diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java
index f0d19d14a992..e00a54c0eab9 100755
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
     static final boolean SHOW_STARTING_ANIMATIONS = true;
     static final boolean SHOW_PROCESSES_ON_ALT_MENU = false;
 
+    // Whether to allow dock apps with METADATA_DOCK_HOME to temporarily take over the Home key.
+    // No longer recommended for desk docks; still useful in car docks.
+    static final boolean ENABLE_CAR_DOCK_HOME_CAPTURE = true;
+    static final boolean ENABLE_DESK_DOCK_HOME_CAPTURE = false;
+
     static final int LONG_PRESS_POWER_NOTHING = 0;
     static final int LONG_PRESS_POWER_GLOBAL_ACTIONS = 1;
     static final int LONG_PRESS_POWER_SHUT_OFF = 2;
@@ -3511,21 +3516,35 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Return an Intent to launch the currently active dock as home.  Returns
-     * null if the standard home should be launched.
+     * Return an Intent to launch the currently active dock app as home.  Returns
+     * null if the standard home should be launched, which is the case if any of the following is
+     * true:
+     * <ul>
+     *  <li>The device is not in either car mode or desk mode
+     *  <li>The device is in car mode but ENABLE_CAR_DOCK_HOME_CAPTURE is false
+     *  <li>The device is in desk mode but ENABLE_DESK_DOCK_HOME_CAPTURE is false
+     *  <li>The device is in car mode but there's no CAR_DOCK app with METADATA_DOCK_HOME
+     *  <li>The device is in desk mode but there's no DESK_DOCK app with METADATA_DOCK_HOME
+     * </ul>
      * @return
      */
     Intent createHomeDockIntent() {
-        Intent intent;
+        Intent intent = null;
         
         // What home does is based on the mode, not the dock state.  That
         // is, when in car mode you should be taken to car home regardless
         // of whether we are actually in a car dock.
         if (mUiMode == Configuration.UI_MODE_TYPE_CAR) {
-            intent = mCarDockIntent;
+            if (ENABLE_CAR_DOCK_HOME_CAPTURE) {
+                intent = mCarDockIntent;
+            }
         } else if (mUiMode == Configuration.UI_MODE_TYPE_DESK) {
-            intent = mDeskDockIntent;
-        } else {
+            if (ENABLE_DESK_DOCK_HOME_CAPTURE) {
+                intent = mDeskDockIntent;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (intent == null) {
             return null;
         }
         
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/UiModeManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/UiModeManagerService.java
index 280b32941571..e6392d746daa 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/UiModeManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/UiModeManagerService.java
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ class UiModeManagerService extends IUiModeManager.Stub {
 
     private static final String KEY_LAST_UPDATE_INTERVAL = "LAST_UPDATE_INTERVAL";
 
+    // Enable launching of applications when entering the dock.
+    private static final boolean ENABLE_LAUNCH_CAR_DOCK_APP = true;
+    private static final boolean ENABLE_LAUNCH_DESK_DOCK_APP = false;
+
     private static final int MSG_UPDATE_TWILIGHT = 0;
     private static final int MSG_ENABLE_LOCATION_UPDATES = 1;
     private static final int MSG_GET_NEW_LOCATION_UPDATE = 2;
@@ -139,14 +143,16 @@ class UiModeManagerService extends IUiModeManager.Stub {
                 if (UiModeManager.ACTION_ENTER_CAR_MODE.equals(intent.getAction())) {
                     // Only launch car home when car mode is enabled and the caller
                     // has asked us to switch to it.
-                    if ((enableFlags&UiModeManager.ENABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_CAR_HOME) != 0) {
+                    if (ENABLE_LAUNCH_CAR_DOCK_APP
+                            && (enableFlags&UiModeManager.ENABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_CAR_HOME) != 0) {
                         category = Intent.CATEGORY_CAR_DOCK;
                     }
                 } else if (UiModeManager.ACTION_ENTER_DESK_MODE.equals(intent.getAction())) {
                     // Only launch car home when desk mode is enabled and the caller
                     // has asked us to switch to it.  Currently re-using the car
                     // mode flag since we don't have a formal API for "desk mode".
-                    if ((enableFlags&UiModeManager.ENABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_CAR_HOME) != 0) {
+                    if (ENABLE_LAUNCH_DESK_DOCK_APP
+                            && (enableFlags&UiModeManager.ENABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_CAR_HOME) != 0) {
                         category = Intent.CATEGORY_DESK_DOCK;
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -550,11 +556,13 @@ class UiModeManagerService extends IUiModeManager.Stub {
             } else {
                 Intent homeIntent = null;
                 if (mCarModeEnabled) {
-                    if ((enableFlags&UiModeManager.ENABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_CAR_HOME) != 0) {
+                    if (ENABLE_LAUNCH_CAR_DOCK_APP
+                            && (enableFlags&UiModeManager.ENABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_CAR_HOME) != 0) {
                         homeIntent = buildHomeIntent(Intent.CATEGORY_CAR_DOCK);
                     }
                 } else if (isDeskDockState(mDockState)) {
-                    if ((enableFlags&UiModeManager.ENABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_CAR_HOME) != 0) {
+                    if (ENABLE_LAUNCH_DESK_DOCK_APP
+                            && (enableFlags&UiModeManager.ENABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_CAR_HOME) != 0) {
                         homeIntent = buildHomeIntent(Intent.CATEGORY_DESK_DOCK);
                     }
                 } else {