diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
index b8486e7aa2b47..cae0234bdc7a6 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
 
     Drawable mEnterpriseThumbnailDrawable;
 
+    boolean mPauseSchedulePendingForPip = false;
+
     private void updateEnterpriseThumbnailDrawable(Context context) {
         DevicePolicyManager dpm = context.getSystemService(DevicePolicyManager.class);
         mEnterpriseThumbnailDrawable = dpm.getResources().getDrawable(
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
index 12714ed51c73f..14927f9eee7ed 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
@@ -3583,7 +3583,7 @@ public class ActivityTaskManagerService extends IActivityTaskManager.Stub {
                         null /* launchIntoPipHostActivity */, "enterPictureInPictureMode",
                         transition);
                 // Continue the pausing process after entering pip.
-                if (r.isState(PAUSING)) {
+                if (r.isState(PAUSING) && r.mPauseSchedulePendingForPip) {
                     r.getTask().schedulePauseActivity(r, false /* userLeaving */,
                             false /* pauseImmediately */, true /* autoEnteringPip */, "auto-pip");
                 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
index 1a3e7d1958595..ab979ad8340a4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
@@ -1619,6 +1619,7 @@ class TaskFragment extends WindowContainer<WindowContainer> {
 
         if (prev.attachedToProcess()) {
             if (shouldAutoPip) {
+                prev.mPauseSchedulePendingForPip = true;
                 boolean didAutoPip = mAtmService.enterPictureInPictureMode(
                         prev, prev.pictureInPictureArgs, false /* fromClient */);
                 ProtoLog.d(WM_DEBUG_STATES, "Auto-PIP allowed, entering PIP mode "
@@ -1682,6 +1683,7 @@ class TaskFragment extends WindowContainer<WindowContainer> {
             boolean pauseImmediately, boolean autoEnteringPip, String reason) {
         ProtoLog.v(WM_DEBUG_STATES, "Enqueueing pending pause: %s", prev);
         try {
+            prev.mPauseSchedulePendingForPip = false;
             EventLogTags.writeWmPauseActivity(prev.mUserId, System.identityHashCode(prev),
                     prev.shortComponentName, "userLeaving=" + userLeaving, reason);