diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CallManager.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CallManager.java
index a8dd9c2567d96..0335ca21a9db9 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CallManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CallManager.java
@@ -890,6 +890,8 @@ public final class CallManager {
     public boolean getMute() {
         if (hasActiveFgCall()) {
             return getActiveFgCall().getPhone().getMute();
+        } else if (hasActiveBgCall()) {
+            return getFirstActiveBgCall().getPhone().getMute();
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhone.java
index 72f3831682f18..461e4fbbc3608 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhone.java
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ public class SipPhone extends SipPhoneBase {
     }
 
     public boolean getMute() {
-        return foregroundCall.getMute();
+        return (foregroundCall.getState().isAlive()
+                ? foregroundCall.getMute()
+                : backgroundCall.getMute());
     }
 
     public Call getForegroundCall() {