diff --git a/core/java/android/view/RenderNode.java b/core/java/android/view/RenderNode.java
index fcea0c3..982e5c2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/RenderNode.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/RenderNode.java
@@ -843,6 +843,32 @@
         return nGetDebugSize(mNativeRenderNode);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets whether or not to allow force dark to apply to this RenderNode.
+     *
+     * Setting this to false will disable the auto-dark feature on everything this RenderNode
+     * draws, including any descendants.
+     *
+     * Setting this to true will allow this RenderNode to be automatically made dark, however
+     * a value of 'true' will not override any 'false' value in its parent chain nor will
+     * it prevent any 'false' in any of its children.
+     *
+     * @param allow Whether or not to allow force dark.
+     * @return true If the value has changed, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean setAllowForceDark(boolean allow) {
+        return nSetAllowForceDark(mNativeRenderNode, allow);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * See {@link #setAllowForceDark(boolean)}
+     *
+     * @return true if force dark is allowed (default), false if it is disabled
+     */
+    public boolean getAllowForceDark() {
+        return nGetAllowForceDark(mNativeRenderNode);
+    }
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Animations
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1043,4 +1069,8 @@
     private static native int nGetWidth(long renderNode);
     @CriticalNative
     private static native int nGetHeight(long renderNode);
+    @CriticalNative
+    private static native boolean nSetAllowForceDark(long renderNode, boolean allowForceDark);
+    @CriticalNative
+    private static native boolean nGetAllowForceDark(long renderNode);
 }
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
index 427f570..6fb1bba 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@
         HwuiContext(boolean isWideColorGamut) {
             mRenderNode = RenderNode.create("HwuiCanvas", null);
             mRenderNode.setClipToBounds(false);
+            mRenderNode.setAllowForceDark(false);
             mIsWideColorGamut = isWideColorGamut;
             mHwuiRenderer = nHwuiCreate(mRenderNode.mNativeRenderNode, mNativeObject,
                     isWideColorGamut);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 19e3f7f62..f4be9f2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -15246,6 +15246,40 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Sets whether or not to allow force dark to apply to this view.
+     *
+     * Setting this to false will disable the auto-dark feature on everything this view
+     * draws, including any descendants.
+     *
+     * Setting this to true will allow this view to be automatically made dark, however
+     * a value of 'true' will not override any 'false' value in its parent chain nor will
+     * it prevent any 'false' in any of its children.
+     *
+     * @param allow Whether or not to allow force dark.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void setAllowForceDark(boolean allow) {
+        if (mRenderNode.setAllowForceDark(allow)) {
+            // Currently toggling force-dark requires a new display list push to apply
+            // TODO: Make it not clobber the display list so this is just a damageSelf() instead
+            invalidate();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * See {@link #setAllowForceDark(boolean)}
+     *
+     * @return true if force dark is allowed (default), false if it is disabled
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "drawing")
+    public boolean getAllowForceDark() {
+        return mRenderNode.getAllowForceDark();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Top position of this view relative to its parent.
      *
      * @return The top of this view, in pixels.
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_RenderNode.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_RenderNode.cpp
index 46b19bd..0701f3e 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_RenderNode.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_RenderNode.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,14 @@
     return reinterpret_cast<RenderNode*>(renderNodePtr)->stagingProperties().getHeight();
 }
 
+static jboolean android_view_RenderNode_setAllowForceDark(jlong renderNodePtr, jboolean allow) {
+    return SET_AND_DIRTY(setAllowForceDark, allow, RenderNode::GENERIC);
+}
+
+static jboolean android_view_RenderNode_getAllowForceDark(jlong renderNodePtr) {
+    return reinterpret_cast<RenderNode*>(renderNodePtr)->stagingProperties().getAllowForceDark();
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // RenderProperties - Animations
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -664,6 +672,8 @@
     { "nGetPivotY",                "(J)F",  (void*) android_view_RenderNode_getPivotY },
     { "nGetWidth",                 "(J)I",  (void*) android_view_RenderNode_getWidth },
     { "nGetHeight",                "(J)I",  (void*) android_view_RenderNode_getHeight },
+    { "nSetAllowForceDark",        "(JZ)Z", (void*) android_view_RenderNode_setAllowForceDark },
+    { "nGetAllowForceDark",        "(J)Z",  (void*) android_view_RenderNode_getAllowForceDark },
 };
 
