diff --git a/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp b/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
index 56db116b65069..631cdaea806f2 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ android_media_AudioSystem_isStreamActive(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jint stream,
     return state;
 }
 
+static jboolean
+android_media_AudioSystem_isSourceActive(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jint source)
+{
+    bool state = false;
+    AudioSystem::isSourceActive((audio_source_t) source, &state);
+    return state;
+}
+
 static int
 android_media_AudioSystem_setParameters(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jstring keyValuePairs)
 {
@@ -261,7 +269,8 @@ static JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
     {"getParameters",        "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;", (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_getParameters},
     {"muteMicrophone",      "(Z)I",     (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_muteMicrophone},
     {"isMicrophoneMuted",   "()Z",      (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_isMicrophoneMuted},
-    {"isStreamActive",      "(II)Z",     (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_isStreamActive},
+    {"isStreamActive",      "(II)Z",    (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_isStreamActive},
+    {"isSourceActive",      "(I)Z",     (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_isSourceActive},
     {"setDeviceConnectionState", "(IILjava/lang/String;)I", (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_setDeviceConnectionState},
     {"getDeviceConnectionState", "(ILjava/lang/String;)I",  (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_getDeviceConnectionState},
     {"setPhoneState",       "(I)I",     (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_setPhoneState},
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
index ee17bd3df5960..035b2824b465e 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
@@ -1524,6 +1524,16 @@ public class AudioManager {
         return AudioSystem.isStreamActive(STREAM_MUSIC, 0);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     * Checks whether speech recognition is active
+     * @return true if a recording with source {@link MediaRecorder.AudioSource#VOICE_RECOGNITION}
+     *    is underway.
+     */
+    public boolean isSpeechRecognitionActive() {
+        return AudioSystem.isSourceActive(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.VOICE_RECOGNITION);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @hide
      * If the stream is active locally or remotely, adjust its volume according to the enforced
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
index 103e817b3ac52..260ddc7a4b569 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ public class AudioSystem
      */
     public static native boolean isStreamActive(int stream, int inPastMs);
 
+    /*
+     * Checks whether the specified audio source is active.
+     *
+     * return true if any recorder using this source is currently recording
+     */
+    public static native boolean isSourceActive(int source);
+
     /*
      * Sets a group generic audio configuration parameters. The use of these parameters
      * are platform dependent, see libaudio
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/NotificationManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/NotificationManagerService.java
index 93ae0295e2975..09a606e79eedc 100755
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/NotificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/NotificationManagerService.java
@@ -1069,8 +1069,9 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends INotificationManager.Stub
                     }
                     mSoundNotification = r;
                     // do not play notifications if stream volume is 0
-                    // (typically because ringer mode is silent).
-                    if (audioManager.getStreamVolume(audioStreamType) != 0) {
+                    // (typically because ringer mode is silent) or if speech recognition is active.
+                    if ((audioManager.getStreamVolume(audioStreamType) != 0)
+                            && !audioManager.isSpeechRecognitionActive()) {
                         final long identity = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
                         try {
                             final IRingtonePlayer player = mAudioService.getRingtonePlayer();