diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPoint.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPoint.java
index ec3b520e2012d..0400e243eda68 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPoint.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPoint.java
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ public class AccessPoint implements Comparable<AccessPoint> {
                 // are still seen, we will investigate further.
                 update(config); // Notifies the AccessPointListener of the change
             }
-            if (mRssi != info.getRssi()) {
+            if (mRssi != info.getRssi() && info.getRssi() != WifiInfo.INVALID_RSSI) {
                 mRssi = info.getRssi();
                 updated = true;
             } else if (mNetworkInfo != null && networkInfo != null
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPointTest.java b/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPointTest.java
index c08dd6ed97cd2..2f02b9b984552 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPointTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPointTest.java
@@ -625,6 +625,57 @@ public class AccessPointTest {
         assertThat(ap.update(config, wifiInfo, newInfo)).isFalse();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testUpdateWithDifferentRssi_returnsTrue() {
+        int networkId = 123;
+        int rssi = -55;
+        WifiConfiguration config = new WifiConfiguration();
+        config.networkId = networkId;
+        WifiInfo wifiInfo = new WifiInfo();
+        wifiInfo.setNetworkId(networkId);
+        wifiInfo.setRssi(rssi);
+
+        NetworkInfo networkInfo =
+                new NetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI, 0 /* subtype */, "WIFI", "");
+        networkInfo.setDetailedState(NetworkInfo.DetailedState.CONNECTING, "", "");
+
+        AccessPoint ap = new TestAccessPointBuilder(mContext)
+                .setNetworkInfo(networkInfo)
+                .setNetworkId(networkId)
+                .setRssi(rssi)
+                .setWifiInfo(wifiInfo)
+                .build();
+
+        NetworkInfo newInfo = new NetworkInfo(networkInfo); // same values
+        wifiInfo.setRssi(rssi + 1);
+        assertThat(ap.update(config, wifiInfo, newInfo)).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUpdateWithInvalidRssi_returnsFalse() {
+        int networkId = 123;
+        int rssi = -55;
+        WifiConfiguration config = new WifiConfiguration();
+        config.networkId = networkId;
+        WifiInfo wifiInfo = new WifiInfo();
+        wifiInfo.setNetworkId(networkId);
+        wifiInfo.setRssi(rssi);
+
+        NetworkInfo networkInfo =
+                new NetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI, 0 /* subtype */, "WIFI", "");
+        networkInfo.setDetailedState(NetworkInfo.DetailedState.CONNECTING, "", "");
+
+        AccessPoint ap = new TestAccessPointBuilder(mContext)
+                .setNetworkInfo(networkInfo)
+                .setNetworkId(networkId)
+                .setRssi(rssi)
+                .setWifiInfo(wifiInfo)
+                .build();
+
+        NetworkInfo newInfo = new NetworkInfo(networkInfo); // same values
+        wifiInfo.setRssi(WifiInfo.INVALID_RSSI);
+        assertThat(ap.update(config, wifiInfo, newInfo)).isFalse();
+    }
     @Test
     public void testUpdateWithConfigChangeOnly_returnsFalseButInvokesListener() {
         int networkId = 123;