
     } else {
       // When validation is enabled, ensure that a resource cannot have multiple values defined for
       // the same configuration unless protected by flags.
-      auto result = validate ? ResolveFlagCollision(config_value->flag_status, res.flag_status)
-                             : CollisionResult::kKeepBoth;
+      auto result =
+          validate ? ResolveFlagCollision(config_value->value->GetFlagStatus(), res.flag_status)
+                   : CollisionResult::kKeepBoth;
       if (result == CollisionResult::kConflict) {
         result = ResolveValueCollision(config_value->value.get(), res.value.get());
       }
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@
           // Insert the value ignoring for duplicate configurations
           entry->values.push_back(util::make_unique<ResourceConfigValue>(res.config, res.product));
           entry->values.back()->value = std::move(res.value);
-          entry->values.back()->flag_status = res.flag_status;
           break;
 
         case CollisionResult::kTakeNew:
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/ResourceTable.h b/tools/aapt2/ResourceTable.h
index 4f76e7d..cba6b70 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/ResourceTable.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/ResourceTable.h
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@
   // The actual Value.
   std::unique_ptr<Value> value;
 
-  FlagStatus flag_status = FlagStatus::NoFlag;
-
   ResourceConfigValue(const android::ConfigDescription& config, android::StringPiece product)
       : config(config), product(product) {
   }
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/ResourceValues.cpp b/tools/aapt2/ResourceValues.cpp
index 166b01b..b75e87c 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/ResourceValues.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/ResourceValues.cpp
@@ -971,6 +971,16 @@
   *out << "(array) [" << util::Joiner(elements, ", ") << "]";
 }
 
+void Array::RemoveFlagDisabledElements() {
+  const auto end_iter = elements.end();
+  const auto remove_iter = std::stable_partition(
+      elements.begin(), end_iter, [](const std::unique_ptr<Item>& item) -> bool {
+        return item->GetFlagStatus() != FlagStatus::Disabled;
+      });
+
+  elements.erase(remove_iter, end_iter);
+}
+
 bool Plural::Equals(const Value* value) const {
   const Plural* other = ValueCast<Plural>(value);
   if (!other) {
@@ -1092,6 +1102,7 @@
 std::unique_ptr<T> CopyValueFields(std::unique_ptr<T> new_value, const T* value) {
   new_value->SetSource(value->GetSource());
   new_value->SetComment(value->GetComment());
+  new_value->SetFlagStatus(value->GetFlagStatus());
   return new_value;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/ResourceValues.h b/tools/aapt2/ResourceValues.h
index 5192c2b..a1b1839 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/ResourceValues.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/ResourceValues.h
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@
     return translatable_;
   }
 
+  void SetFlagStatus(FlagStatus val) {
+    flag_status_ = val;
+  }
+
+  FlagStatus GetFlagStatus() const {
+    return flag_status_;
+  }
+
   // Returns the source where this value was defined.
   const android::Source& GetSource() const {
     return source_;
@@ -109,6 +117,10 @@
   // of brevity and readability. Default implementation just calls Print().
   virtual void PrettyPrint(text::Printer* printer) const;
 
+  // Removes any part of the value that is beind a disabled flag.
+  virtual void RemoveFlagDisabledElements() {
+  }
+
   friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const Value& value);
 
  protected:
@@ -116,6 +128,7 @@
   std::string comment_;
   bool weak_ = false;
   bool translatable_ = true;
+  FlagStatus flag_status_ = FlagStatus::NoFlag;
 
  private:
   virtual Value* TransformValueImpl(ValueTransformer& transformer) const = 0;
@@ -346,6 +359,7 @@
 
   bool Equals(const Value* value) const override;
   void Print(std::ostream* out) const override;
+  void RemoveFlagDisabledElements() override;
 };
 
 struct Plural : public TransformableValue<Plural, BaseValue<Plural>> {
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Resources.proto b/tools/aapt2/Resources.proto
index 2ecc82a..5c64089 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/Resources.proto
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Resources.proto
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 message ConfigValue {
   Configuration config = 1;
   Value value = 2;
-  uint32 flag_status = 3;
+  reserved 3;
 }
 
 // The generic meta-data for every value in a resource table.
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@
     Id id = 6;
     Primitive prim = 7;
   }
+
+  // The status of the flag the value is behind if any
+  uint32 flag_status = 8;
 }
 
 // A CompoundValue is an abstract type. It represents a value that is a made of other values.
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.cpp b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.cpp
index 56f5288..be63f82 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.cpp
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@
       for (auto& type : package->types) {
         for (auto& entry : type->entries) {
           for (auto& config_value : entry->values) {
-            if (config_value->flag_status == FlagStatus::Disabled) {
+            if (config_value->value->GetFlagStatus() == FlagStatus::Disabled) {
               config_value->value->Accept(&visitor);
             }
           }
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/format/proto/ProtoDeserialize.cpp b/tools/aapt2/format/proto/ProtoDeserialize.cpp
index aaab315..55f5e56 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/format/proto/ProtoDeserialize.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/format/proto/ProtoDeserialize.cpp
@@ -534,8 +534,6 @@
           return false;
         }
 
