diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/DelayedMessageBuffer.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/DelayedMessageBuffer.java
index c908145a6c72c..77ffe0b5246ac 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/DelayedMessageBuffer.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/DelayedMessageBuffer.java
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ final class DelayedMessageBuffer {
         }
     }
 
+    boolean isBuffered(int opcode) {
+        for (HdmiCecMessage message : mBuffer) {
+            if (message.getOpcode() == opcode) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     void processAllMessages() {
         // Use the copied buffer.
         ArrayList<HdmiCecMessage> copiedBuffer = new ArrayList<HdmiCecMessage>(mBuffer);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDeviceTv.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDeviceTv.java
index a8941619dc2df..7f2f5a926ed62 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDeviceTv.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDeviceTv.java
@@ -1427,7 +1427,8 @@ final class HdmiCecLocalDeviceTv extends HdmiCecLocalDevice {
         } else {
             int activePath = mService.getPhysicalAddress();
             setActivePath(activePath);
-            if (!routingForBootup) {
+            if (!routingForBootup
+                    && !mDelayedMessageBuffer.isBuffered(Constants.MESSAGE_ACTIVE_SOURCE)) {
                 mService.sendCecCommand(HdmiCecMessageBuilder.buildActiveSource(mAddress,
                         activePath));
             }