diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDevice.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDevice.java
index aa2d6b46b7906..d8914b389191b 100755
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDevice.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDevice.java
@@ -654,7 +654,9 @@ abstract class HdmiCecLocalDevice {
                     FOLLOWER_SAFETY_TIMEOUT);
             return true;
         }
-        return false;
+
+        mService.maySendFeatureAbortCommand(message, Constants.ABORT_INVALID_OPERAND);
+        return true;
     }
 
     @ServiceThreadOnly
@@ -666,9 +668,8 @@ abstract class HdmiCecLocalDevice {
             final long upTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
             injectKeyEvent(upTime, KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, mLastKeycode, 0);
             mLastKeycode = HdmiCecKeycode.UNSUPPORTED_KEYCODE;
-            return true;
         }
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
     static void injectKeyEvent(long time, int action, int keycode, int repeat) {
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDevicePlaybackTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDevicePlaybackTest.java
index bc06e790ff4a7..5342486f930b4 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDevicePlaybackTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecLocalDevicePlaybackTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 @SmallTest
 @Presubmit
@@ -1601,4 +1602,32 @@ public class HdmiCecLocalDevicePlaybackTest {
                 ABORT_UNRECOGNIZED_OPCODE);
         assertThat(mNativeWrapper.getResultMessages()).contains(featureAbort);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldHandleUserControlPressedAndReleased() {
+        HdmiCecMessage userControlPressed = HdmiCecMessageBuilder.buildUserControlPressed(
+                ADDR_TV, mPlaybackLogicalAddress,
+                HdmiCecKeycode.CEC_KEYCODE_VOLUME_UP);
+        HdmiCecMessage userControlReleased = HdmiCecMessageBuilder.buildUserControlReleased(
+                ADDR_TV, mPlaybackLogicalAddress);
+
+        mNativeWrapper.onCecMessage(userControlPressed);
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+
+        // Move past the follower safety timeout
+        mTestLooper.moveTimeForward(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(2));
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+
+        mNativeWrapper.onCecMessage(userControlReleased);
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+
+        HdmiCecMessage featureAbortPressed = HdmiCecMessageBuilder.buildFeatureAbortCommand(
+                mPlaybackLogicalAddress, ADDR_TV, Constants.MESSAGE_USER_CONTROL_PRESSED,
+                ABORT_UNRECOGNIZED_OPCODE);
+        HdmiCecMessage featureAbortReleased = HdmiCecMessageBuilder.buildFeatureAbortCommand(
+                mPlaybackLogicalAddress, ADDR_TV, Constants.MESSAGE_USER_CONTROL_RELEASED,
+                ABORT_UNRECOGNIZED_OPCODE);
+        assertThat(mNativeWrapper.getResultMessages()).doesNotContain(featureAbortPressed);
+        assertThat(mNativeWrapper.getResultMessages()).doesNotContain(featureAbortReleased);
+    }
 }