diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/include/EngineBase.h b/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/include/EngineBase.h
index 0f8b0a5..7d21ae0 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/include/EngineBase.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/include/EngineBase.h
@@ -87,10 +87,17 @@
 
     status_t listAudioVolumeGroups(AudioVolumeGroupVector &groups) const override;
 
+    /**
+     * Get the list of currently connected removable device types ordered from most recently
+     * connected to least recently connected.
+     * @param group the device group to consider: wired, a2dp... If none, consider all groups.
+     * @param excludedDevices list of device types to ignore
+     * @return a potentially empty ordered list of connected removable devices.
+     */
     std::vector<audio_devices_t> getLastRemovableMediaDevices(
-            device_out_group_t group = GROUP_NONE) const
-    {
-        return mLastRemovableMediaDevices.getLastRemovableMediaDevices(group);
+            device_out_group_t group = GROUP_NONE,
+            std::vector<audio_devices_t> excludedDevices = {}) const {
+        return mLastRemovableMediaDevices.getLastRemovableMediaDevices(group, excludedDevices);
     }
 
     void dump(String8 *dst) const override;
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/include/LastRemovableMediaDevices.h b/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/include/LastRemovableMediaDevices.h
index d7f8b1e..2662cd3 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/include/LastRemovableMediaDevices.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/include/LastRemovableMediaDevices.h
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 public:
     void setRemovableMediaDevices(sp<DeviceDescriptor> desc, audio_policy_dev_state_t state);
     std::vector<audio_devices_t> getLastRemovableMediaDevices(
-            device_out_group_t group = GROUP_NONE) const;
+            device_out_group_t group = GROUP_NONE,
+            std::vector<audio_devices_t> excludedDevices = {}) const;
     sp<DeviceDescriptor> getLastRemovableMediaDevice(
             const DeviceVector& excludedDevices, device_out_group_t group = GROUP_NONE) const;
 
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/src/LastRemovableMediaDevices.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/src/LastRemovableMediaDevices.cpp
index 06cc799..93122e0 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/src/LastRemovableMediaDevices.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/engine/common/src/LastRemovableMediaDevices.cpp
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
 }
 
 std::vector<audio_devices_t> LastRemovableMediaDevices::getLastRemovableMediaDevices(
-        device_out_group_t group) const
+        device_out_group_t group, std::vector<audio_devices_t> excludedDevices) const
 {
     std::vector<audio_devices_t> ret;
     for (auto iter = mMediaDevices.begin(); iter != mMediaDevices.end(); ++iter) {
-        if ((group == GROUP_NONE) || (group == getDeviceOutGroup((iter->desc)->type()))) {
-            ret.push_back((iter->desc)->type());
+        audio_devices_t type = (iter->desc)->type();
+        if ((group == GROUP_NONE || group == getDeviceOutGroup(type))
+                && std::find(excludedDevices.begin(), excludedDevices.end(), type) ==
+                                       excludedDevices.end()) {
+            ret.push_back(type);
         }
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp
index dc34a38..614277e 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
         devices = availableOutputDevices.getDevicesFromType(AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_HEARING_AID);
         if (!devices.isEmpty()) break;
         devices = availableOutputDevices.getFirstDevicesFromTypes(
-                                          getLastRemovableMediaDevices());
+                        getLastRemovableMediaDevices(GROUP_NONE, {AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_BLE_HEADSET}));
         if (!devices.isEmpty()) break;
         devices = availableOutputDevices.getFirstDevicesFromTypes({
                 AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_DGTL_DOCK_HEADSET, AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_EARPIECE});