diff --git a/core/java/android/view/contentcapture/MainContentCaptureSession.java b/core/java/android/view/contentcapture/MainContentCaptureSession.java
index eb945b55bd7e6..810c967ce2c8d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/contentcapture/MainContentCaptureSession.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/contentcapture/MainContentCaptureSession.java
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ public final class MainContentCaptureSession extends ContentCaptureSession {
                     Log.v(TAG, "Buffering VIEW_TEXT_CHANGED event, updated text="
                             + getSanitizedString(event.getText()));
                 }
+                // TODO(b/124107816): should call lastEvent.merge(event) instead
                 lastEvent.setText(event.getText());
                 addEvent = false;
             }
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ public final class MainContentCaptureSession extends ContentCaptureSession {
                     Log.v(TAG, "Buffering TYPE_VIEW_DISAPPEARED events for session "
                             + lastEvent.getSessionId());
                 }
-                lastEvent.addAutofillId(event.getId());
+                mergeViewsDisappearedEvent(lastEvent, event);
                 addEvent = false;
             }
         }
@@ -364,6 +365,30 @@ public final class MainContentCaptureSession extends ContentCaptureSession {
         flush(flushReason);
     }
 
+    // TODO(b/124107816): should be ContentCaptureEvent Event.merge(event) instead (which would
+    // replace the addAutofillId() method - we would also need unit tests on ContentCaptureEventTest
+    // to check these scenarios)
+    private void mergeViewsDisappearedEvent(@NonNull ContentCaptureEvent lastEvent,
+            @NonNull ContentCaptureEvent event) {
+        final List<AutofillId> ids = event.getIds();
+        final AutofillId id = event.getId();
+        if (ids != null) {
+            if (id != null) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "got TYPE_VIEW_DISAPPEARED event with both id and ids: " + event);
+            }
+            for (int i = 0; i < ids.size(); i++) {
+                lastEvent.addAutofillId(ids.get(i));
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        if (id != null) {
+            lastEvent.addAutofillId(id);
+            return;
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                "got TYPE_VIEW_DISAPPEARED event with neither id or ids: " + event);
+    }
+
     @UiThread
     private boolean hasStarted() {
         return mState != UNKNOWN_STATE;