diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 6f23215bb6760..4f212655b3106 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -1801,7 +1801,6 @@ public final class Settings {
             SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS,
             SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE,
             VIBRATE_ON,
-            NOTIFICATIONS_USE_RING_VOLUME,
             MODE_RINGER,
             MODE_RINGER_STREAMS_AFFECTED,
             MUTE_STREAMS_AFFECTED,
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
index 5981139730a54..27c8aeaaf352e 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
     <string name="def_lock_sound" translatable="false">/system/media/audio/ui/Lock.ogg</string>
     <string name="def_unlock_sound" translatable="false">/system/media/audio/ui/Unlock.ogg</string>
 
+    <!-- Notifications use ringer volume -->
+    <bool name="def_notifications_use_ring_volume">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Default for Settings.System.VIBRATE_IN_SILENT -->
     <bool name="def_vibrate_in_silent">true</bool>
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
index bc7473e1d73c9..580113cf9d429 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
@@ -1168,6 +1168,11 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 
             loadBooleanSetting(stmt, Settings.System.USE_PTP_INTERFACE,
                     R.bool.def_use_ptp_interface);
+
+            // Set notification volume to follow ringer volume by default
+            loadBooleanSetting(stmt, Settings.System.NOTIFICATIONS_USE_RING_VOLUME,
+                    R.bool.def_notifications_use_ring_volume);
+
         } finally {
             if (stmt != null) stmt.close();
         }