diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PermissionHelper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PermissionHelper.java
index 1b669322e553a..12324bff0c7a6 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PermissionHelper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PermissionHelper.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.server.notification;
 
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT;
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_FIXED;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.GET_PERMISSIONS;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
@@ -176,9 +177,8 @@ public final class PermissionHelper {
                 mPermManager.revokeRuntimePermission(packageName, NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION,
                         userId, TAG);
             }
-            int flagMask = userSet || !grant
-                    ? FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT :
-                    FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET;
+            int flagMask = FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET | FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_FIXED;
+            flagMask = userSet || !grant ? flagMask | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT : flagMask;
             if (userSet) {
                 mPermManager.updatePermissionFlags(packageName, NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION,
                         flagMask, FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET, true, userId);
diff --git a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PermissionHelperTest.java b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PermissionHelperTest.java
index d4886e440c41a..f2b1dc9132d5d 100644
--- a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PermissionHelperTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PermissionHelperTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.server.notification;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FLAG_PERMISSION_POLICY_FIXED;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FLAG_PERMISSION_SYSTEM_FIXED;
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_FIXED;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.GET_PERMISSIONS;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED;
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ public class PermissionHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
 
     private PermissionHelper mPermissionHelper;
 
+    private static final int USER_FLAG_MASK = FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET | FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_FIXED;
+
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ public class PermissionHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         verify(mPermManager).grantRuntimePermission(
                 "pkg", Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, 10);
         verify(mPermManager).updatePermissionFlags("pkg", Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS,
-                FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT,
+                USER_FLAG_MASK | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT,
                 FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET, true, 10);
     }
 
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ public class PermissionHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         verify(mPermManager).grantRuntimePermission(
                 "pkg", Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, 10);
         verify(mPermManager).updatePermissionFlags("pkg", Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS,
-                FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT,
+                USER_FLAG_MASK | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT,
                 FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET, true, 10);
     }
 
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ public class PermissionHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         verify(mPermManager).revokeRuntimePermission(
                 eq("pkg"), eq(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS), eq(10), anyString());
         verify(mPermManager).updatePermissionFlags("pkg", Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS,
-                FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT,
+                USER_FLAG_MASK | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT,
                 FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET, true, 10);
     }
 
@@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ public class PermissionHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         verify(mPermManager).grantRuntimePermission(
                 "pkg", Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, 10);
         verify(mPermManager).updatePermissionFlags("pkg", Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS,
-                FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET, 0, true, 10);
+                USER_FLAG_MASK, 0, true, 10);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -243,7 +246,7 @@ public class PermissionHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         verify(mPermManager).revokeRuntimePermission(
                 eq("pkg"), eq(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS), eq(10), anyString());
         verify(mPermManager).updatePermissionFlags("pkg", Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS,
-                FLAG_PERMISSION_USER_SET | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT, 0,
+                USER_FLAG_MASK | FLAG_PERMISSION_GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT, 0,
                 true, 10);
     }