diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/AuthenticationClient.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/AuthenticationClient.java
index 05ca6e4554fba..6ac163121d8c8 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/AuthenticationClient.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/AuthenticationClient.java
@@ -266,8 +266,12 @@ public abstract class AuthenticationClient<T, O extends AuthenticateOptions>
             }
         } else {
             if (isBackgroundAuth) {
-                Slog.e(TAG, "cancelling due to background auth");
-                cancel();
+                Slog.e(TAG, "Sending cancel to client(Due to background auth)");
+                if (mTaskStackListener != null) {
+                    mActivityTaskManager.unregisterTaskStackListener(mTaskStackListener);
+                }
+                sendCancelOnly(getListener());
+                mCallback.onClientFinished(this, false);
             } else {
                 // Allow system-defined limit of number of attempts before giving up
                 if (mShouldUseLockoutTracker) {
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/face/aidl/FaceAuthenticationClientTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/face/aidl/FaceAuthenticationClientTest.java
index d5d06d3b4eb84..046b01c831b50 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/face/aidl/FaceAuthenticationClientTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/face/aidl/FaceAuthenticationClientTest.java
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.android.server.biometrics.sensors.face.aidl;
 
+import static android.hardware.biometrics.BiometricConstants.BIOMETRIC_ERROR_CANCELED;
 import static android.hardware.biometrics.BiometricFaceConstants.FACE_ERROR_LOCKOUT;
 import static android.hardware.biometrics.BiometricFaceConstants.FACE_ERROR_LOCKOUT_PERMANENT;
+
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
@@ -205,7 +207,9 @@ public class FaceAuthenticationClientTest {
         client.onAuthenticated(new Face("friendly", 1 /* faceId */, 2 /* deviceId */),
                 true /* authenticated */, new ArrayList<>());
 
-        verify(mCancellationSignal).cancel();
+        verify(mCancellationSignal, never()).cancel();
+        verify(mClientMonitorCallbackConverter)
+                .onError(anyInt(), anyInt(), eq(BIOMETRIC_ERROR_CANCELED), anyInt());
     }
 
     private FaceAuthenticationClient createClient() throws RemoteException {
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/fingerprint/aidl/FingerprintAuthenticationClientTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/fingerprint/aidl/FingerprintAuthenticationClientTest.java
index f8f40fe444574..c383a96d5de3b 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/fingerprint/aidl/FingerprintAuthenticationClientTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/biometrics/sensors/fingerprint/aidl/FingerprintAuthenticationClientTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.server.biometrics.sensors.fingerprint.aidl;
 
+import static android.hardware.biometrics.BiometricConstants.BIOMETRIC_ERROR_CANCELED;
+
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
@@ -399,7 +401,9 @@ public class FingerprintAuthenticationClientTest {
 
         mLooper.moveTimeForward(10);
         mLooper.dispatchAll();
-        verify(mCancellationSignal).cancel();
+        verify(mCancellationSignal, never()).cancel();
+        verify(mClientMonitorCallbackConverter)
+                .onError(anyInt(), anyInt(), eq(BIOMETRIC_ERROR_CANCELED), anyInt());
     }
 
     private FingerprintAuthenticationClient createClient() throws RemoteException {