diff --git a/media/java/android/media/audiopolicy/AudioMix.java b/media/java/android/media/audiopolicy/AudioMix.java
index 39cdcf0e13761..fca0cc7327caf 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/audiopolicy/AudioMix.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/audiopolicy/AudioMix.java
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ public class AudioMix {
         return mDeviceAddress;
     }
 
+    /** @hide */
+    public boolean isAffectingUsage(int usage) {
+        return mRule.isAffectingUsage(usage);
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/audiopolicy/AudioMixingRule.java b/media/java/android/media/audiopolicy/AudioMixingRule.java
index 866b574f61415..749a45e3d7bd3 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/audiopolicy/AudioMixingRule.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/audiopolicy/AudioMixingRule.java
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ public class AudioMixingRule {
         }
     }
 
+    boolean isAffectingUsage(int usage) {
+        for (AudioMixMatchCriterion criterion : mCriteria) {
+            if ((criterion.mRule & RULE_MATCH_ATTRIBUTE_USAGE) != 0
+                    && criterion.mAttr != null
+                    && criterion.mAttr.getUsage() == usage) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private static boolean areCriteriaEquivalent(ArrayList<AudioMixMatchCriterion> cr1,
             ArrayList<AudioMixMatchCriterion> cr2) {
         if (cr1 == null || cr2 == null) return false;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index 3b5cad660d2cb..94a64eb55052e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -5683,7 +5684,9 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
             }
             // ignore condition on device being actually used for music when in communication
             // because music routing is altered in this case.
-            if (((device == musicDevice) || isInCommunication()) && (device == devices)) {
+            // also checks whether media routing if affected by a dynamic policy
+            if (((device == musicDevice) || isInCommunication()) && (device == devices)
+                    && !hasMediaDynamicPolicy()) {
                 mAudioHandler.removeMessages(MSG_BROADCAST_AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY);
                 sendMsg(mAudioHandler,
                         MSG_BROADCAST_AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY,
@@ -5709,6 +5712,24 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
         return delay;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return true if there is currently a registered dynamic mixing policy that affects media
+     */
+    private boolean hasMediaDynamicPolicy() {
+        synchronized (mAudioPolicies) {
+            if (mAudioPolicies.isEmpty()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            final Collection<AudioPolicyProxy> appColl = mAudioPolicies.values();
+            for (AudioPolicyProxy app : appColl) {
+                if (app.hasMixAffectingUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_MEDIA)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void updateAudioRoutes(int device, int state)
     {
         int connType = 0;
@@ -7407,6 +7428,15 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
             Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(identity);
         }
 
+        boolean hasMixAffectingUsage(int usage) {
+            for (AudioMix mix : mMixes) {
+                if (mix.isAffectingUsage(usage)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
         void addMixes(@NonNull ArrayList<AudioMix> mixes) {
             // TODO optimize to not have to unregister the mixes already in place
             synchronized (mMixes) {