diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/api/host/config/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/api/host/config/Configuration.java
index e82350a..aa46daa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/api/host/config/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/api/host/config/Configuration.java
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
     ConfigKey.INITIAL_NON_CACHED_PAGE_SIZE,
     // Only update HEAD and the session making a page request
     ConfigKey.LIMIT_PAGE_UPDATES,
+    // Do not update HEAD when making a page request
+    ConfigKey.LIMIT_PAGE_UPDATES_IN_HEAD,
     // Time in ms that content should be rendered in order to be considered an immediate open
     ConfigKey.LOGGING_IMMEDIATE_CONTENT_THRESHOLD_MS,
     // Boolean which if true, will ask the server for an menu option to launch the interest
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@
     String FEED_UI_ENABLED = "feed_ui_enabled";
     String INITIAL_NON_CACHED_PAGE_SIZE = "initial_non_cached_page_size";
     String LIMIT_PAGE_UPDATES = "limit_page_updates";
+    String LIMIT_PAGE_UPDATES_IN_HEAD = "limit_page_updates_in_head";
     String LOGGING_IMMEDIATE_CONTENT_THRESHOLD_MS = "logging_immediate_content_threshold_ms";
     String MANAGE_INTERESTS_ENABLED = "manage_interests_enabled";
     String MINIMUM_VALID_ACTION_RATIO = "minimum_valid_action_ratio";
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/HeadSessionImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/HeadSessionImpl.java
index d602ab9..725e668 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/HeadSessionImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/HeadSessionImpl.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   private final TimingUtils timingUtils;
   private final SessionContentTracker sessionContentTracker =
       new SessionContentTracker(/* supportsClearAll= */ true);
+  private final boolean limitPageUpdatesInHead;
 
   private int schemaVersion = 0;
 
@@ -47,9 +48,10 @@
   private int updateCount = 0;
   private int storeMutationFailures = 0;
 
-  HeadSessionImpl(Store store, TimingUtils timingUtils) {
+  HeadSessionImpl(Store store, TimingUtils timingUtils, boolean limitPageUpdatesInHead) {
     this.store = store;
     this.timingUtils = timingUtils;
+    this.limitPageUpdatesInHead = limitPageUpdatesInHead;
   }
 
   /** Initialize head from the stored stream structures. */
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@
         timeTracker.stop("updateSessionIgnored", getSessionId(), "Token Not Found", contentId);
         Logger.i(TAG, "Token %s not found in session, ignoring update", contentId);
         return;
+      } else if (limitPageUpdatesInHead) {
+        timeTracker.stop("updateSessionIgnored", getSessionId());
+        Logger.i(TAG, "Limited paging updates in HEAD");
+        return;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/SessionFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/SessionFactory.java
index b3b000e..fac2ee0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/SessionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/SessionFactory.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   private final ThreadUtils threadUtils;
   private final boolean useTimeScheduler;
   private final boolean limitPagingUpdates;
+  private final boolean limitPagingUpdatesInHead;
 
   public SessionFactory(
       Store store,
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
     this.threadUtils = threadUtils;
     useTimeScheduler = config.getValueOrDefault(ConfigKey.USE_TIMEOUT_SCHEDULER, false);
     limitPagingUpdates = config.getValueOrDefault(ConfigKey.LIMIT_PAGE_UPDATES, true);
+    limitPagingUpdatesInHead =
+        config.getValueOrDefault(ConfigKey.LIMIT_PAGE_UPDATES_IN_HEAD, false);
   }
 
   public InitializableSession getSession() {
@@ -54,6 +57,6 @@
   }
 
   public HeadSessionImpl getHeadSession() {
-    return new HeadSessionImpl(store, timingUtils);
+    return new HeadSessionImpl(store, timingUtils, limitPagingUpdatesInHead);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/HeadSessionImplTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/HeadSessionImplTest.java
index 89b60c6..b5bcb85 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/HeadSessionImplTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/android/libraries/feed/feedsessionmanager/internal/HeadSessionImplTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
   private final TimingUtils timingUtils = new TimingUtils();
   private final FakeStore fakeStore =
       new FakeStore(fakeThreadUtils, new FakeTaskQueue(fakeClock, fakeThreadUtils), fakeClock);
-  private final HeadSessionImpl headSession = new HeadSessionImpl(fakeStore, timingUtils);
+  private final HeadSessionImpl headSession =
+      new HeadSessionImpl(fakeStore, timingUtils, /* limitPageUpdatesInHead= */ false);
 
   @Test
   public void testMinimalSessionManager() {
@@ -130,6 +131,29 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void testUpdateFromToken_limitPageUpdatesInHead() {
+    HeadSessionImpl headSession =
+        new HeadSessionImpl(fakeStore, timingUtils, /* limitPageUpdatesInHead= */ true);
+
+    int featureCnt = 3;
+    InternalProtocolBuilder protocolBuilder = new InternalProtocolBuilder();
+    addFeatures(protocolBuilder, featureCnt, 1);
+    List<StreamStructure> streamStructures = protocolBuilder.buildAsStreamStructure();
+
+    StreamToken token =
+        StreamToken.newBuilder().setContentId(contentIdGenerators.createTokenContentId(2)).build();
+
+    // The token needs to be in the session so update its content IDs with the token.
+    List<StreamStructure> tokenStructures =
+        new InternalProtocolBuilder().addToken(token.getContentId()).buildAsStreamStructure();
+    headSession.updateSession(false, tokenStructures, SCHEMA_VERSION, null);
+
+    MutationContext context = new MutationContext.Builder().setContinuationToken(token).build();
+    headSession.updateSession(false, streamStructures, SCHEMA_VERSION, context);
+    assertThat(headSession.getContentInSession()).hasSize(1);
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void testUpdateFromToken_notInSession() {
     int featureCnt = 3;
     InternalProtocolBuilder protocolBuilder = new InternalProtocolBuilder();
@@ -302,7 +326,8 @@
 
   /** Re-read the session from disk and return the set of content. */
   private Set<String> getContentInSession() {
-    HeadSessionImpl headSession = new HeadSessionImpl(fakeStore, timingUtils);
+    HeadSessionImpl headSession =
+        new HeadSessionImpl(fakeStore, timingUtils, /* limitPageUpdatesInHead= */ false);
     headSession.initializeSession(
         fakeStore.getStreamStructures(Store.HEAD_SESSION_ID).getValue(), /* schemaVersion= */ 0);
     return headSession.getContentInSession();