diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecordingController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecordingController.java
index f24ba5a458859..b5890856fa6f4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecordingController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecordingController.java
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ final class ContentRecordingController {
             }
             incomingDisplayContent.setContentRecordingSession(incomingSession);
             // Updating scenario: Explicitly ask ContentRecorder to update, since no config or
-            // display change will trigger an update from the DisplayContent.
-            if (hasSessionUpdatedWithConsent) {
-                incomingDisplayContent.updateRecording();
-            }
+            // display change will trigger an update from the DisplayContent. There exists a
+            // scenario where a DisplayContent is created, but it's ContentRecordingSession hasn't
+            // been set yet due to a race condition. On creation, updateRecording fails to start
+            // recording, so now this call guarantees recording will be started from somewhere.
+            incomingDisplayContent.updateRecording();
         }
         // Takeover and stopping scenario: stop recording on the pre-existing session.
         if (mSession != null && !hasSessionUpdatedWithConsent) {
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecordingControllerTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecordingControllerTests.java
index 52226c2be2980..4473a31f05130 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecordingControllerTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecordingControllerTests.java
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public class ContentRecordingControllerTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         controller.setContentRecordingSessionLocked(mWaitingDisplaySession, mWm);
         verify(mVirtualDisplayContent, atLeastOnce()).setContentRecordingSession(
                 mWaitingDisplaySession);
+        verify(mVirtualDisplayContent).updateRecording();
 
         // WHEN updating the session on the same display, so no longer waiting to record.
         ContentRecordingSession sessionUpdate = ContentRecordingSession.createTaskSession(
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ public class ContentRecordingControllerTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         // THEN the session was accepted.
         assertThat(resultingSession).isEqualTo(sessionUpdate);
         verify(mVirtualDisplayContent, atLeastOnce()).setContentRecordingSession(sessionUpdate);
-        verify(mVirtualDisplayContent).updateRecording();
+        verify(mVirtualDisplayContent, atLeastOnce()).updateRecording();
     }
 
     @Test