diff --git a/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig b/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
index 997f3af..4c544f5 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
+++ b/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
@@ -126,3 +126,12 @@
     description: "Sends accessibility events in TouchExplorer#onAccessibilityEvent based on internal state to keep it consistent. This reduces test flakiness."
     bug: "295575684"
 }
+flag {
+    name: "send_hover_events_based_on_event_stream"
+    namespace: "accessibility"
+    description: "Send hover enter and exit based on the state of the hover event stream rather than the internal state of the touch explorer state machine. Because of the nondeterministic nature of gesture detection when done in talkback, relying on the internal state can cause crashes."
+    bug: "314251047"
+    metadata {
+        purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+    }
+}
diff --git a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchExplorer.java b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchExplorer.java
index be2ad21..4aa5ebc 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchExplorer.java
+++ b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchExplorer.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
     }
 
     private void clear(MotionEvent event, int policyFlags) {
-        if (mState.isTouchExploring()) {
+        if (mState.isTouchExploring() || Flags.sendHoverEventsBasedOnEventStream()) {
             // If a touch exploration gesture is in progress send events for its end.
             sendHoverExitAndTouchExplorationGestureEndIfNeeded(policyFlags);
         }
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
         mSendHoverEnterAndMoveDelayed.clear();
         mSendHoverExitDelayed.cancel();
         // If a touch exploration gesture is in progress send events for its end.
-        if (mState.isTouchExploring()) {
+        if (mState.isTouchExploring() || Flags.sendHoverEventsBasedOnEventStream()) {
             sendHoverExitAndTouchExplorationGestureEndIfNeeded(policyFlags);
         }
         if (mState.isClear()) {
@@ -1604,6 +1604,9 @@
             if (Flags.resetHoverEventTimerOnActionUp() && mEvents.size() == 0) {
                 return;
             }
+            if (Flags.sendHoverEventsBasedOnEventStream()) {
+                sendHoverExitAndTouchExplorationGestureEndIfNeeded(mPolicyFlags);
+            }
             // Send an accessibility event to announce the touch exploration start.
             mDispatcher.sendAccessibilityEvent(TYPE_TOUCH_EXPLORATION_GESTURE_START);
             if (isSendMotionEventsEnabled()) {