diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelper.java
index 7b45a1b1997c5..417314adc7a56 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelper.java
@@ -589,6 +589,9 @@ public class PreferencesHelper implements RankingConfig {
             if (r == null) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid package");
             }
+            if (fromTargetApp) {
+                group.setBlocked(false);
+            }
             final NotificationChannelGroup oldGroup = r.groups.get(group.getId());
             if (!group.equals(oldGroup)) {
                 // will log for new entries as well as name/description changes
diff --git a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelperTest.java b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelperTest.java
index 8f8b746b59d49..648208256fa5c 100644
--- a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelperTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelperTest.java
@@ -2030,6 +2030,19 @@ public class PreferencesHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         assertTrue(mHelper.isGroupBlocked(PKG_N_MR1, UID_N_MR1, group.getId()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testIsGroupBlocked_appCannotCreateAsBlocked() throws Exception {
+        NotificationChannelGroup group = new NotificationChannelGroup("id", "name");
+        group.setBlocked(true);
+        mHelper.createNotificationChannelGroup(PKG_N_MR1, UID_N_MR1, group, true);
+        assertFalse(mHelper.isGroupBlocked(PKG_N_MR1, UID_N_MR1, group.getId()));
+
+        NotificationChannelGroup group3 = group.clone();
+        group3.setBlocked(false);
+        mHelper.createNotificationChannelGroup(PKG_N_MR1, UID_N_MR1, group3, true);
+        assertFalse(mHelper.isGroupBlocked(PKG_N_MR1, UID_N_MR1, group.getId()));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testIsGroup_appCannotResetBlock() throws Exception {
         NotificationChannelGroup group = new NotificationChannelGroup("id", "name");