diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CallManager.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CallManager.java
index 719e5b43dfe7d..b89058f7867ce 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CallManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CallManager.java
@@ -895,6 +895,8 @@ public final class CallManager {
     public boolean getMute() {
         if (hasActiveFgCall()) {
             return getActiveFgCall().getPhone().getMute();
+        } else if (hasActiveBgCall()) {
+            return getFirstActiveBgCall().getPhone().getMute();
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhone.java
index f9bc0e910a517..7373cbb92a8cf 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhone.java
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ public class SipPhone extends SipPhoneBase {
     }
 
     public boolean getMute() {
-        return foregroundCall.getMute();
+        return (foregroundCall.getState().isAlive()
+                ? foregroundCall.getMute()
+                : backgroundCall.getMute());
     }
 
     public Call getForegroundCall() {