diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
index 24c5b41727320..2fb2f36ec9912 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class AudioManager {
 
     private Context mOriginalContext;
     private Context mApplicationContext;
+    private int mOriginalContextDeviceId = DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT;
     private @Nullable VirtualDeviceManager mVirtualDeviceManager; // Lazy initialized.
     private long mVolumeKeyUpTime;
     private static final String TAG = "AudioManager";
@@ -844,6 +845,7 @@ public class AudioManager {
     }
 
     private void setContext(Context context) {
+        mOriginalContextDeviceId = context.getDeviceId();
         mApplicationContext = context.getApplicationContext();
         if (mApplicationContext != null) {
             mOriginalContext = null;
@@ -3794,7 +3796,7 @@ public class AudioManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks whether this {@link AudioManager} instance is asociated with {@link VirtualDevice}
+     * Checks whether this {@link AudioManager} instance is associated with {@link VirtualDevice}
      * configured with custom device policy for audio. If there is such device, request to play
      * sound effect is forwarded to {@link VirtualDeviceManager}.
      *
@@ -3803,18 +3805,24 @@ public class AudioManager {
      * false otherwise.
      */
     private boolean delegateSoundEffectToVdm(@SystemSoundEffect int effectType) {
-        int deviceId = getContext().getDeviceId();
-        if (deviceId != DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT) {
+        if (hasCustomPolicyVirtualDeviceContext()) {
             VirtualDeviceManager vdm = getVirtualDeviceManager();
-            if (vdm != null && vdm.getDevicePolicy(deviceId, POLICY_TYPE_AUDIO)
-                    != DEVICE_POLICY_DEFAULT) {
-                vdm.playSoundEffect(deviceId, effectType);
-                return true;
-            }
+            vdm.playSoundEffect(mOriginalContextDeviceId, effectType);
+            return true;
         }
         return false;
     }
 
+    private boolean hasCustomPolicyVirtualDeviceContext() {
+        if (mOriginalContextDeviceId == DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        VirtualDeviceManager vdm = getVirtualDeviceManager();
+        return vdm != null && vdm.getDevicePolicy(mOriginalContextDeviceId, POLICY_TYPE_AUDIO)
+                != DEVICE_POLICY_DEFAULT;
+    }
+
     /**
      *  Load Sound effects.
      *  This method must be called when sound effects are enabled.
@@ -4513,6 +4521,16 @@ public class AudioManager {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                     "Illegal null audio policy when locking audio focus");
         }
+
+        if (hasCustomPolicyVirtualDeviceContext()) {
+            // If the focus request was made within context associated with VirtualDevice
+            // configured with custom device policy for audio, bypass audio service focus handling.
+            // The custom device policy for audio means that audio associated with this device
+            // is likely rerouted to VirtualAudioDevice and playback on the VirtualAudioDevice
+            // shouldn't affect non-virtual audio tracks (and vice versa).
+            return AUDIOFOCUS_REQUEST_GRANTED;
+        }
+
         registerAudioFocusRequest(afr);
         final IAudioService service = getService();
         final int status;
@@ -4785,16 +4803,19 @@ public class AudioManager {
     @SuppressLint("RequiresPermission") // no permission enforcement, but only "undoes" what would
     // have been done by a matching requestAudioFocus
     public int abandonAudioFocus(OnAudioFocusChangeListener l, AudioAttributes aa) {
-        int status = AUDIOFOCUS_REQUEST_FAILED;
+        if (hasCustomPolicyVirtualDeviceContext()) {
+            // If this AudioManager instance is running within VirtualDevice context configured
+            // with custom device policy for audio, the audio focus handling is bypassed.
+            return AUDIOFOCUS_REQUEST_GRANTED;
+        }
         unregisterAudioFocusRequest(l);
         final IAudioService service = getService();
         try {
-            status = service.abandonAudioFocus(mAudioFocusDispatcher,
+            return service.abandonAudioFocus(mAudioFocusDispatcher,
                     getIdForAudioFocusListener(l), aa, getContext().getOpPackageName());
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
         }
-        return status;
     }
 
     //====================================================================