diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifInflaterImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifInflaterImpl.java
index 6a3799b38dc50..d1aa01bb21255 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifInflaterImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifInflaterImpl.java
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ public class NotifInflaterImpl implements NotifInflater {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void abortInflation(NotificationEntry entry) {
-        entry.abortTask();
+    public boolean abortInflation(NotificationEntry entry) {
+        return entry.abortTask();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationEntry.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationEntry.java
index 0a16fb65b1ac3..b6392f705c49c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationEntry.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationEntry.java
@@ -476,11 +476,13 @@ public final class NotificationEntry extends ListEntry {
     /**
      * Abort all existing inflation tasks
      */
-    public void abortTask() {
+    public boolean abortTask() {
         if (mRunningTask != null) {
             mRunningTask.abort();
             mRunningTask = null;
+            return true;
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public void setInflationTask(InflationTask abortableTask) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/PreparationCoordinator.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/PreparationCoordinator.java
index a2506d554e7f6..ef1e57b4cd3b3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/PreparationCoordinator.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/PreparationCoordinator.java
@@ -363,9 +363,11 @@ public class PreparationCoordinator implements Coordinator {
     }
 
     private void abortInflation(NotificationEntry entry, String reason) {
-        mLogger.logInflationAborted(entry, reason);
-        mNotifInflater.abortInflation(entry);
-        mInflatingNotifs.remove(entry);
+        final boolean taskAborted = mNotifInflater.abortInflation(entry);
+        final boolean wasInflating = mInflatingNotifs.remove(entry);
+        if (taskAborted || wasInflating) {
+            mLogger.logInflationAborted(entry, reason);
+        }
     }
 
     private void onInflationFinished(NotificationEntry entry, NotifViewController controller) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/inflation/NotifInflater.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/inflation/NotifInflater.kt
index 567ec85cf6c76..08e21e8f668ee 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/inflation/NotifInflater.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/inflation/NotifInflater.kt
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ interface NotifInflater {
 
     /**
      * Request to stop the inflation of an entry.  For example, called when a notification is
-     * removed and no longer needs to be inflated.
+     * removed and no longer needs to be inflated.  Returns whether anything may have been aborted.
      */
-    fun abortInflation(entry: NotificationEntry)
+    fun abortInflation(entry: NotificationEntry): Boolean
 
     /**
      * Called to let the system remove the content views from the notification row.
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ interface NotifInflater {
      * A class holding parameters used when inflating the notification row
      */
     class Params(val isLowPriority: Boolean, val reason: String)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/PreparationCoordinatorTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/PreparationCoordinatorTest.java
index a6d3719de5ccd..f4adf6927e315 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/PreparationCoordinatorTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/coordinator/PreparationCoordinatorTest.java
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ public class PreparationCoordinatorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void abortInflation(@NonNull NotificationEntry entry) {
+        public boolean abortInflation(@NonNull NotificationEntry entry) {
+            return false;
         }
 
         public InflationCallback getInflateCallback(NotificationEntry entry) {