diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationGuts.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationGuts.java
index 088f5382b6845..c7adb60c25f36 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationGuts.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationGuts.java
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class NotificationGuts extends LinearLayout {
         } else if (mHighImportanceButton.isChecked()) {
             return NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH;
         } else {
-            return NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_NONE;
+            return NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED;
         }
     }
 
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ public class NotificationGuts extends LinearLayout {
 
         // Set to current importance setting
         switch (importance) {
+            case NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED:
             case NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_NONE:
                 break;
             case NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_MIN:
-            case NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED:
                 mMinImportanceButton.setChecked(true);
                 break;
             case NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW:
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationGutsTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationGutsTest.java
index 2cd6dbd17a7c2..c65f7150de0e9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationGutsTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationGutsTest.java
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ public class NotificationGutsTest {
                 anyString(), anyInt(), any());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @UiThreadTest
+    public void testCloseControls_DoesNotUpdateNotificationChannelIfUnspecified() throws Exception {
+        mNotificationChannel.setImportance(NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED);
+        mNotificationGuts.bindNotification(mMockPackageManager, mMockINotificationManager,
+                mMockStatusBarNotification, null, null, null);
+
+        mNotificationGuts.closeControls(-1, -1, true);
+        verify(mMockINotificationManager, never()).updateNotificationChannelForPackage(
+                anyString(), anyInt(), any());
+    }
+
     @Test
     @UiThreadTest
     public void testCloseControls_CallsUpdateNotificationChannelIfChanged() throws Exception {