diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ClientTransactionHandler.java b/core/java/android/app/ClientTransactionHandler.java
index 3ba578371ea78..1b69b734ba402 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ClientTransactionHandler.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ClientTransactionHandler.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
  */
 public abstract class ClientTransactionHandler {
 
+    private boolean mIsExecutingLocalTransaction;
+
     // Schedule phase related logic and handlers.
 
     /** Prepare and schedule transaction for execution. */
@@ -56,9 +58,19 @@ public abstract class ClientTransactionHandler {
      */
     @VisibleForTesting
     public void executeTransaction(ClientTransaction transaction) {
-        transaction.preExecute(this);
-        getTransactionExecutor().execute(transaction);
-        transaction.recycle();
+        mIsExecutingLocalTransaction = true;
+        try {
+            transaction.preExecute(this);
+            getTransactionExecutor().execute(transaction);
+        } finally {
+            mIsExecutingLocalTransaction = false;
+            transaction.recycle();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Returns {@code true} if the current executing ClientTransaction is from local request. */
+    public boolean isExecutingLocalTransaction() {
+        return mIsExecutingLocalTransaction;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/servertransaction/ActivityRelaunchItem.java b/core/java/android/app/servertransaction/ActivityRelaunchItem.java
index c09461c1fb52e..b26dac7126098 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/servertransaction/ActivityRelaunchItem.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/servertransaction/ActivityRelaunchItem.java
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ public class ActivityRelaunchItem extends ActivityTransactionItem {
 
     @Override
     public void preExecute(ClientTransactionHandler client, IBinder token) {
-        CompatibilityInfo.applyOverrideScaleIfNeeded(mConfig);
+        // The local config is already scaled so only apply if this item is from server side.
+        if (!client.isExecutingLocalTransaction()) {
+            CompatibilityInfo.applyOverrideScaleIfNeeded(mConfig);
+        }
         mActivityClientRecord = client.prepareRelaunchActivity(token, mPendingResults,
                 mPendingNewIntents, mConfigChanges, mConfig, mPreserveWindow);
     }
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/activity/ActivityThreadTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/activity/ActivityThreadTest.java
index 9db88051542b1..6c58d92319491 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/activity/ActivityThreadTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/activity/ActivityThreadTest.java
@@ -228,6 +228,20 @@ public class ActivityThreadTest {
             InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().waitForIdleSync();
 
             assertScreenScale(scale, activity, originalActivityConfig, originalActivityMetrics);
+
+            // Execute a local relaunch item with current scaled config (e.g. simulate recreate),
+            // the config should not be scaled again.
+            final Configuration currentConfig = activity.getResources().getConfiguration();
+            final ClientTransaction localTransaction =
+                    newTransaction(activityThread, activity.getActivityToken());
+            localTransaction.addCallback(ActivityRelaunchItem.obtain(
+                    null /* pendingResults */, null /* pendingIntents */, 0 /* configChanges */,
+                    new MergedConfiguration(currentConfig, currentConfig),
+                    true /* preserveWindow */));
+            InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync(
+                    () -> activityThread.executeTransaction(localTransaction));
+
+            assertScreenScale(scale, activity, originalActivityConfig, originalActivityMetrics);
         } finally {
             CompatibilityInfo.setOverrideInvertedScale(originalScale);
             InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync(