diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.cpp
index 7569c1b..4d9a9ca 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.cpp
@@ -261,20 +261,25 @@
     }
     snapshot.isVisible = visible;
 
-    // TODO(b/238781169) we are ignoring this compat for now, since we will have
-    // to remove any optimization based on visibility.
+    if (FlagManager::getInstance().skip_invisible_windows_in_input()) {
+        snapshot.inputInfo.setInputConfig(gui::WindowInfo::InputConfig::NOT_VISIBLE, !visible);
+    } else {
+        // TODO(b/238781169) we are ignoring this compat for now, since we will have
+        // to remove any optimization based on visibility.
 
-    // For compatibility reasons we let layers which can receive input
-    // receive input before they have actually submitted a buffer. Because
-    // of this we use canReceiveInput instead of isVisible to check the
-    // policy-visibility, ignoring the buffer state. However for layers with
-    // hasInputInfo()==false we can use the real visibility state.
-    // We are just using these layers for occlusion detection in
-    // InputDispatcher, and obviously if they aren't visible they can't occlude
-    // anything.
-    const bool visibleForInput =
-            snapshot.hasInputInfo() ? snapshot.canReceiveInput() : snapshot.isVisible;
-    snapshot.inputInfo.setInputConfig(gui::WindowInfo::InputConfig::NOT_VISIBLE, !visibleForInput);
+        // For compatibility reasons we let layers which can receive input
+        // receive input before they have actually submitted a buffer. Because
+        // of this we use canReceiveInput instead of isVisible to check the
+        // policy-visibility, ignoring the buffer state. However for layers with
+        // hasInputInfo()==false we can use the real visibility state.
+        // We are just using these layers for occlusion detection in
+        // InputDispatcher, and obviously if they aren't visible they can't occlude
+        // anything.
+        const bool visibleForInput =
+                snapshot.hasInputInfo() ? snapshot.canReceiveInput() : snapshot.isVisible;
+        snapshot.inputInfo.setInputConfig(gui::WindowInfo::InputConfig::NOT_VISIBLE,
+                                          !visibleForInput);
+    }
     LLOGV(snapshot.sequence, "updating visibility %s %s", visible ? "true" : "false",
           snapshot.getDebugString().c_str());
 }
@@ -1260,6 +1265,10 @@
     for (int i = mNumInterestingSnapshots - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         LayerSnapshot& snapshot = *mSnapshots[(size_t)i];
         if (!snapshot.hasInputInfo()) continue;
+        if (FlagManager::getInstance().skip_invisible_windows_in_input() &&
+            snapshot.inputInfo.inputConfig.test(gui::WindowInfo::InputConfig::NOT_VISIBLE)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         visitor(snapshot);
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
index 12616e3..169fef9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
     DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG(display_config_error_hal);
     DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG(connected_display_hdr);
     DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG(deprecate_frame_tracker);
+    DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG(skip_invisible_windows_in_input);
 
 #undef DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG
 #undef DUMP_SERVER_FLAG
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@
 FLAG_MANAGER_READ_ONLY_FLAG(display_config_error_hal, "");
 FLAG_MANAGER_READ_ONLY_FLAG(connected_display_hdr, "");
 FLAG_MANAGER_READ_ONLY_FLAG(deprecate_frame_tracker, "");
+FLAG_MANAGER_READ_ONLY_FLAG(skip_invisible_windows_in_input, "");
 
 /// Trunk stable server flags ///
 FLAG_MANAGER_SERVER_FLAG(refresh_rate_overlay_on_external_display, "")
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h b/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
index f5bea72..5243596 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     bool display_config_error_hal() const;
     bool connected_display_hdr() const;
     bool deprecate_frame_tracker() const;
+    bool skip_invisible_windows_in_input() const;
 
 protected:
     // overridden for unit tests
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig b/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
index 014c736..6903941 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
@@ -196,6 +196,17 @@
  } # single_hop_screenshot
 
 flag {
+  name: "skip_invisible_windows_in_input"
+  namespace: "window_surfaces"
+  description: "Only send visible windows to input list"
+  bug: "305254099"
+  is_fixed_read_only: true
+  metadata {
+    purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+  }
+ } # skip_invisible_windows_in_input
+
+flag {
   name: "true_hdr_screenshots"
   namespace: "core_graphics"
   description: "Enables screenshotting display content in HDR, sans tone mapping"
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
index 6aec743..8c53eef 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
@@ -1550,6 +1550,9 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(LayerSnapshotTest, NonVisibleLayerWithInput) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::
+                              skip_invisible_windows_in_input,
+                      false);
     LayerHierarchyTestBase::createRootLayer(3);
     setColor(3, {-1._hf, -1._hf, -1._hf});
     UPDATE_AND_VERIFY(mSnapshotBuilder, STARTING_ZORDER);
@@ -1575,6 +1578,39 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(foundInputLayer);
 }
 
+TEST_F(LayerSnapshotTest, NonVisibleLayerWithInputShouldNotBeIncluded) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::
+                              skip_invisible_windows_in_input,
+                      true);
+    LayerHierarchyTestBase::createRootLayer(3);
+    setColor(3, {-1._hf, -1._hf, -1._hf});
+    UPDATE_AND_VERIFY(mSnapshotBuilder, STARTING_ZORDER);
+
+    std::vector<TransactionState> transactions;
+    transactions.emplace_back();
+    transactions.back().states.push_back({});
+    transactions.back().states.front().state.what = layer_state_t::eInputInfoChanged;
+    transactions.back().states.front().layerId = 3;
+    transactions.back().states.front().state.windowInfoHandle = sp<gui::WindowInfoHandle>::make();
+    auto inputInfo = transactions.back().states.front().state.windowInfoHandle->editInfo();
+    inputInfo->token = sp<BBinder>::make();
+    hideLayer(3);
+    mLifecycleManager.applyTransactions(transactions);
+
+    update(mSnapshotBuilder);
+
+    bool foundInputLayer = false;
+    mSnapshotBuilder.forEachInputSnapshot([&](const frontend::LayerSnapshot& snapshot) {
+        if (snapshot.uniqueSequence == 3) {
+            EXPECT_TRUE(
+                    snapshot.inputInfo.inputConfig.test(gui::WindowInfo::InputConfig::NOT_VISIBLE));
+            EXPECT_FALSE(snapshot.isVisible);
+            foundInputLayer = true;
+        }
+    });
+    EXPECT_FALSE(foundInputLayer);
+}
+
 TEST_F(LayerSnapshotTest, ForEachSnapshotsWithPredicate) {
     std::vector<uint32_t> visitedUniqueSequences;
     mSnapshotBuilder.forEachSnapshot(