diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 1c61b11..3da0dc9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -797,6 +797,12 @@
     }));
 }
 
+bool shouldUseGraphiteIfCompiledAndSupported() {
+    return FlagManager::getInstance().graphite_renderengine() ||
+            (FlagManager::getInstance().graphite_renderengine_preview_rollout() &&
+             base::GetBoolProperty(PROPERTY_DEBUG_RENDERENGINE_GRAPHITE_PREVIEW_OPTIN, false));
+}
+
 void chooseRenderEngineType(renderengine::RenderEngineCreationArgs::Builder& builder) {
     char prop[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     property_get(PROPERTY_DEBUG_RENDERENGINE_BACKEND, prop, "");
@@ -825,14 +831,13 @@
 // is used by layertracegenerator (which also needs SurfaceFlinger.cpp). :)
 #if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_SURFACEFLINGER_FLAGS_GRAPHITE_RENDERENGINE || \
         COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_SURFACEFLINGER_FLAGS_FORCE_COMPILE_GRAPHITE_RENDERENGINE
-        const bool useGraphite = FlagManager::getInstance().graphite_renderengine() &&
+        const bool useGraphite = shouldUseGraphiteIfCompiledAndSupported() &&
                 renderengine::RenderEngine::canSupport(kVulkan);
 #else
         const bool useGraphite = false;
-        if (FlagManager::getInstance().graphite_renderengine()) {
-            ALOGE("RenderEngine's Graphite Skia backend was requested with the "
-                  "debug.renderengine.graphite system property, but it is not compiled in this "
-                  "build! Falling back to Ganesh backend selection logic.");
+        if (shouldUseGraphiteIfCompiledAndSupported()) {
+            ALOGE("RenderEngine's Graphite Skia backend was requested, but it is not compiled in "
+                  "this build! Falling back to Ganesh backend selection logic.");
         }
 #endif
         const bool useVulkan = useGraphite ||
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
index bd151be..f257c7c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     DUMP_ACONFIG_FLAG(adpf_gpu_sf);
     DUMP_ACONFIG_FLAG(adpf_native_session_manager);
     DUMP_ACONFIG_FLAG(adpf_use_fmq_channel);
+    DUMP_ACONFIG_FLAG(graphite_renderengine_preview_rollout);
 
     /// Trunk stable readonly flags ///
     DUMP_ACONFIG_FLAG(adpf_fmq_sf);
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@
 FLAG_MANAGER_ACONFIG_FLAG(refresh_rate_overlay_on_external_display, "")
 FLAG_MANAGER_ACONFIG_FLAG(adpf_gpu_sf, "")
 FLAG_MANAGER_ACONFIG_FLAG(adpf_native_session_manager, "");
+FLAG_MANAGER_ACONFIG_FLAG(graphite_renderengine_preview_rollout, "");
 
 /// Trunk stable server (R/W) flags from outside SurfaceFlinger ///
 FLAG_MANAGER_ACONFIG_FLAG_IMPORTED(adpf_use_fmq_channel, "", android::os)
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h b/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
index fd2306f..a461627 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     bool adpf_use_fmq_channel() const;
     bool adpf_native_session_manager() const;
     bool adpf_use_fmq_channel_fixed() const;
+    bool graphite_renderengine_preview_rollout() const;
 
     /// Trunk stable readonly flags ///
     bool adpf_fmq_sf() const;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig b/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
index 34a935a..2c44e4c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
@@ -173,6 +173,13 @@
 } # frame_rate_category_mrr
 
 flag {
+  name: "graphite_renderengine_preview_rollout"
+  namespace: "core_graphics"
+  description: "R/W flag to enable Skia's Graphite Vulkan backend in RenderEngine, IF it is already compiled with force_compile_graphite_renderengine, AND the debug.renderengine.graphite_preview_optin sysprop is set to true."
+  bug: "293371537"
+} # graphite_renderengine_preview_rollout
+
+flag {
   name: "latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed"
   namespace: "core_graphics"
   description: "Ignore eAutoRefreshChanged with latch unsignaled"