diff --git a/core/java/android/ext/settings/ClipboardConstants.java b/core/java/android/ext/settings/ClipboardConstants.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb9faf2cfe1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/ext/settings/ClipboardConstants.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package android.ext.settings;
+
+/** @hide */
+public class ClipboardConstants {
+    // From com.android.server.clipboard.ClipboardService.DEFAULT_CLIPBOARD_TIMEOUT_MILLIS 
+    public static final int DEFAULT_CLIPBOARD_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 3600000;
+}
diff --git a/core/java/android/ext/settings/ExtSettings.java b/core/java/android/ext/settings/ExtSettings.java
index 95357db151ad..89b3d65b1304 100644
--- a/core/java/android/ext/settings/ExtSettings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/ext/settings/ExtSettings.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import static android.ext.settings.ClipboardConstants.DEFAULT_CLIPBOARD_TIMEOUT_MILLIS;
 import static android.ext.settings.GnssConstants.SUPL_DISABLED;
 import static android.ext.settings.GnssConstants.SUPL_SERVER_GRAPHENEOS_PROXY;
 import static android.ext.settings.GnssConstants.SUPL_SERVER_STANDARD;
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ public class ExtSettings {
     public static final BoolSetting SCRAMBLE_PIN_LAYOUT = new BoolSetting(
             Setting.Scope.PER_USER, "lockscreen_scramble_pin_layout", false);
 
+    public static final IntSetting CLIPBOARD_AUTO_CLEAR_TIMEOUT = new IntSetting(
+            Setting.Scope.PER_USER, "clipboard_auto_clear_timeout", DEFAULT_CLIPBOARD_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
+
     private ExtSettings() {}
 
     // used for making settings defined in this class unreadable by third-party apps
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/clipboard/ClipboardService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/clipboard/ClipboardService.java
index 6f9a17682dd7..48e9591136d3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/clipboard/ClipboardService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/clipboard/ClipboardService.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.UserInfo;
+import android.ext.settings.ExtSettings;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Binder;
@@ -421,17 +422,15 @@ private void scheduleAutoClear(@UserIdInt int userId, int intendingUid) {
                                     intendingUid,
                                     userId);
                     mClipboardClearHandler.sendMessageDelayed(clearMessage,
-                            getTimeoutForAutoClear());
+                            getTimeoutForAutoClear(userId));
                 }
             } finally {
                 Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(oldIdentity);
             }
         }
 
-        private long getTimeoutForAutoClear() {
-            return DeviceConfig.getLong(DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_CLIPBOARD,
-                    PROPERTY_AUTO_CLEAR_TIMEOUT,
-                    DEFAULT_CLIPBOARD_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
+        private long getTimeoutForAutoClear(int userId) {
+            return ExtSettings.CLIPBOARD_AUTO_CLEAR_TIMEOUT.get(getContext(), userId);
         }
 
         @Override