diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
index 725fb3fec6163..fa11aa7fe3c09 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
@@ -2185,6 +2185,15 @@ public final class PowerManagerService extends SystemService
                     if (sQuiescent) {
                         mDirty |= DIRTY_QUIESCENT;
                     }
+                    PowerGroup defaultGroup = mPowerGroups.get(Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY_GROUP);
+                    if (defaultGroup.getWakefulnessLocked() == WAKEFULNESS_DOZING) {
+                        // Workaround for b/187231320 where the AOD can get stuck in a "half on /
+                        // half off" state when a non-default-group VirtualDisplay causes the global
+                        // wakefulness to change to awake, even though the default display is
+                        // dozing. We set sandman summoned to restart dreaming to get it unstuck.
+                        // TODO(b/255688811) - fix this so that AOD never gets interrupted at all.
+                        defaultGroup.setSandmanSummonedLocked(true);
+                    }
                     break;
 
                 case WAKEFULNESS_ASLEEP:
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerServiceTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerServiceTest.java
index f5ed41a7fa8b5..3d8edf3b553ed 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerServiceTest.java
@@ -1819,6 +1819,50 @@ public class PowerManagerServiceTest {
         verify(mDreamManagerInternalMock).startDream(eq(true), anyString());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testMultiDisplay_defaultDozing_addNewDisplayDefaultGoesBackToDoze() {
+        final int nonDefaultDisplayGroupId = Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY_GROUP + 1;
+        final int nonDefaultDisplay = Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY + 1;
+        final AtomicReference<DisplayManagerInternal.DisplayGroupListener> listener =
+                new AtomicReference<>();
+        doAnswer((Answer<Void>) invocation -> {
+            listener.set(invocation.getArgument(0));
+            return null;
+        }).when(mDisplayManagerInternalMock).registerDisplayGroupListener(any());
+        final DisplayInfo info = new DisplayInfo();
+        info.displayGroupId = nonDefaultDisplayGroupId;
+        when(mDisplayManagerInternalMock.getDisplayInfo(nonDefaultDisplay)).thenReturn(info);
+
+        doAnswer(inv -> {
+            when(mDreamManagerInternalMock.isDreaming()).thenReturn(true);
+            return null;
+        }).when(mDreamManagerInternalMock).startDream(anyBoolean(), anyString());
+
+        createService();
+        startSystem();
+
+        assertThat(mService.getWakefulnessLocked(Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY_GROUP)).isEqualTo(
+                WAKEFULNESS_AWAKE);
+
+        forceDozing();
+        advanceTime(500);
+
+        assertThat(mService.getWakefulnessLocked(Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY_GROUP)).isEqualTo(
+                WAKEFULNESS_DOZING);
+        assertThat(mService.getGlobalWakefulnessLocked()).isEqualTo(WAKEFULNESS_DOZING);
+        verify(mDreamManagerInternalMock).startDream(eq(true), anyString());
+
+        listener.get().onDisplayGroupAdded(nonDefaultDisplayGroupId);
+        advanceTime(500);
+
+        assertThat(mService.getGlobalWakefulnessLocked()).isEqualTo(WAKEFULNESS_AWAKE);
+        assertThat(mService.getWakefulnessLocked(nonDefaultDisplayGroupId)).isEqualTo(
+                WAKEFULNESS_AWAKE);
+        assertThat(mService.getWakefulnessLocked(Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY_GROUP)).isEqualTo(
+                WAKEFULNESS_DOZING);
+        verify(mDreamManagerInternalMock, times(2)).startDream(eq(true), anyString());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testLastSleepTime_notUpdatedWhenDreaming() {
         createService();