diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkPolicyManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkPolicyManagerService.java
index a0e28cae6df17..0e04d59b025b8 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkPolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkPolicyManagerService.java
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ public class NetworkPolicyManagerService extends INetworkPolicyManager.Stub {
             case MATCH_MOBILE_3G_LOWER:
             case MATCH_MOBILE_4G:
             case MATCH_MOBILE_ALL:
+                // mobile templates aren't relevant in airplane mode
+                if (isAirplaneModeOn(mContext)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
                 // mobile templates are relevant when subscriberid is active
                 return Objects.equal(getActiveSubscriberId(), template.getSubscriberId());
         }
@@ -1723,6 +1728,11 @@ public class NetworkPolicyManagerService extends INetworkPolicyManager.Stub {
         mHandler.getLooper().getQueue().addIdleHandler(handler);
     }
 
+    public static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context) {
+        return Settings.System.getInt(
+                context.getContentResolver(), Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;
+    }
+
     private static void collectKeys(SparseIntArray source, SparseBooleanArray target) {
         final int size = source.size();
         for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {