diff --git a/core/java/android/view/textclassifier/TextClassifierImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/textclassifier/TextClassifierImpl.java
index 323bf597ab550..ed6ec54986ad5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/textclassifier/TextClassifierImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/textclassifier/TextClassifierImpl.java
@@ -451,10 +451,6 @@ public final class TextClassifierImpl implements TextClassifier {
         Collection<String> expectedTypes = resolveActionTypesFromRequest(request);
         List<ConversationAction> conversationActions = new ArrayList<>();
         for (ActionsSuggestionsModel.ActionSuggestion nativeSuggestion : nativeSuggestions) {
-            if (request.getMaxSuggestions() >= 0
-                    && conversationActions.size() == request.getMaxSuggestions()) {
-                break;
-            }
             String actionType = nativeSuggestion.getActionType();
             if (!expectedTypes.contains(actionType)) {
                 continue;
@@ -484,6 +480,10 @@ public final class TextClassifierImpl implements TextClassifier {
         }
         conversationActions =
                 ActionsSuggestionsHelper.removeActionsWithDuplicates(conversationActions);
+        if (request.getMaxSuggestions() >= 0
+                && conversationActions.size() > request.getMaxSuggestions()) {
+            conversationActions = conversationActions.subList(0, request.getMaxSuggestions());
+        }
         String resultId = ActionsSuggestionsHelper.createResultId(
                 mContext,
                 request.getConversation(),
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/view/textclassifier/TextClassifierTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/view/textclassifier/TextClassifierTest.java
index 433991e86212d..79512a744f52a 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/view/textclassifier/TextClassifierTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/view/textclassifier/TextClassifierTest.java
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ public class TextClassifierTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSuggestConversationActions_textReplyOnly_maxThree() {
+    public void testSuggestConversationActions_textReplyOnly_maxOne() {
         if (isTextClassifierDisabled()) return;
         ConversationActions.Message message =
                 new ConversationActions.Message.Builder(
@@ -399,12 +399,11 @@ public class TextClassifierTest {
                         .build();
 
         ConversationActions conversationActions = mClassifier.suggestConversationActions(request);
-        assertTrue(conversationActions.getConversationActions().size() > 0);
-        for (ConversationAction conversationAction :
-                conversationActions.getConversationActions()) {
-            assertThat(conversationAction,
-                    isConversationAction(ConversationAction.TYPE_TEXT_REPLY));
-        }
+        Truth.assertThat(conversationActions.getConversationActions()).hasSize(1);
+        ConversationAction conversationAction = conversationActions.getConversationActions().get(0);
+        Truth.assertThat(conversationAction.getType()).isEqualTo(
+                ConversationAction.TYPE_TEXT_REPLY);
+        Truth.assertThat(conversationAction.getTextReply()).isNotNull();
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -493,6 +492,24 @@ public class TextClassifierTest {
                 ExtrasUtils.getSerializedEntityData(conversationAction.getExtras())).isNotEmpty();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSuggetsConversationActions_deduplicate() {
+        if (isTextClassifierDisabled()) return;
+        ConversationActions.Message message =
+                new ConversationActions.Message.Builder(
+                        ConversationActions.Message.PERSON_USER_OTHERS)
+                        .setText("a@android.com b@android.com")
+                        .build();
+        ConversationActions.Request request =
+                new ConversationActions.Request.Builder(Collections.singletonList(message))
+                        .setMaxSuggestions(3)
+                        .build();
+
+        ConversationActions conversationActions = mClassifier.suggestConversationActions(request);
+
+        Truth.assertThat(conversationActions.getConversationActions()).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     private boolean isTextClassifierDisabled() {
         return mClassifier == null || mClassifier == TextClassifier.NO_OP;
     }