-        config_value->flag_status = (FlagStatus)pb_config_value.flag_status();
-
         config_value->value = DeserializeValueFromPb(pb_config_value.value(), src_pool, config,
                                                      &out_table->string_pool, files, out_error);
         if (config_value->value == nullptr) {
@@ -877,11 +875,12 @@
   return value;
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Item> DeserializeItemFromPb(const pb::Item& pb_item,
-                                            const android::ResStringPool& src_pool,
-                                            const ConfigDescription& config,
-                                            android::StringPool* value_pool,
-                                            io::IFileCollection* files, std::string* out_error) {
+std::unique_ptr<Item> DeserializeItemFromPbInternal(const pb::Item& pb_item,
+                                                    const android::ResStringPool& src_pool,
+                                                    const ConfigDescription& config,
+                                                    android::StringPool* value_pool,
+                                                    io::IFileCollection* files,
+                                                    std::string* out_error) {
   switch (pb_item.value_case()) {
     case pb::Item::kRef: {
       const pb::Reference& pb_ref = pb_item.ref();
@@ -1010,6 +1009,19 @@
   return {};
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<Item> DeserializeItemFromPb(const pb::Item& pb_item,
+                                            const android::ResStringPool& src_pool,
+                                            const ConfigDescription& config,
+                                            android::StringPool* value_pool,
+                                            io::IFileCollection* files, std::string* out_error) {
+  auto item =
+      DeserializeItemFromPbInternal(pb_item, src_pool, config, value_pool, files, out_error);
+  if (item) {
+    item->SetFlagStatus((FlagStatus)pb_item.flag_status());
+  }
+  return item;
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<xml::XmlResource> DeserializeXmlResourceFromPb(const pb::XmlNode& pb_node,
                                                                std::string* out_error) {
   if (!pb_node.has_element()) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/format/proto/ProtoSerialize.cpp b/tools/aapt2/format/proto/ProtoSerialize.cpp
index c1e15bc..5772b3b 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/format/proto/ProtoSerialize.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/format/proto/ProtoSerialize.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@
           pb_config_value->mutable_config()->set_product(config_value->product);
           SerializeValueToPb(*config_value->value, pb_config_value->mutable_value(),
                              source_pool.get());
-          pb_config_value->set_flag_status((uint32_t)config_value->flag_status);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -720,6 +719,9 @@
   if (src_pool != nullptr) {
     SerializeSourceToPb(value.GetSource(), src_pool, out_value->mutable_source());
   }
+  if (out_value->has_item()) {
+    out_value->mutable_item()->set_flag_status((uint32_t)value.GetFlagStatus());
+  }
 }
 
 void SerializeItemToPb(const Item& item, pb::Item* out_item) {
@@ -727,6 +729,7 @@
   ValueSerializer serializer(&value, nullptr);
   item.Accept(&serializer);
   out_item->MergeFrom(value.item());
+  out_item->set_flag_status((uint32_t)item.GetFlagStatus());
 }
 
 void SerializeCompiledFileToPb(const ResourceFile& file, pb::internal::CompiledFile* out_file) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/Android.bp b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/Android.bp
index 5932271..4866d2c 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/Android.bp
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@
     srcs: [
         "res/values/bools.xml",
         "res/values/bools2.xml",
+        "res/values/ints.xml",
         "res/values/strings.xml",
     ],
     out: [
         "values_bools.arsc.flat",
         "values_bools2.arsc.flat",
+        "values_ints.arsc.flat",
         "values_strings.arsc.flat",
     ],
     cmd: "$(location aapt2) compile $(in) -o $(genDir) " +
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/res/values/ints.xml b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/res/values/ints.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a5c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/res/values/ints.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <integer-array name="intarr1">
+        <item>1</item>
+        <item>2</item>
+        <item android:featureFlag="test.package.falseFlag">666</item>
+        <item>3</item>
+    </integer-array>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/res/values/strings.xml b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/res/values/strings.xml
index 5c0fca1..3cbb928 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/FlaggedResourcesTest/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,11 @@
     <string name="str">plain string</string>
 
     <string name="str1" android:featureFlag="test.package.falseFlag">DONTFIND</string>
+
+    <string-array name="strarr1">
+        <item>one</item>
+        <item>two</item>
+        <item android:featureFlag="test.package.falseFlag">remove</item>
+        <item android:featureFlag="test.package.trueFlag">three</item>
+    </string-array>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/link/FlagDisabledResourceRemover.cpp b/tools/aapt2/link/FlagDisabledResourceRemover.cpp
index e3289e2..3ac1762 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/link/FlagDisabledResourceRemover.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/link/FlagDisabledResourceRemover.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@
   const auto remove_iter =
       std::stable_partition(entry->values.begin(), end_iter,
                             [](const std::unique_ptr<ResourceConfigValue>& value) -> bool {
-                              return value->flag_status != FlagStatus::Disabled;
+                              return value->value->GetFlagStatus() != FlagStatus::Disabled;
                             });
 
   bool keep = remove_iter != entry->values.begin();
 
   entry->values.erase(remove_iter, end_iter);
+
+  for (auto& value : entry->values) {
+    value->value->RemoveFlagDisabledElements();
+  }
+
   return keep;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/link/TableMerger.cpp b/tools/aapt2/link/TableMerger.cpp
index 1942fc11..37a039e 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/link/TableMerger.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/link/TableMerger.cpp
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@
     collision_result =
         ResolveMergeCollision(override_styles_instead_of_overlaying, dst_value, src_value, pool);
   } else {
-    collision_result = ResourceTable::ResolveFlagCollision(dst_config_value->flag_status,
-                                                           src_config_value->flag_status);
+    collision_result =
+        ResourceTable::ResolveFlagCollision(dst_value->GetFlagStatus(), src_value->GetFlagStatus());
     if (collision_result == CollisionResult::kConflict) {
       collision_result = ResourceTable::ResolveValueCollision(dst_value, src_value);
     }
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@
         } else {
           dst_config_value =
               dst_entry->FindOrCreateValue(src_config_value->config, src_config_value->product);
-          dst_config_value->flag_status = src_config_value->flag_status;
         }
 
         // Continue if we're taking the new resource.