diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifCollection.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifCollection.java
index bf81ea5c264c3..44e42e0e56c17 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifCollection.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifCollection.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService.RankingMap;
 import android.service.notification.StatusBarNotification;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Pair;
-import android.util.Slog;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -756,6 +755,7 @@ public class NotifCollection implements Dumpable {
                 && !entry.getSbn().getNotification().isGroupSummary()
                 && !hasFlag(entry, Notification.FLAG_ONGOING_EVENT)
                 && !hasFlag(entry, Notification.FLAG_BUBBLE)
+                && !hasFlag(entry, Notification.FLAG_NO_CLEAR)
                 && entry.getDismissState() != DISMISSED;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifCollectionTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifCollectionTest.java
index a7f8b6e01949e..f2dbb91ac7fa7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifCollectionTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotifCollectionTest.java
@@ -1468,6 +1468,18 @@ public class NotifCollectionTest extends SysuiTestCase {
                 container, container.getSbn().getGroupKey()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCannotDismissNoClearNotifications() {
+        // GIVEN an no-clear notification
+        final NotificationEntry container = new NotificationEntryBuilder()
+                .setFlag(mContext, FLAG_NO_CLEAR, true)
+                .build();
+
+        // THEN its children are not dismissible
+        assertFalse(mCollection.shouldAutoDismissChildren(
+                container, container.getSbn().getGroupKey()));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testCanDismissFgsNotificationChildren() {
         // GIVEN an FGS but not ongoing notification