diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index 834d186eebb75..0c26d4375f72e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -6189,10 +6189,8 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
         private RemoteViews generateActionButton(Action action, boolean emphasizedMode,
                 StandardTemplateParams p) {
             final boolean tombstone = (action.actionIntent == null);
-            RemoteViews button = new BuilderRemoteViews(mContext.getApplicationInfo(),
-                    emphasizedMode ? getEmphasizedActionLayoutResource()
-                            : tombstone ? getActionTombstoneLayoutResource()
-                                    : getActionLayoutResource());
+            final RemoteViews button = new BuilderRemoteViews(mContext.getApplicationInfo(),
+                    getActionButtonLayoutResource(emphasizedMode, tombstone));
             if (!tombstone) {
                 button.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.action0, action.actionIntent);
             }
@@ -6204,6 +6202,12 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
                 // change the background bgColor
                 CharSequence title = action.title;
                 int buttonFillColor = getColors(p).getSecondaryAccentColor();
+                if (tombstone) {
+                    buttonFillColor = setAlphaComponentByFloatDimen(mContext,
+                            ContrastColorUtil.resolveSecondaryColor(
+                                    mContext, getColors(p).getBackgroundColor(), mInNightMode),
+                            R.dimen.notification_action_disabled_container_alpha);
+                }
                 if (isLegacy()) {
                     title = ContrastColorUtil.clearColorSpans(title);
                 } else {
@@ -6219,8 +6223,14 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
                     title = ensureColorSpanContrast(title, buttonFillColor);
                 }
                 button.setTextViewText(R.id.action0, processTextSpans(title));
-                final int textColor = ContrastColorUtil.resolvePrimaryColor(mContext,
+                int textColor = ContrastColorUtil.resolvePrimaryColor(mContext,
                         buttonFillColor, mInNightMode);
+                if (tombstone) {
+                    textColor = setAlphaComponentByFloatDimen(mContext,
+                            ContrastColorUtil.resolveSecondaryColor(
+                                    mContext, getColors(p).getBackgroundColor(), mInNightMode),
+                            R.dimen.notification_action_disabled_content_alpha);
+                }
                 button.setTextColor(R.id.action0, textColor);
                 // We only want about 20% alpha for the ripple
                 final int rippleColor = (textColor & 0x00ffffff) | 0x33000000;
@@ -6250,6 +6260,26 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
             return button;
         }
 
+        private int getActionButtonLayoutResource(boolean emphasizedMode, boolean tombstone) {
+            if (emphasizedMode) {
+                return tombstone ? getEmphasizedTombstoneActionLayoutResource()
+                        : getEmphasizedActionLayoutResource();
+            } else {
+                return tombstone ? getActionTombstoneLayoutResource()
+                        : getActionLayoutResource();
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Set the alpha component of {@code color} to be {@code alphaDimenResId}.
+         */
+        private static int setAlphaComponentByFloatDimen(Context context, @ColorInt int color,
+                @DimenRes int alphaDimenResId) {
+            final TypedValue alphaValue = new TypedValue();
+            context.getResources().getValue(alphaDimenResId, alphaValue, true);
+            return ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(color, Math.round(alphaValue.getFloat() * 255));
+        }
+
         /**
          * Extract the color from a full-length span from the text.
          *
@@ -6729,6 +6759,10 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
             return R.layout.notification_material_action_emphasized;
         }
 
+        private int getEmphasizedTombstoneActionLayoutResource() {
+            return R.layout.notification_material_action_emphasized_tombstone;
+        }
+
         private int getActionTombstoneLayoutResource() {
             return R.layout.notification_material_action_tombstone;
         }
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/notification_material_action_emphasized_tombstone.xml b/core/res/res/layout/notification_material_action_emphasized_tombstone.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..60f10dbcdebc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/notification_material_action_emphasized_tombstone.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<com.android.internal.widget.EmphasizedNotificationButton
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    style="@style/NotificationEmphasizedAction"
+    android:id="@+id/action0"
+    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
+    android:drawablePadding="6dp"
+    android:enabled="false"
+    android:gravity="center"
+    android:singleLine="true"
+    android:ellipsize="end"
+/>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/colors.xml b/core/res/res/values/colors.xml
index d5875f547e91c..b83d3b4ea298f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
     <color name="notification_default_color">#757575</color> <!-- Gray 600 -->
 
     <color name="notification_action_button_text_color">@color/notification_default_color</color>
+    <item  name="notification_action_disabled_content_alpha" format="float" type="dimen">0.38</item>
+    <item  name="notification_action_disabled_container_alpha" format="float" type="dimen">0.12</item>
 
     <color name="notification_progress_background_color">@color/notification_secondary_text_color_current</color>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 88a398bf255da..578fd9bb69ad0 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -3295,7 +3295,10 @@
   <java-symbol type="id" name="notification_action_list_margin_target" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="notification_actions_padding_start"/>
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="notification_actions_collapsed_priority_width"/>
+  <!--prefer to use disabled content and surface alpha values for disabled actions-->
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="notification_action_disabled_alpha" />
+  <java-symbol type="dimen" name="notification_action_disabled_content_alpha" />
+  <java-symbol type="dimen" name="notification_action_disabled_container_alpha" />
   <java-symbol type="id" name="tag_margin_end_when_icon_visible" />
   <java-symbol type="id" name="tag_margin_end_when_icon_gone" />
   <java-symbol type="id" name="tag_uses_right_icon_drawable" />
@@ -3347,6 +3350,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="unsupported_display_size_message" />
 
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_material_action_emphasized" />
+  <java-symbol type="layout" name="notification_material_action_emphasized_tombstone" />
 
   <!-- Package name for the device provisioning package -->
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_deviceProvisioningPackage" />