diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/VideoProfile.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/VideoProfile.java
index 11a4976782553..dabf706bc9767 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/VideoProfile.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/VideoProfile.java
@@ -49,7 +49,32 @@ public class VideoProfile implements Parcelable {
     public static final int QUALITY_DEFAULT = 4;
 
     /**
-     * Call is currently in an audio-only mode with no video transmission or receipt.
+     * Used when answering or dialing a call to indicate that the call does not have a video
+     * component.
+     * <p>
+     * Should <b>not</b> be used in comparison checks to determine if a video state represents an
+     * audio-only call.
+     * <p>
+     * The following, for example, is not the correct way to check if a call is audio-only:
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     * // This is the incorrect way to check for an audio-only call.
+     * if (videoState == VideoProfile.STATE_AUDIO_ONLY) {
+     *      // Handle audio-only call.
+     * }
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Instead, use the {@link VideoProfile#isAudioOnly(int)} helper function to check if a
+     * video state represents an audio-only call:
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     * // This is the correct way to check for an audio-only call.
+     * if (VideoProfile.isAudioOnly(videoState)) {
+     *      // Handle audio-only call.
+     * }
+     * }
+     * </pre>
      */
     public static final int STATE_AUDIO_ONLY = 0x0;
 
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/ims/ImsCallProfile.java b/telephony/java/com/android/ims/ImsCallProfile.java
index 1c69794a3d5fc..b0b95f68a1c68 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/ims/ImsCallProfile.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/ims/ImsCallProfile.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class ImsCallProfile implements Parcelable {
                 videostate = VideoProfile.STATE_AUDIO_ONLY;
                 break;
         }
-        if (callProfile.isVideoPaused() && videostate != VideoProfile.STATE_AUDIO_ONLY) {
+        if (callProfile.isVideoPaused() && !VideoProfile.isAudioOnly(videostate)) {
             videostate |= VideoProfile.STATE_PAUSED;
         } else {
             videostate &= ~VideoProfile.STATE_PAUSED;