diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
index 7f2ec7a..47321e0 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
@@ -1424,6 +1424,8 @@
     Mutex::Autolock l(mRequestLock);
     mRequestQueue.push_back(request);
 
+    unpauseForNewRequests();
+
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -1489,6 +1491,9 @@
     mRepeatingRequests.clear();
     mRepeatingRequests.insert(mRepeatingRequests.begin(),
             requests.begin(), requests.end());
+
+    unpauseForNewRequests();
+
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -1791,7 +1796,9 @@
         mRequestQueue.erase(firstRequest);
     }
 
-    // Not paused
+    // In case we've been unpaused by setPaused clearing mDoPause, need to
+    // update internal pause state (capture/setRepeatingRequest unpause
+    // directly).
     Mutex::Autolock pl(mPauseLock);
     mPaused = false;
 
@@ -1824,6 +1831,16 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+void Camera3Device::RequestThread::unpauseForNewRequests() {
+    // With work to do, mark thread as unpaused.
+    // If paused by request (setPaused), don't resume, to avoid
+    // extra signaling/waiting overhead to waitUntilPaused
+    Mutex::Autolock p(mPauseLock);
+    if (!mDoPause) {
+        mPaused = false;
+    }
+}
+
 void Camera3Device::RequestThread::setErrorState(const char *fmt, ...) {
     sp<Camera3Device> parent = mParent.promote();
     if (parent != NULL) {
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.h
index 99e1cc8..6565048 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.h
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@
 
         // Pause handling
         bool               waitIfPaused();
+        void               unpauseForNewRequests();
 
         // Relay error to parent device object setErrorState
         void               setErrorState(const char *fmt, ...);