diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
index 56576f1..407873e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
@@ -420,3 +420,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+flag {
+   name: "get_connected_device_name_unsynchronized"
+   namespace: "systemui"
+   description: "Decide whether to fetch the connected bluetooth device name outside a synchronized block."
+   bug: "323995015"
+   metadata {
+       purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+     }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BluetoothControllerImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BluetoothControllerImpl.java
index fc2f6e9..c089092 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BluetoothControllerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BluetoothControllerImpl.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import com.android.settingslib.bluetooth.LocalBluetoothManager;
 import com.android.settingslib.bluetooth.LocalBluetoothProfile;
 import com.android.settingslib.bluetooth.LocalBluetoothProfileManager;
+import com.android.systemui.Flags;
 import com.android.systemui.bluetooth.BluetoothLogger;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Background;
@@ -240,9 +241,21 @@
     @WorkerThread
     @Override
     public String getConnectedDeviceName() {
-        synchronized (mConnectedDevices) {
-            if (mConnectedDevices.size() == 1) {
-                return mConnectedDevices.get(0).getName();
+        if (Flags.getConnectedDeviceNameUnsynchronized()) {
+            CachedBluetoothDevice connectedDevice = null;
+            // Calling the getName() API for CachedBluetoothDevice outside the synchronized block
+            // so that the main thread is not blocked.
+            synchronized (mConnectedDevices) {
+                if (mConnectedDevices.size() == 1) {
+                    connectedDevice = mConnectedDevices.get(0);
+                }
+            }
+            return connectedDevice != null ? connectedDevice.getName() : null;
+        } else {
+            synchronized (mConnectedDevices) {
+                if (mConnectedDevices.size() == 1) {
+                    return mConnectedDevices.get(0).getName();
+                }
             }
         }
         return null;