diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDeviceAudioSystem.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDeviceAudioSystem.java
index 1fa6241e8b94c..7e71589302f14 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDeviceAudioSystem.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDeviceAudioSystem.java
@@ -265,13 +265,20 @@ public class HdmiCecLocalDeviceAudioSystem extends HdmiCecLocalDeviceSource {
         // to request Short Audio Descriptor. Since ARC and SAM are independent,
         // we can turn on ARC anyways when audio system device just boots up.
         initArcOnFromAvr();
-        int systemAudioControlOnPowerOnProp =
-                SystemProperties.getInt(
-                        PROPERTY_SYSTEM_AUDIO_CONTROL_ON_POWER_ON,
-                        ALWAYS_SYSTEM_AUDIO_CONTROL_ON_POWER_ON);
-        boolean lastSystemAudioControlStatus =
-                SystemProperties.getBoolean(Constants.PROPERTY_LAST_SYSTEM_AUDIO_CONTROL, true);
-        systemAudioControlOnPowerOn(systemAudioControlOnPowerOnProp, lastSystemAudioControlStatus);
+
+        // This prevents turning on of System Audio Mode during a quiescent boot. If the quiescent
+        // boot is exited just after this check, this code will be executed only at the next
+        // wake-up.
+        if (!mService.isScreenOff()) {
+            int systemAudioControlOnPowerOnProp =
+                    SystemProperties.getInt(
+                            PROPERTY_SYSTEM_AUDIO_CONTROL_ON_POWER_ON,
+                            ALWAYS_SYSTEM_AUDIO_CONTROL_ON_POWER_ON);
+            boolean lastSystemAudioControlStatus =
+                    SystemProperties.getBoolean(Constants.PROPERTY_LAST_SYSTEM_AUDIO_CONTROL, true);
+            systemAudioControlOnPowerOn(
+                    systemAudioControlOnPowerOnProp, lastSystemAudioControlStatus);
+        }
         mService.getHdmiCecNetwork().clearDeviceList();
         launchDeviceDiscovery();
         startQueuedActions();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
index 69f7af23fe4cb..b0f640a7f6cbf 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
+import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager;
 import android.hardware.hdmi.HdmiControlManager;
 import android.hardware.hdmi.HdmiDeviceInfo;
 import android.hardware.hdmi.HdmiHotplugEvent;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
+import android.view.Display;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.GuardedBy;
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
@@ -410,6 +412,9 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
     @Nullable
     private Looper mIoLooper;
 
+    @Nullable
+    private DisplayManager mDisplayManager;
+
     @HdmiControlManager.HdmiCecVersion
     private int mCecVersion;
 
@@ -676,6 +681,11 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
                 }, mServiceThreadExecutor);
     }
 
+    /** Returns true if the device screen is off */
+    boolean isScreenOff() {
+        return mDisplayManager.getDisplay(Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY).getState() == Display.STATE_OFF;
+    }
+
     private void bootCompleted() {
         // on boot, if device is interactive, set HDMI CEC state as powered on as well
         if (mPowerManager.isInteractive() && isPowerStandbyOrTransient()) {
@@ -731,6 +741,7 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
     @Override
     public void onBootPhase(int phase) {
         if (phase == SystemService.PHASE_SYSTEM_SERVICES_READY) {
+            mDisplayManager = getContext().getSystemService(DisplayManager.class);
             mTvInputManager = (TvInputManager) getContext().getSystemService(
                     Context.TV_INPUT_SERVICE);
             mPowerManager = new PowerManagerWrapper(getContext());