diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index a5f8cf2..fa6141a 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -373,6 +373,17 @@
         sActiveContainer = new WeakReference<>(container);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the accesibility interactive timeout to be effectively indefinite (UI using this
+     * accesibility timeout will not automatically dismiss if true).
+     */
+    void setIndefiniteAccessibilityInteractiveUiTimeout(boolean indefiniteTimeout) {
+        final String cmd = indefiniteTimeout
+                ? "settings put secure accessibility_interactive_ui_timeout_ms 10000"
+                : "settings delete secure accessibility_interactive_ui_timeout_ms";
+        logShellCommand(cmd);
+    }
+
     public NavigationModel getNavigationModel() {
         final Context baseContext = mInstrumentation.getTargetContext();
         try {
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewActions.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewActions.java
index 2f44bb6..d1b1a84 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewActions.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewActions.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable e = mLauncher.eventsCheck();
              LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
                      "want to click screenshot button and exit screenshot ui")) {
+            mLauncher.setIndefiniteAccessibilityInteractiveUiTimeout(true);
+
             UiObject2 screenshot = mLauncher.waitForObjectInContainer(mOverviewActions,
                     "action_screenshot");
 
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@
                     return new Overview(mLauncher);
                 }
             }
+        } finally {
+            mLauncher.setIndefiniteAccessibilityInteractiveUiTimeout(false);
         }
     }