diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/AutomaticBrightnessController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/AutomaticBrightnessController.java
index 774087c63f0fe..75709fbb365a7 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/AutomaticBrightnessController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/AutomaticBrightnessController.java
@@ -333,11 +333,8 @@ public class AutomaticBrightnessController {
         // Initialize to active (normal) screen brightness mode
         switchToInteractiveScreenBrightnessMode();
 
-        if (userLux != BrightnessMappingStrategy.NO_USER_LUX
-                && userBrightness != BrightnessMappingStrategy.NO_USER_BRIGHTNESS) {
-            // Use the given short-term model
-            setScreenBrightnessByUser(userLux, userBrightness);
-        }
+        // Use the given short-term model
+        setScreenBrightnessByUser(userLux, userBrightness);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -520,6 +517,10 @@ public class AutomaticBrightnessController {
     }
 
     private boolean setScreenBrightnessByUser(float lux, float brightness) {
+        if (lux == BrightnessMappingStrategy.NO_USER_LUX
+                || brightness == BrightnessMappingStrategy.NO_USER_BRIGHTNESS) {
+            return false;
+        }
         mCurrentBrightnessMapper.addUserDataPoint(lux, brightness);
         mShortTermModel.setUserBrightness(lux, brightness);
         return true;
@@ -1234,14 +1235,14 @@ public class AutomaticBrightnessController {
         // light.
         // The anchor determines what were the light levels when the user has set their preference,
         // and we use a relative threshold to determine when to revert to the OEM curve.
-        private float mAnchor = -1f;
-        private float mBrightness;
-        private boolean mIsValid = true;
+        private float mAnchor = BrightnessMappingStrategy.NO_USER_LUX;
+        private float mBrightness = BrightnessMappingStrategy.NO_USER_BRIGHTNESS;
+        private boolean mIsValid = false;
 
         private void reset() {
-            mAnchor = -1f;
-            mBrightness = -1f;
-            mIsValid = true;
+            mAnchor = BrightnessMappingStrategy.NO_USER_LUX;
+            mBrightness = BrightnessMappingStrategy.NO_USER_BRIGHTNESS;
+            mIsValid = false;
         }
 
         private void invalidate() {
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/AutomaticBrightnessControllerTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/AutomaticBrightnessControllerTest.java
index 3bef413a3e723..962e86776ea2b 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/AutomaticBrightnessControllerTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/AutomaticBrightnessControllerTest.java
@@ -472,6 +472,42 @@ public class AutomaticBrightnessControllerTest {
                 .addUserDataPoint(anyFloat(), anyFloat());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSwitchBetweenModesNoUserInteractions() throws Exception {
+        ArgumentCaptor<SensorEventListener> listenerCaptor =
+                ArgumentCaptor.forClass(SensorEventListener.class);
+        verify(mSensorManager).registerListener(listenerCaptor.capture(), eq(mLightSensor),
+                eq(INITIAL_LIGHT_SENSOR_RATE * 1000), any(Handler.class));
+        SensorEventListener listener = listenerCaptor.getValue();
+
+        // Sensor reads 123 lux,
+        listener.onSensorChanged(TestUtils.createSensorEvent(mLightSensor, 123));
+        when(mBrightnessMappingStrategy.getShortTermModelTimeout()).thenReturn(2000L);
+        when(mBrightnessMappingStrategy.getUserBrightness()).thenReturn(-1.0f);
+        when(mBrightnessMappingStrategy.getUserLux()).thenReturn(-1.0f);
+
+        // No user brightness interaction.
+
+        mController.switchToIdleMode();
+        when(mIdleBrightnessMappingStrategy.isForIdleMode()).thenReturn(true);
+        when(mIdleBrightnessMappingStrategy.getUserBrightness()).thenReturn(-1.0f);
+        when(mIdleBrightnessMappingStrategy.getUserLux()).thenReturn(-1.0f);
+
+        // Sensor reads 1000 lux,
+        listener.onSensorChanged(TestUtils.createSensorEvent(mLightSensor, 1000));
+        // Do not fast-forward time.
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+
+        mController.switchToInteractiveScreenBrightnessMode();
+        // Do not fast-forward time
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+
+        // Ensure that there are no data points added, since the user has never adjusted the
+        // brightness
+        verify(mBrightnessMappingStrategy, times(0))
+                .addUserDataPoint(anyFloat(), anyFloat());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSwitchToIdleMappingStrategy() throws Exception {
         ArgumentCaptor<SensorEventListener> listenerCaptor =