diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.cpp
index 94de8ea..eba8d8b 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.cpp
@@ -798,9 +798,9 @@
 status_t StreamOutHalAidl::drain(bool earlyNotify) {
     if (!mStream) return NO_INIT;
 
-    if(const auto state = getState(); state == StreamDescriptor::State::IDLE) {
-        ALOGD("%p %s stream already in IDLE state", this, __func__);
-        if(mContext.isAsynchronous()) onDrainReady();
+    if (const auto state = getState(); isInDrainedState(state)) {
+        ALOGD("%p %s stream already in %s", this, __func__, toString(state).c_str());
+        if (mContext.isAsynchronous()) onDrainReady();
         return OK;
     }
 
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.h b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.h
index 0587640..62a1737 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.h
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.h
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@
         return mLastReply.state;
     }
 
+    bool isInDrainedState(
+            const ::aidl::android::hardware::audio::core::StreamDescriptor::State state) {
+        if (state == ::aidl::android::hardware::audio::core::StreamDescriptor::State::IDLE ||
+            state == ::aidl::android::hardware::audio::core::StreamDescriptor::State::STANDBY) {
+            // drain equivalent states
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     status_t getLatency(uint32_t *latency);
 
     // Always returns non-negative values.