diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/NativeDaemonConnector.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/NativeDaemonConnector.java
index 6009984842f46..f5f7732141242 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/NativeDaemonConnector.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/NativeDaemonConnector.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 
@@ -343,6 +344,30 @@ final class NativeDaemonConnector implements Runnable, Handler.Callback, Watchdo
         rawBuilder.append('\0');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Method that waits until all asychronous notifications sent by the native daemon have
+     * been processed. This method must not be called on the notification thread or an
+     * exception will be thrown.
+     */
+    public void waitForCallbacks() {
+        if (Thread.currentThread() == mLooper.getThread()) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Must not call this method on callback thread");
+        }
+
+        final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        mCallbackHandler.post(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                latch.countDown();
+            }
+        });
+        try {
+            latch.await();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            Slog.wtf(TAG, "Interrupted while waiting for unsolicited response handling", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Issue the given command to the native daemon and return a single expected
      * response.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
index fffd850ac1cba..7458898475797 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
@@ -1507,6 +1507,11 @@ public class NetworkManagementService extends INetworkManagementService.Stub
         } catch (NativeDaemonConnectorException e) {
             throw e.rethrowAsParcelableException();
         }
+
+        // Ensure that before we return from this command, any asynchronous
+        // notifications generated before the command completed have been
+        // processed by all NetworkManagementEventObservers.
+        mConnector.waitForCallbacks();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Tethering.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Tethering.java
index 79b5978998c4c..c2022d5008d8f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Tethering.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Tethering.java
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ public class Tethering extends BaseNetworkObserver {
                     // ignore usb0 down after enabling RNDIS
                     // we will handle disconnect in interfaceRemoved instead
                     if (VDBG) Log.d(TAG, "ignore interface down for " + iface);
-                } else if (isWifi(iface)) {
-                    // handle disconnect in interfaceRemoved
-                    if (VDBG) Log.d(TAG, "ignore interface down for " + iface);
                 } else if (sm != null) {
                     sm.sendMessage(TetherInterfaceSM.CMD_INTERFACE_DOWN);
                     mIfaces.remove(iface);