diff --git a/runner/android_junit_runner/CHANGELOG.md b/runner/android_junit_runner/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e374a29f..2a4d16c10 100644
--- a/runner/android_junit_runner/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/runner/android_junit_runner/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 **Bug Fixes**
 
+* Inspect class-level annotations in `TestRequestBuilder.CustomFilters` so `@CustomFilter` annotations applied at the test class level are evaluated. (b/573501234)
+
 **New Features**
 
 **Breaking Changes**
diff --git a/runner/android_junit_runner/java/androidx/test/internal/runner/TestRequestBuilder.java b/runner/android_junit_runner/java/androidx/test/internal/runner/TestRequestBuilder.java
index 1a9d7e308..01f4efd29 100644
--- a/runner/android_junit_runner/java/androidx/test/internal/runner/TestRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/runner/android_junit_runner/java/androidx/test/internal/runner/TestRequestBuilder.java
@@ -213,7 +213,15 @@ static Suite createSuite(List<Runner> runners) {
   private static class CustomFilters extends AbstractFilter {
     @Override
     protected boolean evaluateTest(Description description) {
-      Collection<Annotation> allAnnotations = description.getAnnotations();
+      List<Annotation> allAnnotations = new ArrayList<>(description.getAnnotations());
+      Class<?> testClass = description.getTestClass();
+      if (testClass != null) {
+        for (Annotation classAnnotation : testClass.getAnnotations()) {
+          if (description.getAnnotation(classAnnotation.annotationType()) == null) {
+            allAnnotations.add(classAnnotation);
+          }
+        }
+      }
 
       for (Annotation a : allAnnotations) {
         CustomFilter filter = a.annotationType().getAnnotation(CustomFilter.class);
diff --git a/runner/android_junit_runner/javatests/androidx/test/internal/runner/TestRequestBuilderTest.java b/runner/android_junit_runner/javatests/androidx/test/internal/runner/TestRequestBuilderTest.java
index 20bd1c222..beb880b4d 100644
--- a/runner/android_junit_runner/javatests/androidx/test/internal/runner/TestRequestBuilderTest.java
+++ b/runner/android_junit_runner/javatests/androidx/test/internal/runner/TestRequestBuilderTest.java
@@ -209,12 +209,36 @@ public void testRun() {}
     public void testNotRun() {}
   }
 
+  @SampleCustomAnnotation(runTest = true)
+  public static class SampleCustomFilterClassIncludedTestClass {
+    @Test
+    public void testRunFromClassAnnotation() {}
+
+    @Test
+    @SampleCustomAnnotation(runTest = false)
+    public void testNotRunOverridingClassAnnotation() {}
+  }
+
+  @SampleCustomAnnotation(runTest = false)
+  public static class SampleCustomFilterClassExcludedTestClass {
+    @Test
+    public void testNotRunFromClassAnnotation() {}
+
+    @Test
+    @SampleCustomAnnotation(runTest = true)
+    public void testRunOverridingClassAnnotation() {}
+  }
+
   public static class SampleCustomFilter extends AbstractFilter {
     public SampleCustomFilter() {}
 
     @Override
     protected boolean evaluateTest(Description description) {
-      return description.getAnnotation(SampleCustomAnnotation.class).runTest();
+      SampleCustomAnnotation annotation = description.getAnnotation(SampleCustomAnnotation.class);
+      if (annotation == null && description.getTestClass() != null) {
+        annotation = description.getTestClass().getAnnotation(SampleCustomAnnotation.class);
+      }
+      return annotation == null || annotation.runTest();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -485,6 +509,7 @@ public void run() {
       fail("Broken");
     }
   }
+
   @Mock private ClassPathScanner mockClassPathScanner;
 
   private TestRequestBuilder builder;
@@ -922,6 +947,23 @@ public void testCustomFilterAnnotation() {
     Assert.assertEquals(1, result.getRunCount());
   }
 
+  /** Test that {@link CustomFilter} on a class-level annotation filters tests as appropriate */
+  @Test
+  public void testCustomFilterAnnotation_classLevel() {
+    Request request =
+        builder
+            .addTestClass(SampleCustomFilterClassIncludedTestClass.class.getName())
+            .addTestClass(SampleCustomFilterClassExcludedTestClass.class.getName())
+            .build();
+    List<String> results = runRequest(request);
+    assertThat(results)
+        .containsExactly(
+            SampleCustomFilterClassIncludedTestClass.class.getName()
+                + "#testRunFromClassAnnotation",
+            SampleCustomFilterClassExcludedTestClass.class.getName()
+                + "#testRunOverridingClassAnnotation");
+  }
+
   /** Test that {@link CustomFilter} throws when the filter class cannot be instantiated */
   @Test
   public void testMalformedCustomFilterAnnotation() {