diff --git a/aconfig/launcher.aconfig b/aconfig/launcher.aconfig
index 9fa2f50..ed370ec 100644
--- a/aconfig/launcher.aconfig
+++ b/aconfig/launcher.aconfig
@@ -601,3 +601,10 @@
     purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
   }
 }
+
+flag {
+  name: "enable_strict_mode"
+  namespace: "launcher"
+  description: "Enable Strict Mode for the Launcher app"
+  bug: "394651876"
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 30ef24b..58fd154 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.getTopOpenViewWithType;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableAddAppWidgetViaConfigActivityV2;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableSmartspaceRemovalToggle;
+import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableStrictMode;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableWorkspaceInflation;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.HOTSEAT_SCALE_PROPERTY_FACTORY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SCALE_INDEX_WIDGET_TRANSITION;
@@ -459,7 +460,8 @@
         Trace.beginAsyncSection(DISPLAY_ALL_APPS_TRACE_METHOD_NAME,
                 DISPLAY_ALL_APPS_TRACE_COOKIE);
         TraceHelper.INSTANCE.beginSection(ON_CREATE_EVT);
-        if (DEBUG_STRICT_MODE) {
+        if (DEBUG_STRICT_MODE
+                || (FeatureFlags.IS_STUDIO_BUILD && enableStrictMode())) {
             StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder()
                     .detectDiskReads()
                     .detectDiskWrites()