diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index fa7508f5d8cc1..a9910d228111e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -13768,6 +13768,19 @@ public static boolean putFloatForUser(ContentResolver cr, String name, float val
          */
         public static final String DISABLE_SECURE_WINDOWS = "disable_secure_windows";
 
+        /**
+
+         Whether to allow user-initiated screenshots of secure windows.
+
+         When this setting is set to a non-zero value, user-initiated screenshots
+         will capture content in windows with
+         {@link android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams#FLAG_SECURE}.
+         Other FLAG_SECURE behaviors (recents thumbnails, casting, screen recording)
+         are preserved.
+         @hide */
+        public static final String FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS = "force_screenshot_secure_windows";
+
+
         /**
          * Controls if the adaptive authentication feature should be disabled, which
          * will attempt to lock the device after a number of consecutive authentication
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index 686a2208a14ea..6faaf9b71461f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 import static android.window.ScreenCapture.ScreenCaptureParams.CAPTURE_MODE_REQUIRE_OPTIMIZED;
 import static android.window.ScreenCapture.ScreenCaptureParams.PROTECTED_CONTENT_POLICY_THROW_EXCEPTION;
 import static android.window.ScreenCapture.ScreenCaptureParams.SECURE_CONTENT_POLICY_THROW_EXCEPTION;
+import static android.window.ScreenCapture.ScreenCaptureParams.SECURE_CONTENT_POLICY_CAPTURE;
 import static android.window.WindowProviderService.isWindowProviderService;
 
 import static com.android.internal.protolog.WmProtoLogGroups.WM_DEBUG_ADD_REMOVE;
@@ -835,6 +836,8 @@ final class SettingsObserver extends ContentObserver {
                 Settings.Secure.getUriFor(Settings.Secure.IMMERSIVE_MODE_CONFIRMATIONS);
         private final Uri mDisableSecureWindowsUri =
                 Settings.Secure.getUriFor(Settings.Secure.DISABLE_SECURE_WINDOWS);
+        private final Uri mForceScreenshotSecureWindowsUri =
+                Settings.Secure.getUriFor(Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS);
         private final Uri mMagnifyImeEnabledUri = Settings.Secure.getUriFor(
                 Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_MAGNIFICATION_MAGNIFY_NAV_AND_IME);
         private final Uri mPolicyControlUri =
@@ -869,6 +872,9 @@ public SettingsObserver() {
                     UserHandle.USER_ALL);
             resolver.registerContentObserver(mDisableSecureWindowsUri, false, this,
                     UserHandle.USER_ALL);
+            resolver.registerContentObserver(mForceScreenshotSecureWindowsUri, false, this,
+                    UserHandle.USER_ALL);
+
             if (com.android.server.accessibility.Flags.enableMagnificationMagnifyNavBarAndIme()) {
                 resolver.registerContentObserver(mMagnifyImeEnabledUri, false, this,
                         UserHandle.USER_ALL);
@@ -934,6 +940,11 @@ public void onChange(boolean selfChange, Uri uri) {
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (mForceScreenshotSecureWindowsUri.equals(uri)) {
+                updateForceScreenshotSecureWindows();
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (mMagnifyImeEnabledUri.equals(uri)) {
                 updateMagnifyIme();
             }
@@ -962,6 +973,7 @@ public void onChange(boolean selfChange, Uri uri) {
         void loadSettings() {
             updateMaximumObscuringOpacityForTouch();
             updateDisableSecureWindows();
+            updateForceScreenshotSecureWindows();
             updateMagnifyIme();
         }
 
@@ -1072,6 +1084,19 @@ void updateDisableSecureWindows() {
             }
         }
 
