diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
index ae0f7ed5bdde2..b7247166855d1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
@@ -2299,8 +2299,9 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
         public ParceledListSlice<NotificationChannelGroup> getNotificationChannelGroups(
                 String pkg) {
             checkCallerIsSystemOrSameApp(pkg);
+
             return mRankingHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(
-                    pkg, Binder.getCallingUid(), false, false);
+                    pkg, Binder.getCallingUid(), false, false, true);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -2376,7 +2377,9 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
         public ParceledListSlice<NotificationChannelGroup> getNotificationChannelGroupsForPackage(
                 String pkg, int uid, boolean includeDeleted) {
             checkCallerIsSystem();
-            return mRankingHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(pkg, uid, includeDeleted, true);
+
+            return mRankingHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(
+                    pkg, uid, includeDeleted, true, false);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/RankingConfig.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/RankingConfig.java
index af6468333ba00..605348b4d52d7 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/RankingConfig.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/RankingConfig.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public interface RankingConfig {
     void createNotificationChannelGroup(String pkg, int uid, NotificationChannelGroup group,
             boolean fromTargetApp);
     ParceledListSlice<NotificationChannelGroup> getNotificationChannelGroups(String pkg,
-            int uid, boolean includeDeleted, boolean includeNonGrouped);
+            int uid, boolean includeDeleted, boolean includeNonGrouped, boolean includeEmpty);
     void createNotificationChannel(String pkg, int uid, NotificationChannel channel,
             boolean fromTargetApp, boolean hasDndAccess);
     void updateNotificationChannel(String pkg, int uid, NotificationChannel channel, boolean fromUser);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/RankingHelper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/RankingHelper.java
index 61b5415ec7a38..c96894be3f938 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/RankingHelper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/RankingHelper.java
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ public class RankingHelper implements RankingConfig {
 
     @Override
     public ParceledListSlice<NotificationChannelGroup> getNotificationChannelGroups(String pkg,
-            int uid, boolean includeDeleted, boolean includeNonGrouped) {
+            int uid, boolean includeDeleted, boolean includeNonGrouped, boolean includeEmpty) {
         Preconditions.checkNotNull(pkg);
         Map<String, NotificationChannelGroup> groups = new ArrayMap<>();
         Record r = getRecord(pkg, uid);
@@ -861,6 +861,13 @@ public class RankingHelper implements RankingConfig {
         if (includeNonGrouped && nonGrouped.getChannels().size() > 0) {
             groups.put(null, nonGrouped);
         }
+        if (includeEmpty) {
+            for (NotificationChannelGroup group : r.groups.values()) {
+                if (!groups.containsKey(group.getId())) {
+                    groups.put(group.getId(), group);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         return new ParceledListSlice<>(new ArrayList<>(groups.values()));
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/RankingHelperTest.java b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/RankingHelperTest.java
index 98c6ec42207fe..a9e713e5778b8 100644
--- a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/RankingHelperTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/RankingHelperTest.java
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ public class RankingHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
                 mHelper.getNotificationChannel(PKG, UID, channel2.getId(), false));
 
         List<NotificationChannelGroup> actualGroups =
-                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, false, true).getList();
+                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, false, true, false).getList();
         boolean foundNcg = false;
         for (NotificationChannelGroup actual : actualGroups) {
             if (ncg.getId().equals(actual.getId())) {
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public class RankingHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
                 mHelper.getNotificationChannel(PKG, UID, channel3.getId(), false));
 
         List<NotificationChannelGroup> actualGroups =
-                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, false, true).getList();
+                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, false, true, false).getList();
         boolean foundNcg = false;
         for (NotificationChannelGroup actual : actualGroups) {
             if (ncg.getId().equals(actual.getId())) {
@@ -784,6 +784,31 @@ public class RankingHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
                 new NotificationChannel("bananas", "bananas", IMPORTANCE_MAX), true, false);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGetChannelGroups_includeEmptyGroups() {
+        NotificationChannelGroup ncg = new NotificationChannelGroup("group1", "name1");
+        mHelper.createNotificationChannelGroup(PKG, UID, ncg, true);
+        NotificationChannelGroup ncgEmpty = new NotificationChannelGroup("group2", "name2");
+        mHelper.createNotificationChannelGroup(PKG, UID, ncgEmpty, true);
+
+        NotificationChannel channel1 =
+                new NotificationChannel("id1", "name1", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
+        channel1.setGroup(ncg.getId());
+        mHelper.createNotificationChannel(PKG, UID, channel1, true, false);
+
+        List<NotificationChannelGroup> actual = mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(
+                PKG, UID, false, false, true).getList();
+
+        assertEquals(2, actual.size());
+        for (NotificationChannelGroup group : actual) {
+            if (Objects.equals(group.getId(), ncg.getId())) {
+                assertEquals(1, group.getChannels().size());
+            }
+            if (Objects.equals(group.getId(), ncgEmpty.getId())) {
+                assertEquals(0, group.getChannels().size());
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void testUpdate() throws Exception {
@@ -1421,7 +1446,7 @@ public class RankingHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         mHelper.onPackagesChanged(true, UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM, new String[]{PKG}, new int[]{UID});
 
         assertEquals(0,
-                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, true, true).getList().size());
+                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, true, true, false).getList().size());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -1510,7 +1535,7 @@ public class RankingHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         mHelper.createNotificationChannel(PKG, UID, channel3, true, false);
 
         List<NotificationChannelGroup> actual =
-                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, true, true).getList();
+                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, true, true, false).getList();
         assertEquals(3, actual.size());
         for (NotificationChannelGroup group : actual) {
             if (group.getId() == null) {
@@ -1542,13 +1567,13 @@ public class RankingHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
                 new NotificationChannel("id1", "name1", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
         channel1.setGroup(ncg.getId());
         mHelper.createNotificationChannel(PKG, UID, channel1, true, false);
-        mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, true, true).getList();
+        mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, true, true, false).getList();
 
         channel1.setImportance(IMPORTANCE_LOW);
         mHelper.updateNotificationChannel(PKG, UID, channel1, true);
 
         List<NotificationChannelGroup> actual =
-                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, true, true).getList();
+                mHelper.getNotificationChannelGroups(PKG, UID, true, true, false).getList();
 
         assertEquals(2, actual.size());
         for (NotificationChannelGroup group : actual) {