diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecMessageValidator.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecMessageValidator.java
index 69379dadef47f..da38a3446e02e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecMessageValidator.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecMessageValidator.java
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ public class HdmiCecMessageValidator {
         // Messages related to the physical address.
         PhysicalAddressValidator physicalAddressValidator = new PhysicalAddressValidator();
         addValidationInfo(Constants.MESSAGE_ACTIVE_SOURCE,
-                physicalAddressValidator, ADDR_ALL, ADDR_BROADCAST);
+                physicalAddressValidator, ADDR_ALL ^ (ADDR_RECORDER_1 | ADDR_RECORDER_2
+                        | ADDR_AUDIO_SYSTEM | ADDR_RECORDER_3), ADDR_BROADCAST);
         addValidationInfo(Constants.MESSAGE_INACTIVE_SOURCE,
                 physicalAddressValidator, ADDR_NOT_UNREGISTERED, ADDR_DIRECT);
         addValidationInfo(Constants.MESSAGE_REPORT_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS,
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/ActiveSourceActionTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/ActiveSourceActionTest.java
index ad1ecf1ad1c8e..a7fe64adf1ff8 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/ActiveSourceActionTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/ActiveSourceActionTest.java
@@ -149,31 +149,4 @@ public class ActiveSourceActionTest {
         assertThat(playbackDevice.getActiveSource().physicalAddress).isEqualTo(mPhysicalAddress);
         assertThat(playbackDevice.isActiveSource()).isTrue();
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void audioDevice_sendsActiveSource_noMenuStatus() {
-        HdmiCecLocalDeviceAudioSystem audioDevice = new HdmiCecLocalDeviceAudioSystem(
-                mHdmiControlService);
-        audioDevice.init();
-        mLocalDevices.add(audioDevice);
-        mHdmiControlService.allocateLogicalAddress(mLocalDevices, INITIATED_BY_ENABLE_CEC);
-        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
-
-        HdmiCecFeatureAction action = new com.android.server.hdmi.ActiveSourceAction(
-                audioDevice, ADDR_TV);
-        audioDevice.addAndStartAction(action);
-        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
-
-        HdmiCecMessage activeSource =
-                HdmiCecMessageBuilder.buildActiveSource(
-                        audioDevice.getDeviceInfo().getLogicalAddress(), mPhysicalAddress);
-        HdmiCecMessage menuStatus =
-                HdmiCecMessageBuilder.buildReportMenuStatus(
-                        audioDevice.getDeviceInfo().getLogicalAddress(),
-                        ADDR_TV,
-                        Constants.MENU_STATE_ACTIVATED);
-
-        assertThat(mNativeWrapper.getResultMessages()).contains(activeSource);
-        assertThat(mNativeWrapper.getResultMessages()).doesNotContain(menuStatus);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecMessageValidatorTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecMessageValidatorTest.java
index c53a7a708cfd3..81cfdbee78317 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecMessageValidatorTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecMessageValidatorTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 package com.android.server.hdmi;
 
+import static com.android.server.hdmi.Constants.ADDR_AUDIO_SYSTEM;
+import static com.android.server.hdmi.Constants.ADDR_BROADCAST;
+import static com.android.server.hdmi.Constants.ADDR_RECORDER_1;
+import static com.android.server.hdmi.Constants.ADDR_RECORDER_2;
+import static com.android.server.hdmi.Constants.ADDR_RECORDER_3;
 import static com.android.server.hdmi.HdmiCecMessageValidator.ERROR_DESTINATION;
 import static com.android.server.hdmi.HdmiCecMessageValidator.ERROR_PARAMETER;
 import static com.android.server.hdmi.HdmiCecMessageValidator.ERROR_PARAMETER_LONG;
@@ -38,7 +43,9 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /** Tests for {@link com.android.server.hdmi.HdmiCecMessageValidator} class. */
 @SmallTest
@@ -640,6 +647,22 @@ public class HdmiCecMessageValidatorTest {
         assertMessageValidity("4F:80:12:00:50:50").isEqualTo(ERROR_PARAMETER);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void isValid_activeSource() {
+        // Only source devices should broadcast <Active Source> messages.
+        List<Integer> nonSourceDevicesAddresses = Arrays.asList(ADDR_RECORDER_1, ADDR_RECORDER_2,
+                ADDR_AUDIO_SYSTEM, ADDR_RECORDER_3);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < ADDR_BROADCAST; ++i) {
+            String message = Integer.toHexString(i) + "F:82:10:00";
+            if (nonSourceDevicesAddresses.contains(i)) {
+                assertMessageValidity(message).isEqualTo(ERROR_SOURCE);
+            } else {
+                assertMessageValidity(message).isEqualTo(OK);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private IntegerSubject assertMessageValidity(String message) {
         return assertThat(HdmiUtils.buildMessage(message).getValidationResult());
     }