diff --git a/core/java/android/app/BackStackRecord.java b/core/java/android/app/BackStackRecord.java
index 6b16e8f61e14d..e222fee6e409e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/BackStackRecord.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/BackStackRecord.java
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ final class BackStackRecord extends FragmentTransaction implements
         }
         if (!mAllowOptimization) {
             // Added fragments are added at the end to comply with prior behavior.
-            mManager.moveToState(mManager.mCurState);
+            mManager.moveToState(mManager.mCurState, true);
         }
     }
 
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ final class BackStackRecord extends FragmentTransaction implements
             }
         }
         if (!mAllowOptimization) {
-            mManager.moveToState(mManager.mCurState);
+            mManager.moveToState(mManager.mCurState, true);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/FragmentManager.java b/core/java/android/app/FragmentManager.java
index 5a2c5e771807c..07ef136e7ac51 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/FragmentManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/FragmentManager.java
@@ -1445,11 +1445,24 @@ final class FragmentManagerImpl extends FragmentManager implements LayoutInflate
         }
     }
 
-    void moveToState(int newState) {
+    /**
+     * Changes the state of the fragment manager to {@code newState}. If the fragment manager
+     * changes state or {@code always} is {@code true}, any fragments within it have their
+     * states updated as well.
+     *
+     * @param newState The new state for the fragment manager
+     * @param always If {@code true}, all fragments update their state, even
+     *               if {@code newState} matches the current fragment manager's state.
+     */
+    void moveToState(int newState, boolean always) {
         if (mHost == null && newState != Fragment.INITIALIZING) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("No activity");
         }
 
+        if (!always && mCurState == newState) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         mCurState = newState;
 
         if (mActive != null) {
@@ -2024,7 +2037,7 @@ final class FragmentManagerImpl extends FragmentManager implements LayoutInflate
             // need to run something now
             FragmentTransition.startTransitions(this, records, isRecordPop, startIndex,
                     postponeIndex, true);
-            moveToState(mCurState);
+            moveToState(mCurState, true);
         }
 
         for (int recordNum = startIndex; recordNum < endIndex; recordNum++) {
@@ -2117,7 +2130,7 @@ final class FragmentManagerImpl extends FragmentManager implements LayoutInflate
             FragmentTransition.startTransitions(this, records, isRecordPop, 0, 1, true);
         }
         if (moveToState) {
-            moveToState(mCurState);
+            moveToState(mCurState, true);
         } else if (mActive != null) {
             final int numActive = mActive.size();
             for (int i = 0; i < numActive; i++) {
@@ -2691,40 +2704,40 @@ final class FragmentManagerImpl extends FragmentManager implements LayoutInflate
     
     public void dispatchCreate() {
         mStateSaved = false;
-        moveToState(Fragment.CREATED);
+        moveToState(Fragment.CREATED, false);
     }
     
     public void dispatchActivityCreated() {
         mStateSaved = false;
-        moveToState(Fragment.ACTIVITY_CREATED);
+        moveToState(Fragment.ACTIVITY_CREATED, false);
     }
     
     public void dispatchStart() {
         mStateSaved = false;
-        moveToState(Fragment.STARTED);
+        moveToState(Fragment.STARTED, false);
     }
     
     public void dispatchResume() {
         mStateSaved = false;
-        moveToState(Fragment.RESUMED);
+        moveToState(Fragment.RESUMED, false);
     }
     
     public void dispatchPause() {
-        moveToState(Fragment.STARTED);
+        moveToState(Fragment.STARTED, false);
     }
     
     public void dispatchStop() {
-        moveToState(Fragment.STOPPED);
+        moveToState(Fragment.STOPPED, false);
     }
     
     public void dispatchDestroyView() {
-        moveToState(Fragment.CREATED);
+        moveToState(Fragment.CREATED, false);
     }
 
     public void dispatchDestroy() {
         mDestroyed = true;
         execPendingActions();
-        moveToState(Fragment.INITIALIZING);
+        moveToState(Fragment.INITIALIZING, false);
         mHost = null;
         mContainer = null;
         mParent = null;