diff --git a/shared/phone/overlays/core/res/values/config.xml b/shared/phone/overlays/core/res/values/config.xml
index 8d512cc..1d7b019 100644
--- a/shared/phone/overlays/core/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/shared/phone/overlays/core/res/values/config.xml
@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@
 
   <!-- Enable Night display, which requires HWC 2.0. -->
   <bool name="config_nightDisplayAvailable">true</bool>
+  <!-- Let ColorFade use a color layer to avoid deadlocking in WM CTS. See b/233386717. -->
+  <bool name="config_animateScreenLights">true</bool>
 </resources>