diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelper.java
index bc78d66037fe1..fba4f1a341210 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelper.java
@@ -759,6 +759,9 @@ 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 (oldGroup != null) {
                 group.setChannels(oldGroup.getChannels());
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 2e49929ec0327..439f059e97b50 100644
--- a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelperTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/PreferencesHelperTest.java
@@ -2131,6 +2131,19 @@ 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");
@@ -3270,7 +3283,7 @@ public class PreferencesHelperTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
     public void testGetConversations_noDisabledGroups() {
         NotificationChannelGroup group = new NotificationChannelGroup("a", "a");
         group.setBlocked(true);
-        mHelper.createNotificationChannelGroup(PKG_O, UID_O, group, true);
+        mHelper.createNotificationChannelGroup(PKG_O, UID_O, group, false);
         NotificationChannel parent = new NotificationChannel("parent", "p", 1);
         mHelper.createNotificationChannel(PKG_O, UID_O, parent, true, false);