diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
index 1f684aa1770db..5a8ebc2cc5c92 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
@@ -3828,13 +3828,6 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
             return true;
         }
 
-        // Suppressed for being too recently noisy
-        final String pkg = record.sbn.getPackageName();
-        if (mUsageStats.isAlertRateLimited(pkg)) {
-            Slog.e(TAG, "Muting recently noisy " + record.getKey());
-            return true;
-        }
-
         // muted by listener
         final String disableEffects = disableNotificationEffects(record);
         if (disableEffects != null) {
@@ -3852,6 +3845,13 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
             return notification.suppressAlertingDueToGrouping();
         }
 
+        // Suppressed for being too recently noisy
+        final String pkg = record.sbn.getPackageName();
+        if (mUsageStats.isAlertRateLimited(pkg)) {
+            Slog.e(TAG, "Muting recently noisy " + record.getKey());
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/notification/src/com/android/server/notification/BuzzBeepBlinkTest.java b/services/tests/notification/src/com/android/server/notification/BuzzBeepBlinkTest.java
index 807703b95a639..b02312661ab60 100644
--- a/services/tests/notification/src/com/android/server/notification/BuzzBeepBlinkTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/notification/src/com/android/server/notification/BuzzBeepBlinkTest.java
@@ -830,6 +830,16 @@ public class BuzzBeepBlinkTest extends NotificationTestCase {
         verify(mUsageStats, never()).isAlertRateLimited(any());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPostingGroupSuppressedDoesNotAffectRateLimiting() throws Exception {
+        NotificationRecord summary = getBeepyNotificationRecord("a", GROUP_ALERT_CHILDREN);
+        summary.getNotification().flags |= Notification.FLAG_GROUP_SUMMARY;
+
+        mService.buzzBeepBlinkLocked(summary);
+
+        verify(mUsageStats, never()).isAlertRateLimited(any());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testCrossUserSoundMuted() throws Exception {
         final Notification n = new Builder(getContext(), "test")