diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index 123ff7824c59d..5d06768ecde2e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
     <bool name="doze_pulse_on_notifications">true</bool>
 
     <!-- Doze: when to pulse after a buzzworthy notification arrives -->
-    <string name="doze_pulse_schedule" translatable="false">1s,10s,30s,60s</string>
+    <string name="doze_pulse_schedule" translatable="false">10s,30s,60s</string>
 
     <!-- Doze: maximum number of times the notification pulse schedule can be reset -->
     <integer name="doze_pulse_schedule_resets">2</integer>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeService.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeService.java
index 630d7350c1bc3..39423f2a4b892 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeService.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/doze/DozeService.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class DozeService extends DreamService {
     private boolean mPowerSaveActive;
     private boolean mCarMode;
     private long mNotificationPulseTime;
+    private long mLastScheduleResetTime;
     private long mEarliestPulseDueToLight;
     private int mScheduleResetsRemaining;
 
@@ -356,13 +357,21 @@ public class DozeService extends DreamService {
             return;
         }
         final long pulseDuration = mDozeParameters.getPulseDuration(false /*pickup*/);
-        if ((notificationTimeMs - mNotificationPulseTime) < pulseDuration) {
+        boolean pulseImmediately = System.currentTimeMillis() >= notificationTimeMs;
+        if ((notificationTimeMs - mLastScheduleResetTime) >= pulseDuration) {
+            mScheduleResetsRemaining--;
+            mLastScheduleResetTime = notificationTimeMs;
+        } else if (!pulseImmediately){
             if (DEBUG) Log.d(mTag, "Recently updated, not resetting schedule");
             return;
         }
-        mScheduleResetsRemaining--;
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(mTag, "mScheduleResetsRemaining = " + mScheduleResetsRemaining);
         mNotificationPulseTime = notificationTimeMs;
+        if (pulseImmediately) {
+            DozeLog.traceNotificationPulse(0);
+            requestPulse(DozeLog.PULSE_REASON_NOTIFICATION);
+        }
+        // schedule the rest of the pulses
         rescheduleNotificationPulse(true /*predicate*/);
     }