+        void updateForceScreenshotSecureWindows() {
+
+            boolean forceScreenshotSecureWindows;
+            try {
+                forceScreenshotSecureWindows = Settings.Secure.getIntForUser(
+                        mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                        Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 0) != 0;
+            } catch (Settings.SettingNotFoundException e) {
+                forceScreenshotSecureWindows = false;
+            }
+            mForceScreenshotSecureWindows = forceScreenshotSecureWindows;
+        }
+        
         void updateMagnifyIme() {
             if (!com.android.server.accessibility.Flags.enableMagnificationMagnifyNavBarAndIme()) {
                 mMagnifyIme = false;
@@ -1247,6 +1272,7 @@ public void onAppTransitionFinishedLocked(IBinder token) {
     private final ScreenRecordingCallbackController mScreenRecordingCallbackController;
 
     private volatile boolean mDisableSecureWindows = false;
+    private volatile boolean mForceScreenshotSecureWindows = false;
 
     /** Creates an instance of the WindowManagerService for the system server. */
     public static WindowManagerService main(@NonNull final Context context,
@@ -10669,10 +10695,17 @@ ScreenCaptureInternal.LayerCaptureArgs getCaptureArgs(
             }
         }
 
-        return new ScreenCaptureInternal.LayerCaptureArgs.Builder(
+        ScreenCaptureInternal.LayerCaptureArgs.Builder builder =
+                new ScreenCaptureInternal.LayerCaptureArgs.Builder(
                         displaySurfaceControl, captureArgs)
-                .setSourceCrop(mTmpRect)
-                .build();
+                        .setSourceCrop(mTmpRect);
+
+        if (mForceScreenshotSecureWindows) {
+            builder = builder.setSecureContentPolicy(
+                    SECURE_CONTENT_POLICY_CAPTURE);
+        }
+
+        return builder.build();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -10870,6 +10903,10 @@ boolean getDisableSecureWindows() {
         return mDisableSecureWindows;
     }
 
+    boolean getForceScreenshotSecureWindows() {
+        return mForceScreenshotSecureWindows;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called to notify WMS that the specified window has become visible. This shows a Toast if the
      * window is deemed to hold sensitive content.
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerServiceTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerServiceTests.java
index bea5b4e9e5b0e..321ab5216cf71 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerServiceTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerServiceTests.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 import android.app.IApplicationThread;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.IBinder;
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@
 import android.window.ClientWindowFrames;
 import android.window.ConfigurationChangeSetting;
 import android.window.InputTransferToken;
+import android.window.ScreenCapture;
 import android.window.ScreenCaptureInternal;
 import android.window.WindowContainerToken;
 
@@ -1364,6 +1366,30 @@ public void testCaptureDisplay() {
         assertEquals(validRect, resultingArgs.mSourceCrop);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCaptureArgs_forceScreenshotSecureWindows() {
+        Rect displayBounds = new Rect(0, 0, 100, 200);
+        spyOn(mDisplayContent);
+        when(mDisplayContent.getBounds()).thenReturn(displayBounds);
+        ContentResolver cr = useFakeSettingsProvider();
+
+        // secureContentPolicy should be REDACT (default) when setting is disabled
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(cr, Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 0);
+        mWm.mSettingsObserver.onChange(false,
+                Settings.Secure.getUriFor(Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS));
+        ScreenCaptureInternal.LayerCaptureArgs resultingArgs =
+                mWm.getCaptureArgs(DEFAULT_DISPLAY, null);
+        assertEquals(ScreenCapture.ScreenCaptureParams.SECURE_CONTENT_POLICY_REDACT,
+                resultingArgs.mSecureContentPolicy);
+
+        // secureContentPolicy should be CAPTURE when setting is enabled
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(cr, Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS, 1);
+        mWm.mSettingsObserver.onChange(false,
+                Settings.Secure.getUriFor(Settings.Secure.FORCE_SCREENSHOT_SECURE_WINDOWS));
+        resultingArgs = mWm.getCaptureArgs(DEFAULT_DISPLAY, null);
+        assertEquals(ScreenCapture.ScreenCaptureParams.SECURE_CONTENT_POLICY_CAPTURE,
+                resultingArgs.mSecureContentPolicy);
+    }
     @Test
     public void testGrantInputChannel_sanitizeSpyWindowForApplications() {
         final Session session = mock(Session.class);