diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
index 399566af2afd4..cd3d4fdac6f3e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
@@ -807,8 +807,14 @@ final class ActivityStack {
     final boolean startPausingLocked(boolean userLeaving, boolean uiSleeping, boolean resuming,
             boolean dontWait) {
         if (mPausingActivity != null) {
-            Slog.wtf(TAG, "Going to pause when pause is already pending for " + mPausingActivity);
-            completePauseLocked(false);
+            Slog.wtf(TAG, "Going to pause when pause is already pending for " + mPausingActivity
+                    + " state=" + mPausingActivity.state);
+            if (!mService.isSleeping()) {
+                // Avoid recursion among check for sleep and complete pause during sleeping.
+                // Because activity will be paused immediately after resume, just let pause
+                // be completed by the order of activity paused from clients.
+                completePauseLocked(false);
+            }
         }
         ActivityRecord prev = mResumedActivity;
         if (prev == null) {