diff --git a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/data/repository/ClockPickerRepositoryImpl.kt b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/data/repository/ClockPickerRepositoryImpl.kt
index 2d22c38..aeed45e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/data/repository/ClockPickerRepositoryImpl.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/data/repository/ClockPickerRepositoryImpl.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                         registry
                             .getClocks()
                             .filter { "NOT_IN_USE" !in it.clockId }
-                            .map { it.toModel() }
+                            .map { it.toModel(isSelected = it.clockId == registry.currentClockId) }
                     trySend(allClocks)
                 }
 
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
                             .getClocks()
                             .find { clockMetadata -> clockMetadata.clockId == currentClockId }
                             ?.toModel(
+                                isSelected = true,
                                 selectedColorId = metadata?.getSelectedColorId(),
                                 colorTone = metadata?.getColorTone()
                                         ?: ClockMetadataModel.DEFAULT_COLOR_TONE_PROGRESS,
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@
 
     /** By default, [ClockMetadataModel] has no color information unless specified. */
     private fun ClockMetadata.toModel(
+        isSelected: Boolean,
         selectedColorId: String? = null,
         @IntRange(from = 0, to = 100) colorTone: Int = 0,
         @ColorInt seedColor: Int? = null,
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@
         return ClockMetadataModel(
             clockId = clockId,
             name = name,
+            isSelected = isSelected,
             selectedColorId = selectedColorId,
             colorToneProgress = colorTone,
             seedColor = seedColor,
diff --git a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/shared/model/ClockMetadataModel.kt b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/shared/model/ClockMetadataModel.kt
index bd87ba6..2522507 100644
--- a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/shared/model/ClockMetadataModel.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/shared/model/ClockMetadataModel.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 data class ClockMetadataModel(
     val clockId: String,
     val name: String,
+    val isSelected: Boolean,
     val selectedColorId: String?,
     @IntRange(from = 0, to = 100) val colorToneProgress: Int,
     @ColorInt val seedColor: Int?,
diff --git a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/view/ClockCarouselView.kt b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/view/ClockCarouselView.kt
index 8764e54..8bdbbfa 100644
--- a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/view/ClockCarouselView.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/view/ClockCarouselView.kt
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@
 
         adapter = ClockCarouselAdapter(clockSize, clocks, clockViewFactory, onClockSelected)
         carousel.setAdapter(adapter)
-        carousel.refresh()
+        val indexOfSelectedClock =
+            clocks
+                .indexOfFirst { it.isSelected }
+                // If not found, default to the first clock as selected:
+                .takeIf { it != -1 }
+                ?: 0
+        carousel.jumpToIndex(indexOfSelectedClock)
         motionLayout.setTransitionListener(
             object : MotionLayout.TransitionListener {
 
@@ -265,9 +271,11 @@
     fun setSelectedClockIndex(
         index: Int,
     ) {
-        // jumpToIndex to the same position can cause the views unnecessarily populate again.
-        // Only call jumpToIndex when the jump-to index is different from the current carousel.
-        if (index != carousel.currentIndex) {
+        // 1. setUpClockCarouselView() can possibly not be called before setSelectedClockIndex().
+        //    We need to check if index out of bound.
+        // 2. jumpToIndex() to the same position can cause the views unnecessarily populate again.
+        //    We only call jumpToIndex when the index is different from the current carousel.
+        if (index < carousel.count && index != carousel.currentIndex) {
             carousel.jumpToIndex(index)
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselItemViewModel.kt b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselItemViewModel.kt
index 708fa2f..ea2f776 100644
--- a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselItemViewModel.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselItemViewModel.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import com.android.wallpaper.R
 import com.android.wallpaper.module.InjectorProvider
 
-class ClockCarouselItemViewModel(val clockId: String) {
+class ClockCarouselItemViewModel(val clockId: String, val isSelected: Boolean) {
 
     /** Description for accessibility purposes when a clock is selected. */
     fun getContentDescription(resources: Resources): String {
diff --git a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselViewModel.kt b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselViewModel.kt
index a4f9cc4..7922054 100644
--- a/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselViewModel.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselViewModel.kt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             .mapLatest { allClocks ->
                 // Delay to avoid the case that the full list of clocks is not initiated.
                 delay(CLOCKS_EVENT_UPDATE_DELAY_MILLIS)
-                allClocks.map { ClockCarouselItemViewModel(it.clockId) }
+                allClocks.map { ClockCarouselItemViewModel(it.clockId, it.isSelected) }
             }
             .stateIn(viewModelScope, SharingStarted.Eagerly, emptyList())
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/data/repository/FakeClockPickerRepository.kt b/tests/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/data/repository/FakeClockPickerRepository.kt
index bf2766d..95d7e35 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/data/repository/FakeClockPickerRepository.kt
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/data/repository/FakeClockPickerRepository.kt
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@
             val selectedClock = fakeClocks.find { clock -> clock.clockId == selectedClockId }
             checkNotNull(selectedClock)
             ClockMetadataModel(
-                selectedClock.clockId,
-                selectedClock.name,
-                selectedColor,
-                colorTone,
-                seedColor,
+                clockId = selectedClock.clockId,
+                name = selectedClock.name,
+                isSelected = true,
+                selectedColorId = selectedColor,
+                colorToneProgress = colorTone,
+                seedColor = seedColor,
             )
         }
 
@@ -81,10 +82,10 @@
         const val CLOCK_ID_3 = "clock3"
         val fakeClocks =
             listOf(
-                ClockMetadataModel(CLOCK_ID_0, "clock0", null, 50, null),
-                ClockMetadataModel(CLOCK_ID_1, "clock1", null, 50, null),
-                ClockMetadataModel(CLOCK_ID_2, "clock2", null, 50, null),
-                ClockMetadataModel(CLOCK_ID_3, "clock3", null, 50, null),
+                ClockMetadataModel(CLOCK_ID_0, "clock0", true, null, 50, null),
+                ClockMetadataModel(CLOCK_ID_1, "clock1", false, null, 50, null),
+                ClockMetadataModel(CLOCK_ID_2, "clock2", false, null, 50, null),
+                ClockMetadataModel(CLOCK_ID_3, "clock3", false, null, 50, null),
             )
         const val CLOCK_COLOR_ID = "RED"
         const val CLOCK_COLOR_TONE_PROGRESS = 87
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselViewModelTest.kt b/tests/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselViewModelTest.kt
index c5eb796..0dfc9ee 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/customization/picker/clock/ui/viewmodel/ClockCarouselViewModelTest.kt
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@
         FakeClockPickerRepository(
             listOf(
                 ClockMetadataModel(
-                    "clock0",
-                    "clock0",
-                    null,
-                    ClockMetadataModel.DEFAULT_COLOR_TONE_PROGRESS,
-                    null,
+                    clockId = "clock0",
+                    name = "clock0",
+                    isSelected = true,
+                    selectedColorId = null,
+                    colorToneProgress = ClockMetadataModel.DEFAULT_COLOR_TONE_PROGRESS,
+                    seedColor = null,
                 ),
             )
         )