diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPoint.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPoint.java
index fc6a1611e697c..4a54451636509 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPoint.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPoint.java
@@ -1058,6 +1058,12 @@ public class AccessPoint implements Comparable<AccessPoint> {
         final int oldLevel = getLevel();
         if (info != null && isInfoForThisAccessPoint(config, info)) {
             updated = (mInfo == null);
+            if (mConfig != config) {
+                // We do not set updated = true as we do not want to increase the amount of sorting
+                // and copying performed in WifiTracker at this time. If issues involving refresh
+                // are still seen, we will investigate further.
+                update(config); // Notifies the AccessPointListener of the change
+            }
             if (mRssi != info.getRssi()) {
                 mRssi = info.getRssi();
                 updated = true;
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0d5ff2ca05a5f..e8e0b41ffd411 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_USERS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_NETWORK_POLICY"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_TIME_ZONE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS" />
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPointTest.java b/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPointTest.java
index 57ad093422a43..5c64cff78a884 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPointTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/tests/integ/src/com/android/settingslib/wifi/AccessPointTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertWithMessage;
 
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -622,4 +624,36 @@ public class AccessPointTest {
         NetworkInfo newInfo = new NetworkInfo(networkInfo); // same values
         assertThat(ap.update(config, wifiInfo, newInfo)).isFalse();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUpdateWithConfigChangeOnly_returnsFalseButInvokesListener() {
+        int networkId = 123;
+        int rssi = -55;
+        WifiConfiguration config = new WifiConfiguration();
+        config.networkId = networkId;
+        config.numNoInternetAccessReports = 1;
+
+        WifiInfo wifiInfo = new WifiInfo();
+        wifiInfo.setNetworkId(networkId);
+        wifiInfo.setRssi(rssi);
+
+        NetworkInfo networkInfo =
+                new NetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI, 0 /* subtype */, "WIFI", "");
+        networkInfo.setDetailedState(NetworkInfo.DetailedState.CONNECTED, "", "");
+
+        AccessPoint ap = new TestAccessPointBuilder(mContext)
+                .setNetworkInfo(networkInfo)
+                .setNetworkId(networkId)
+                .setRssi(rssi)
+                .setWifiInfo(wifiInfo)
+                .build();
+
+        AccessPoint.AccessPointListener mockListener = mock(AccessPoint.AccessPointListener.class);
+        ap.setListener(mockListener);
+        WifiConfiguration newConfig = new WifiConfiguration(config);
+        config.validatedInternetAccess = true;
+
+        assertThat(ap.update(newConfig, wifiInfo, networkInfo)).isFalse();
+        verify(mockListener).onAccessPointChanged(ap);
+    }
 }