diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/AcquisitionClient.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/AcquisitionClient.java
index 46c77e8a82f22..aa6a0f1bb55f0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/AcquisitionClient.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/AcquisitionClient.java
@@ -210,4 +210,8 @@ public abstract class AcquisitionClient<T> extends HalClientMonitor<T> implement
     public boolean isInterruptable() {
         return true;
     }
+
+    public boolean isAlreadyCancelled() {
+        return mAlreadyCancelled;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/BiometricScheduler.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/BiometricScheduler.java
index 7fa4d6ce4d492..78c38089e8032 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/BiometricScheduler.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/BiometricScheduler.java
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ public class BiometricScheduler {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (mCurrentOperation.isAcquisitionOperation()) {
+            AcquisitionClient client = (AcquisitionClient) mCurrentOperation.getClientMonitor();
+            if (client.isAlreadyCancelled()) {
+                mCurrentOperation.cancel(mHandler, mInternalCallback);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (mGestureAvailabilityDispatcher != null && mCurrentOperation.isAcquisitionOperation()) {
             mGestureAvailabilityDispatcher.markSensorActive(
                     mCurrentOperation.getSensorId(), true /* active */);
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/BiometricSchedulerTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/BiometricSchedulerTest.java
index e9d82696affc6..89299002a227f 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/BiometricSchedulerTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/BiometricSchedulerTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package com.android.server.biometrics.sensors;
 import static android.hardware.biometrics.BiometricConstants.BIOMETRIC_ERROR_CANCELED;
 import static android.hardware.biometrics.BiometricConstants.BIOMETRIC_SUCCESS;
 
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.fail;
 
@@ -405,6 +407,59 @@ public class BiometricSchedulerTest {
         testCancelsEnrollWhenRequestId(10L, 20, false /* started */);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelAuthenticationClientWithoutStarting() {
+        final Supplier<Object> lazyDaemon = () -> mock(Object.class);
+        final TestHalClientMonitor client1 = new TestHalClientMonitor(mContext, mToken, lazyDaemon);
+        final ClientMonitorCallbackConverter callback = mock(ClientMonitorCallbackConverter.class);
+        final TestAuthenticationClient client2 = new TestAuthenticationClient(mContext, lazyDaemon,
+                mToken, callback, mBiometricContext);
+
+        //Schedule authentication client to the pending queue
+        mScheduler.scheduleClientMonitor(client1);
+        mScheduler.scheduleClientMonitor(client2);
+        waitForIdle();
+
+        assertThat(mScheduler.getCurrentClient()).isEqualTo(client1);
+
+        client2.cancel();
+        waitForIdle();
+
+        assertThat(client2.isAlreadyCancelled()).isTrue();
+
+        client1.getCallback().onClientFinished(client1, false);
+        waitForIdle();
+
+        assertThat(mScheduler.getCurrentClient()).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelAuthenticationClientWithoutStarting_whenAppCrashes() {
+        final Supplier<Object> lazyDaemon = () -> mock(Object.class);
+        final TestHalClientMonitor client1 = new TestHalClientMonitor(mContext, mToken, lazyDaemon);
+        final ClientMonitorCallbackConverter callback = mock(ClientMonitorCallbackConverter.class);
+        final TestAuthenticationClient client2 = new TestAuthenticationClient(mContext, lazyDaemon,
+                mToken, callback, mBiometricContext);
+
+        //Schedule authentication client to the pending queue
+        mScheduler.scheduleClientMonitor(client1);
+        mScheduler.scheduleClientMonitor(client2);
+        waitForIdle();
+
+        assertThat(mScheduler.getCurrentClient()).isEqualTo(client1);
+
+        //App crashes
+        client2.binderDied();
+        waitForIdle();
+
+        assertThat(client2.isAlreadyCancelled()).isTrue();
+
+        client1.getCallback().onClientFinished(client1, false);
+        waitForIdle();
+
+        assertThat(mScheduler.getCurrentClient()).isNull();
+    }
+
     private void testCancelsEnrollWhenRequestId(@Nullable Long requestId, long cancelRequestId,
             boolean started) {
         final Supplier<Object> lazyDaemon = () -> mock(Object.class);