 int register_android_view_RenderNode(JNIEnv* env) {
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Bitmap.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Bitmap.java
index cea6c1c..9cbbf4e 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Bitmap.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Bitmap.java
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@
             final RenderNode node = RenderNode.create("BitmapTemporary", null);
             node.setLeftTopRightBottom(0, 0, width, height);
             node.setClipToBounds(false);
+            node.setAllowForceDark(false);
             final DisplayListCanvas canvas = node.start(width, height);
             if (source.getWidth() != width || source.getHeight() != height) {
                 canvas.scale(width / (float) source.getWidth(),
diff --git a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
index 26e5cea..9cfaa6a 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!info.damageAccumulator, "DamageAccumulator missing");
     MarkAndSweepRemoved observer(&info);
 
+    const int before = info.disableForceDark;
     prepareTreeImpl(observer, info, false);
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(before != info.disableForceDark, "Mis-matched force dark");
 }
 
 void RenderNode::addAnimator(const sp<BaseRenderNodeAnimator>& animator) {
@@ -195,6 +197,11 @@
     if (info.mode == TreeInfo::MODE_FULL) {
         pushStagingPropertiesChanges(info);
     }
+
+    if (!mProperties.getAllowForceDark()) {
+        info.disableForceDark++;
+    }
+
     uint32_t animatorDirtyMask = 0;
     if (CC_LIKELY(info.runAnimations)) {
         animatorDirtyMask = mAnimatorManager.animate(info);
@@ -232,6 +239,9 @@
     }
     pushLayerUpdate(info);
 
+    if (!mProperties.getAllowForceDark()) {
+        info.disableForceDark--;
+    }
     info.damageAccumulator->popTransform();
 }
 
@@ -273,7 +283,7 @@
     if (mDisplayList) {
         mDisplayList->syncContents();
 
-        if (CC_UNLIKELY(Properties::forceDarkMode)) {
+        if (CC_UNLIKELY(info && !info->disableForceDark)) {
             auto usage = usageHint();
             if (mDisplayList->hasText()) {
                 usage = UsageHint::Foreground;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/RenderProperties.h b/libs/hwui/RenderProperties.h
index 7966845..04379ae 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RenderProperties.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/RenderProperties.h
@@ -535,6 +535,14 @@
         return CC_UNLIKELY(promotedToLayer()) ? LayerType::RenderLayer : mLayerProperties.mType;
     }
 
+    bool setAllowForceDark(bool allow) {
+        return RP_SET(mPrimitiveFields.mAllowForceDark, allow);
+    }
+
+    bool getAllowForceDark() const {
+        return mPrimitiveFields.mAllowForceDark;
+    }
+
 private:
     // Rendering properties
     struct PrimitiveFields {
@@ -554,6 +562,7 @@
         bool mMatrixOrPivotDirty = false;
         bool mProjectBackwards = false;
         bool mProjectionReceiver = false;
+        bool mAllowForceDark = true;
         Rect mClipBounds;
         Outline mOutline;
         RevealClip mRevealClip;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h b/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
index f2766d6..caa5762 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "utils/Macros.h"
+#include "Properties.h"
 
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
 
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@
 
     bool updateWindowPositions = false;
 
+    int disableForceDark = Properties::forceDarkMode ? 0 : 1;
+
     struct Out {
         bool hasFunctors = false;
         // This is only updated if evaluateAnimations is true
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/ScreenDecorations.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/ScreenDecorations.java
index 044cc5c..48181bc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/ScreenDecorations.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/ScreenDecorations.java
@@ -187,9 +187,11 @@
 
         mOverlay.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE);
         mOverlay.setAlpha(0);
+        mOverlay.setAllowForceDark(false);
 
         mBottomOverlay.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE);
         mBottomOverlay.setAlpha(0);
+        mBottomOverlay.setAllowForceDark(false);
 
         updateViews();