diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
index 174d4b2fe00d8..96a74161a6eb4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ public final class DisplayManagerService extends SystemService {
             recordTopInsetLocked(display);
         }
         addDisplayPowerControllerLocked(display);
-        mDisplayStates.append(displayId, Display.STATE_OFF);
+        mDisplayStates.append(displayId, Display.STATE_UNKNOWN);
         mDisplayBrightnesses.append(displayId, display.getDisplayInfoLocked().brightnessDefault);
 
         DisplayManagerGlobal.invalidateLocalDisplayInfoCaches();
@@ -1204,16 +1204,15 @@ public final class DisplayManagerService extends SystemService {
         DisplayDeviceInfo info = device.getDisplayDeviceInfoLocked();
         if ((info.flags & DisplayDeviceInfo.FLAG_NEVER_BLANK) == 0) {
             final LogicalDisplay display = mLogicalDisplayMapper.getDisplayLocked(device);
-            final int state;
             final int displayId = display.getDisplayIdLocked();
+            final int state = mDisplayStates.get(displayId);
 
-            if (display.isEnabled()) {
-                state = mDisplayStates.get(displayId);
-            } else {
-                state = Display.STATE_OFF;
+            // Only send a request for display state if the display state has already been
+            // initialized by DisplayPowercontroller.
+            if (state != Display.STATE_UNKNOWN) {
+                final float brightness = mDisplayBrightnesses.get(displayId);
+                return device.requestDisplayStateLocked(state, brightness);
             }
-            final float brightness = mDisplayBrightnesses.get(displayId);
-            return device.requestDisplayStateLocked(state, brightness);
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
index 011732682aceb..7b107b857a799 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
@@ -982,7 +982,8 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
             mWaitingForNegativeProximity = false;
             mIgnoreProximityUntilChanged = false;
         }
-        if (mScreenOffBecauseOfProximity) {
+
+        if (!mLogicalDisplay.isEnabled() || mScreenOffBecauseOfProximity) {
             state = Display.STATE_OFF;
         }
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/LocalDisplayAdapter.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/LocalDisplayAdapter.java
index d88896c01e4bd..aaec89afa94c3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/LocalDisplayAdapter.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/LocalDisplayAdapter.java
@@ -682,7 +682,10 @@ final class LocalDisplayAdapter extends DisplayAdapter {
                                     || oldState == Display.STATE_ON_SUSPEND) {
                                 setDisplayState(Display.STATE_ON);
                                 currentState = Display.STATE_ON;
-                            } else {
+
+                            // If UNKNOWN, we still want to set the initial display state,
+                            // otherwise, return early.
+                            } else if (oldState != Display.STATE_UNKNOWN) {
                                 return; // old state and new state is off
                             }
                         }