diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManager.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManager.kt
index 09ebeed38ba4c..78071769043cb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManager.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManager.kt
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class MediaDataManager(
         }
 
         val isLocalSession = mediaController.playbackInfo?.playbackType ==
-            MediaController.PlaybackInfo.PLAYBACK_TYPE_LOCAL ?: true
+            MediaController.PlaybackInfo.PLAYBACK_TYPE_LOCAL
         val isPlaying = mediaController.playbackState?.let { isPlayingState(it.state) } ?: null
         val lastActive = System.currentTimeMillis()
         foregroundExecutor.execute {
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ class MediaDataManager(
         Assert.isMainThread()
         val removed = mediaEntries.remove(key)
         if (useMediaResumption && removed?.resumeAction != null &&
-                !isBlockedFromResume(removed.packageName)) {
+                !isBlockedFromResume(removed.packageName) && removed?.isLocalSession == true) {
             Log.d(TAG, "Not removing $key because resumable")
             // Move to resume key (aka package name) if that key doesn't already exist.
             val resumeAction = getResumeMediaAction(removed.resumeAction!!)
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaResumeListener.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaResumeListener.kt
index 80d13715ca077..b0be57668d085 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaResumeListener.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaResumeListener.kt
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class MediaResumeListener @Inject constructor(
             mediaBrowser?.disconnect()
             // If we don't have a resume action, check if we haven't already
             if (data.resumeAction == null && !data.hasCheckedForResume &&
-                    !blockedApps.contains(data.packageName)) {
+                    !blockedApps.contains(data.packageName) && data.isLocalSession) {
                 // TODO also check for a media button receiver intended for restarting (b/154127084)
                 Log.d(TAG, "Checking for service component for " + data.packageName)
                 val pm = context.packageManager
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManagerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManagerTest.kt
index 7486612926a0e..678f89a064797 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManagerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManagerTest.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class MediaDataManagerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @JvmField @Rule val mockito = MockitoJUnit.rule()
     @Mock lateinit var mediaControllerFactory: MediaControllerFactory
     @Mock lateinit var controller: MediaController
+    @Mock lateinit var playbackInfo: MediaController.PlaybackInfo
     lateinit var session: MediaSession
     lateinit var metadataBuilder: MediaMetadata.Builder
     lateinit var backgroundExecutor: FakeExecutor
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ class MediaDataManagerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
             putString(MediaMetadata.METADATA_KEY_TITLE, SESSION_TITLE)
         }
         whenever(mediaControllerFactory.create(eq(session.sessionToken))).thenReturn(controller)
+        whenever(controller.playbackInfo).thenReturn(playbackInfo)
+        whenever(playbackInfo.playbackType).thenReturn(
+                MediaController.PlaybackInfo.PLAYBACK_TYPE_LOCAL)
 
         // This is an ugly hack for now. The mediaSessionBasedFilter is one of the internal
         // listeners in the internal processing pipeline. It receives events, but ince it is a
@@ -229,6 +233,27 @@ class MediaDataManagerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         verify(listener).onMediaDataRemoved(eq(KEY_2))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testOnNotificationRemoved_withResumption_butNotLocal() {
+        // GIVEN that the manager has a notification with a resume action, but is not local
+        whenever(controller.metadata).thenReturn(metadataBuilder.build())
+        whenever(playbackInfo.playbackType).thenReturn(
+                MediaController.PlaybackInfo.PLAYBACK_TYPE_REMOTE)
+        mediaDataManager.onNotificationAdded(KEY, mediaNotification)
+        assertThat(backgroundExecutor.runAllReady()).isEqualTo(1)
+        assertThat(foregroundExecutor.runAllReady()).isEqualTo(1)
+        verify(listener).onMediaDataLoaded(eq(KEY), eq(null), capture(mediaDataCaptor))
+        val data = mediaDataCaptor.value
+        val dataRemoteWithResume = data.copy(resumeAction = Runnable {}, isLocalSession = false)
+        mediaDataManager.onMediaDataLoaded(KEY, null, dataRemoteWithResume)
+
+        // WHEN the notification is removed
+        mediaDataManager.onNotificationRemoved(KEY)
+
+        // THEN the media data is removed
+        verify(listener).onMediaDataRemoved(eq(KEY))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testAppBlockedFromResumption() {
         // GIVEN that the manager has a notification with a resume action
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaResumeListenerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaResumeListenerTest.kt
index 59c2b176f12ee..96d1d94795f6e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaResumeListenerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaResumeListenerTest.kt
@@ -181,6 +181,16 @@ class MediaResumeListenerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         verify(mediaDataManager).setResumeAction(KEY, null)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testOnLoad_remotePlayback_doesNotCheck() {
+        // When media data is loaded that has not been checked yet, and is not local
+        val dataRemote = data.copy(isLocalSession = false)
+        resumeListener.onMediaDataLoaded(KEY, null, dataRemote)
+
+        // Then we do not take action
+        verify(mediaDataManager, never()).setResumeAction(any(), any())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testOnLoad_checksForResume_hasService() {
         // Set up mocks to successfully find a MBS that returns valid media