diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyService.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyService.cpp
index 4d505b5..dfdd351 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyService.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyService.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@
         if (hasSpatializer) {
             mSpatializer = Spatializer::create(this);
         }
+        if (mSpatializer == nullptr) {
+            // No spatializer created, signal the reason: NO_INIT a failure, OK means intended.
+            const status_t createStatus = hasSpatializer ? NO_INIT : OK;
+            Spatializer::sendEmptyCreateSpatializerMetricWithStatus(createStatus);
+        }
     }
     AudioSystem::audioPolicyReady();
 }
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.cpp
index 6ed80fd..9c989ce 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,18 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+/* static */
+void Spatializer::sendEmptyCreateSpatializerMetricWithStatus(status_t status) {
+    mediametrics::LogItem(kDefaultMetricsId)
+        .set(AMEDIAMETRICS_PROP_EVENT, AMEDIAMETRICS_PROP_EVENT_VALUE_CREATE)
+        .set(AMEDIAMETRICS_PROP_CHANNELMASKS, "")
+        .set(AMEDIAMETRICS_PROP_LEVELS, "")
+        .set(AMEDIAMETRICS_PROP_MODES, "")
+        .set(AMEDIAMETRICS_PROP_HEADTRACKINGMODES, "")
+        .set(AMEDIAMETRICS_PROP_STATUS, (int32_t)status)
+        .record();
+}
+
 /** Gets the channel mask, sampling rate and format set for the spatializer input. */
 audio_config_base_t Spatializer::getAudioInConfig() const {
     std::lock_guard lock(mLock);
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.h b/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.h
index c9071d4..2687b5c 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.h
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@
         return ss;
     };
 
+    // If the Spatializer is not created, we send the status for metrics purposes.
+    // OK:      Spatializer not expected to be created.
+    // NO_INIT: Spatializer creation failed.
+    static void sendEmptyCreateSpatializerMetricWithStatus(status_t status);
+
 private:
     Spatializer(effect_descriptor_t engineDescriptor,
                      SpatializerPolicyCallback *callback);
@@ -351,7 +356,9 @@
     SpatializerPolicyCallback* const mPolicyCallback;
 
     /** Currently there is only one version of the spatializer running */
-    const std::string mMetricsId = AMEDIAMETRICS_KEY_PREFIX_AUDIO_SPATIALIZER "0";
+    static constexpr const char* kDefaultMetricsId =
+            AMEDIAMETRICS_KEY_PREFIX_AUDIO_SPATIALIZER "0";
+    const std::string mMetricsId = kDefaultMetricsId;
 
     /** Mutex protecting internal state */
     mutable std::mutex mLock;