diff --git a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/Android.bp b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/Android.bp
index 59f6c66..cfcaec5 100644
--- a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/Android.bp
+++ b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/Android.bp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
         "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@2.0",
         "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@3.0",
         "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@4.0",
+        "camera_platform_flags_c_lib",
     ],
 
     // Statically link to libs not guaranteed to be present on the device.
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
         "libhidlmemory",
         "libgralloctypes",
         "libaidlcommonsupport",
+        "libgtest",
     ],
 
     require_root: true,
diff --git a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/VtsAidlHalCameraProvider_TargetTest.cpp b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/VtsAidlHalCameraProvider_TargetTest.cpp
index b6b5206..def6233 100644
--- a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/VtsAidlHalCameraProvider_TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/VtsAidlHalCameraProvider_TargetTest.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <aidl/Vintf.h>
 #include <aidl/android/hardware/camera/common/VendorTagSection.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <hidl/GtestPrinter.h>
 #include <hidl/HidlSupport.h>
 #include <torch_provider_cb.h>
+#include <com_android_internal_camera_flags.h>
 #include <list>
 
 using ::aidl::android::hardware::camera::common::CameraDeviceStatus;
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
 const uint32_t kMaxStillHeight = 1536;
 
 const int64_t kEmptyFlushTimeoutMSec = 200;
+namespace flags = com::android::internal::camera::flags;
 
 const static std::vector<int64_t> kMandatoryUseCases = {
         ANDROID_SCALER_AVAILABLE_STREAM_USE_CASES_DEFAULT,
@@ -159,6 +162,28 @@
     }
 }
 
+// Validate the integrity of manual flash strength control metadata
+TEST_P(CameraAidlTest, validateManualFlashStrengthControlKeys) {
+    if (flags::camera_manual_flash_strength_control()) {
+        std::vector<std::string> cameraDeviceNames = getCameraDeviceNames(mProvider);
+        for (const auto& name : cameraDeviceNames) {
+            ALOGI("validateManualFlashStrengthControlKeys: Testing camera device %s", name.c_str());
+            CameraMetadata meta;
+            std::shared_ptr<ICameraDevice> cameraDevice;
+            openEmptyDeviceSession(name, mProvider, &mSession /*out*/, &meta /*out*/,
+                    &cameraDevice /*out*/);
+            ndk::ScopedAStatus ret = cameraDevice->getCameraCharacteristics(&meta);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+            const camera_metadata_t* staticMeta =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const camera_metadata_t*>(meta.metadata.data());
+            verifyManualFlashStrengthControlCharacteristics(staticMeta);
+        }
+    } else {
+        ALOGI("validateManualFlashStrengthControlKeys: Test skipped.\n");
+        GTEST_SKIP();
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_P(CameraAidlTest, systemCameraTest) {
     std::vector<std::string> cameraDeviceNames = getCameraDeviceNames(mProvider);
     std::map<std::string, std::vector<SystemCameraKind>> hiddenPhysicalIdToLogicalMap;
diff --git a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.cpp b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.cpp
index 6a17453..e5bf637 100644
--- a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.cpp
+++ b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.cpp
@@ -1152,6 +1152,58 @@
     }
 }
 
+void CameraAidlTest::verifyManualFlashStrengthControlCharacteristics(
+        const camera_metadata_t* staticMeta) {
+    camera_metadata_ro_entry singleMaxEntry;
+    camera_metadata_ro_entry singleDefEntry;
+    camera_metadata_ro_entry torchMaxEntry;
+    camera_metadata_ro_entry torchDefEntry;
+    bool torch_supported = false;
+    int32_t singleMaxLevel = 0;
+    int32_t singleDefLevel = 0;
+    int32_t torchMaxLevel = 0;
+    int32_t torchDefLevel = 0;
+
+    // determine whether the device supports torch or not
+    torch_supported = isTorchSupported(staticMeta);
+
+    int singleMaxRetCode = find_camera_metadata_ro_entry(staticMeta,
+            ANDROID_FLASH_SINGLE_STRENGTH_MAX_LEVEL, &singleMaxEntry);
+    int singleDefRetCode = find_camera_metadata_ro_entry(staticMeta,
+            ANDROID_FLASH_SINGLE_STRENGTH_DEFAULT_LEVEL, &singleDefEntry);
+    int torchMaxRetCode = find_camera_metadata_ro_entry(staticMeta,
+            ANDROID_FLASH_TORCH_STRENGTH_MAX_LEVEL, &torchMaxEntry);
+    int torchDefRetCode = find_camera_metadata_ro_entry(staticMeta,
+            ANDROID_FLASH_TORCH_STRENGTH_DEFAULT_LEVEL, &torchDefEntry);
+    if (torch_supported) {
+        if(singleMaxRetCode == 0 && singleDefRetCode == 0 && torchMaxRetCode == 0 &&
+                torchDefRetCode == 0) {
+            singleMaxLevel = *singleMaxEntry.data.i32;
+            singleDefLevel = *singleDefEntry.data.i32;
+            torchMaxLevel = *torchMaxEntry.data.i32;
+            torchDefLevel = *torchDefEntry.data.i32;
+            ASSERT_TRUE((singleMaxEntry.count == singleDefEntry.count == torchMaxEntry.count
+                    == torchDefEntry.count == 1));
+        } else {
+            ASSERT_TRUE((singleMaxEntry.count == singleDefEntry.count == torchMaxEntry.count
+                    == torchDefEntry.count == 0));
+        }
+        // if the device supports this feature default levels should be greater than 0
+        if (singleMaxLevel > 1) {
+            ASSERT_GT(torchMaxLevel, 1);
+            ASSERT_GT(torchDefLevel, 0);
+            ASSERT_GT(singleDefLevel, 0);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(torchDefLevel <= torchMaxLevel); // default levels should be <= max levels
+            ASSERT_TRUE(singleDefLevel <= singleMaxLevel);
+        }
+    } else {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(singleMaxRetCode != 0);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(singleDefRetCode != 0);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(torchMaxRetCode != 0);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(torchDefRetCode != 0);
+    }
+}
+
 void CameraAidlTest::verifyRecommendedConfigs(const CameraMetadata& chars) {
     size_t CONFIG_ENTRY_SIZE = 5;
     size_t CONFIG_ENTRY_TYPE_OFFSET = 3;
diff --git a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.h b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.h
index 3018d5a..0ebd4ef 100644
--- a/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.h
+++ b/camera/provider/aidl/vts/camera_aidl_test.h
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@
 
     static void verifyMonochromeCharacteristics(const CameraMetadata& chars);
 
+    static void verifyManualFlashStrengthControlCharacteristics(
+            const camera_metadata_t* staticMeta);
+
     static void verifyMonochromeCameraResult(
             const ::android::hardware::camera::common::V1_0::helper::CameraMetadata& metadata);