diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
index bba4e2c6a9ff1..7ced45abc9608 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
@@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor implements TrustManager.TrustListener, Dumpab
      */
     public void requestFaceAuthOnOccludingApp(boolean request) {
         mOccludingAppRequestingFace = request;
-        updateFaceListeningState(BIOMETRIC_ACTION_UPDATE,
-                FACE_AUTH_TRIGGERED_OCCLUDING_APP_REQUESTED);
+        int action = mOccludingAppRequestingFace ? BIOMETRIC_ACTION_UPDATE : BIOMETRIC_ACTION_STOP;
+        updateFaceListeningState(action, FACE_AUTH_TRIGGERED_OCCLUDING_APP_REQUESTED);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
index 1cce472b7c735..c81bb3443700e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
@@ -1284,6 +1284,24 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.isFaceDetectionRunning()).isEqualTo(true);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRequestFaceAuthFromOccludingApp_whenInvoked_startsFaceAuth() {
+        mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.requestFaceAuthOnOccludingApp(true);
+
+        assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.isFaceDetectionRunning()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRequestFaceAuthFromOccludingApp_whenInvoked_stopsFaceAuth() {
+        mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.requestFaceAuthOnOccludingApp(true);
+
+        assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.isFaceDetectionRunning()).isTrue();
+
+        mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.requestFaceAuthOnOccludingApp(false);
+
+        assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.isFaceDetectionRunning()).isFalse();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testRequireUnlockForNfc_Broadcast() {
         KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback callback = mock(KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback.class);