diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
index cede2738cff07..be9df4aecf43d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ import android.hardware.hdmi.IHdmiSystemAudioModeChangeListener;
 import android.hardware.hdmi.IHdmiVendorCommandListener;
 import android.hardware.tv.cec.V1_0.SendMessageResult;
 import android.media.AudioAttributes;
+import android.media.AudioDescriptor;
 import android.media.AudioDeviceAttributes;
 import android.media.AudioDeviceInfo;
 import android.media.AudioDeviceVolumeManager;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
+import android.media.AudioProfile;
 import android.media.VolumeInfo;
 import android.media.session.MediaController;
 import android.media.session.MediaSessionManager;
@@ -4727,9 +4729,22 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
         // reported connection state changes, but even if it did, it won't take effect.
         if (mEarcLocalDevice != null) {
             mEarcLocalDevice.handleEarcStateChange(status);
+        } else if (status == HDMI_EARC_STATUS_ARC_PENDING) {
+            // If the local device is null we notify the Audio Service that eARC connection
+            // is disabled.
+            notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(false, new ArrayList<>());
+            startArcAction(true, null);
         }
     }
 
+    protected void notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(
+            boolean enabled, List<AudioDescriptor> audioDescriptors) {
+        AudioDeviceAttributes attributes = new AudioDeviceAttributes(
+                AudioDeviceAttributes.ROLE_OUTPUT, AudioDeviceInfo.TYPE_HDMI_EARC, "", "",
+                new ArrayList<AudioProfile>(), audioDescriptors);
+        getAudioManager().setWiredDeviceConnectionState(attributes, enabled ? 1 : 0);
+    }
+
     @ServiceThreadOnly
     void handleEarcCapabilitiesReported(byte[] rawCapabilities, int portId) {
         assertRunOnServiceThread();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiEarcLocalDeviceTx.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiEarcLocalDeviceTx.java
index 9058c984f9588..873d5fc92601b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiEarcLocalDeviceTx.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiEarcLocalDeviceTx.java
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import static com.android.server.hdmi.Constants.HDMI_EARC_STATUS_IDLE;
 
 import android.hardware.hdmi.HdmiDeviceInfo;
 import android.media.AudioDescriptor;
-import android.media.AudioDeviceAttributes;
-import android.media.AudioDeviceInfo;
 import android.media.AudioProfile;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.util.IndentingPrintWriter;
@@ -88,10 +86,10 @@ public class HdmiEarcLocalDeviceTx extends HdmiEarcLocalDevice {
 
         mReportCapsHandler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
         if (status == HDMI_EARC_STATUS_IDLE) {
-            notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(false, new ArrayList<>());
+            mService.notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(false, new ArrayList<>());
             mService.startArcAction(false, null);
         } else if (status == HDMI_EARC_STATUS_ARC_PENDING) {
-            notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(false, new ArrayList<>());
+            mService.notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(false, new ArrayList<>());
             mService.startArcAction(true, null);
         } else if (status == HDMI_EARC_STATUS_EARC_PENDING
                 && oldEarcStatus == HDMI_EARC_STATUS_ARC_PENDING) {
@@ -110,19 +108,11 @@ public class HdmiEarcLocalDeviceTx extends HdmiEarcLocalDevice {
                     && mReportCapsHandler.hasCallbacks(mReportCapsRunnable)) {
                 mReportCapsHandler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
                 List<AudioDescriptor> audioDescriptors = parseCapabilities(rawCapabilities);
-                notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(true, audioDescriptors);
+                mService.notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(true, audioDescriptors);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private void notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(
-            boolean enabled, List<AudioDescriptor> audioDescriptors) {
-        AudioDeviceAttributes attributes = new AudioDeviceAttributes(
-                AudioDeviceAttributes.ROLE_OUTPUT, AudioDeviceInfo.TYPE_HDMI_EARC, "", "",
-                new ArrayList<AudioProfile>(), audioDescriptors);
-        mService.getAudioManager().setWiredDeviceConnectionState(attributes, enabled ? 1 : 0);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Runnable for waiting for a certain amount of time for the audio system to report its
      * capabilities after eARC was connected. If the audio system doesn´t report its capabilities in
@@ -134,7 +124,7 @@ public class HdmiEarcLocalDeviceTx extends HdmiEarcLocalDevice {
         public void run() {
             synchronized (mLock) {
                 if (mEarcStatus == HDMI_EARC_STATUS_EARC_CONNECTED) {
-                    notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(true, new ArrayList<>());
+                    mService.notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(true, new ArrayList<>());
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlServiceTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlServiceTest.java
index 0e6b412e330de..39930bc1e35aa 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlServiceTest.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class HdmiControlServiceTest {
     private ArrayList<HdmiCecLocalDevice> mLocalDevices = new ArrayList<>();
     private HdmiPortInfo[] mHdmiPortInfo;
     private ArrayList<Integer> mLocalDeviceTypes = new ArrayList<>();
+    private static final int PORT_ID_EARC_SUPPORTED = 3;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ public class HdmiControlServiceTest {
                         .setEarcSupported(false)
                         .build();
         mHdmiPortInfo[2] =
-                new HdmiPortInfo.Builder(3, HdmiPortInfo.PORT_INPUT, 0x2000)
+                new HdmiPortInfo.Builder(PORT_ID_EARC_SUPPORTED, HdmiPortInfo.PORT_INPUT, 0x2000)
                         .setCecSupported(true)
                         .setMhlSupported(false)
                         .setArcSupported(true)
@@ -1128,6 +1129,23 @@ public class HdmiControlServiceTest {
         assertThat(mHdmiControlServiceSpy.getEarcLocalDevice()).isNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void disableEarc_noEarcLocalDevice_enableArc() {
+        mHdmiControlServiceSpy.clearEarcLocalDevice();
+        mHdmiControlServiceSpy.addEarcLocalDevice(
+                new HdmiEarcLocalDeviceTx(mHdmiControlServiceSpy));
+        mHdmiControlServiceSpy.setEarcEnabled(HdmiControlManager.EARC_FEATURE_DISABLED);
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+        assertThat(mHdmiControlServiceSpy.getEarcLocalDevice()).isNull();
+
+        Mockito.clearInvocations(mHdmiControlServiceSpy);
+        mHdmiControlServiceSpy.handleEarcStateChange(Constants.HDMI_EARC_STATUS_ARC_PENDING,
+                PORT_ID_EARC_SUPPORTED);
+        verify(mHdmiControlServiceSpy, times(1))
+                .notifyEarcStatusToAudioService(eq(false), eq(new ArrayList<>()));
+        verify(mHdmiControlServiceSpy, times(1)).startArcAction(eq(true), any());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void disableCec_doNotClearEarcLocalDevice() {
         mHdmiControlServiceSpy.clearEarcLocalDevice();