diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/AudioPolicyMix.h b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/AudioPolicyMix.h
index 7530132..54a143c 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/AudioPolicyMix.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/AudioPolicyMix.h
@@ -134,4 +134,6 @@
                             audio_session_t session);
 };
 
+std::optional<std::string> extractAddressFromAudioAttributes(const audio_attributes_t& attr);
+
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/AudioPolicyMix.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/AudioPolicyMix.cpp
index 3b9a855..003dcaf 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/AudioPolicyMix.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/AudioPolicyMix.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 //#define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <optional>
+#include <regex>
 #include "AudioPolicyMix.h"
 #include "TypeConverter.h"
 #include "HwModule.h"
@@ -28,6 +31,11 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace {
 
+bool matchAddressToTags(const audio_attributes_t& attr, const String8& addr) {
+    std::optional<std::string> tagAddress = extractAddressFromAudioAttributes(attr);
+    return tagAddress.has_value() && tagAddress->compare(addr.c_str()) == 0;
+}
+
 // Returns true if the criterion matches.
 // The exclude criteria are handled in the same way as positive
 // ones - only condition is matched (the function will return
@@ -332,24 +340,14 @@
         }
 
         // if there is an address match, prioritize that match
-        if (strncmp(attributes.tags, "addr=", strlen("addr=")) == 0 &&
-                strncmp(attributes.tags + strlen("addr="),
-                        mix->mDeviceAddress.string(),
-                        AUDIO_ATTRIBUTES_TAGS_MAX_SIZE - strlen("addr=") - 1) == 0) {
-            ALOGV("\tgetOutputForAttr will use mix %zu", mixIndex);
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (areMixCriteriaMatched(mix->mCriteria, attributes, uid, session)) {
-            ALOGV("\tgetOutputForAttr will use mix %zu", mixIndex);
-            return true;
+        if (matchAddressToTags(attributes, mix->mDeviceAddress)
+            || areMixCriteriaMatched(mix->mCriteria, attributes, uid, session)) {
+                ALOGV("\tgetOutputForAttr will use mix %zu", mixIndex);
+                return true;
         }
     } else if (mix->mMixType == MIX_TYPE_RECORDERS) {
         if (attributes.usage == AUDIO_USAGE_VIRTUAL_SOURCE &&
-                strncmp(attributes.tags, "addr=", strlen("addr=")) == 0 &&
-                strncmp(attributes.tags + strlen("addr="),
-                        mix->mDeviceAddress.string(),
-                        AUDIO_ATTRIBUTES_TAGS_MAX_SIZE - strlen("addr=") - 1) == 0) {
+            matchAddressToTags(attributes, mix->mDeviceAddress)) {
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -404,14 +402,14 @@
 status_t AudioPolicyMixCollection::getInputMixForAttr(
         audio_attributes_t attr, sp<AudioPolicyMix> *policyMix)
 {
-    if (strncmp(attr.tags, "addr=", strlen("addr=")) != 0) {
+    std::optional<std::string> address = extractAddressFromAudioAttributes(attr);
+    if (!address.has_value()) {
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
-    String8 address(attr.tags + strlen("addr="));
 
 #ifdef LOG_NDEBUG
     ALOGV("getInputMixForAttr looking for address %s for source %d\n  mixes available:",
-            address.string(), attr.source);
+            address->c_str(), attr.source);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < size(); i++) {
         const sp<AudioPolicyMix> audioPolicyMix = itemAt(i);
         ALOGV("\tmix %zu address=%s", i, audioPolicyMix->mDeviceAddress.string());
@@ -421,20 +419,20 @@
     size_t index;
     for (index = 0; index < size(); index++) {
         const sp<AudioPolicyMix>& registeredMix = itemAt(index);
-        if (registeredMix->mDeviceAddress.compare(address) == 0) {
+        if (address->compare(registeredMix->mDeviceAddress.c_str()) == 0) {
             ALOGD("getInputMixForAttr found addr=%s dev=0x%x",
                     registeredMix->mDeviceAddress.string(), registeredMix->mDeviceType);
             break;
         }
     }
     if (index == size()) {
-        ALOGW("getInputMixForAttr() no policy for address %s", address.string());
+        ALOGW("getInputMixForAttr() no policy for address %s", address->c_str());
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
     const sp<AudioPolicyMix> audioPolicyMix = itemAt(index);
 
     if (audioPolicyMix->mMixType != MIX_TYPE_PLAYERS) {
-        ALOGW("getInputMixForAttr() bad policy mix type for address %s", address.string());
+        ALOGW("getInputMixForAttr() bad policy mix type for address %s", address->c_str());
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
     if (policyMix != nullptr) {
@@ -634,4 +632,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+std::optional<std::string> extractAddressFromAudioAttributes(const audio_attributes_t& attr) {
+    static const std::regex addrTagRegex("addr=([^;]+)");
+
+    std::cmatch match;
+    if (std::regex_search(attr.tags, match, addrTagRegex)) {
+        return match[1].str();
+    }
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 }; //namespace android
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
index 199a1d5..5977bfd 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
@@ -2504,7 +2504,7 @@
     *inputType = API_INPUT_INVALID;
 
     if (attributes.source == AUDIO_SOURCE_REMOTE_SUBMIX &&
-            strncmp(attributes.tags, "addr=", strlen("addr=")) == 0) {
+            extractAddressFromAudioAttributes(attributes).has_value()) {
         status = mPolicyMixes.getInputMixForAttr(attributes, &policyMix);
         if (status != NO_ERROR) {
             ALOGW("%s could not find input mix for attr %s",
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/tests/audiopolicymanager_tests.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/tests/audiopolicymanager_tests.cpp
index e1bf414..ba5b6b2 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/tests/audiopolicymanager_tests.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/tests/audiopolicymanager_tests.cpp
@@ -1554,7 +1554,16 @@
             .withTags("addr=remote_submix_media"),
         DPTestParam(USAGE_MEDIA_ALARM_CRITERIA, /*expected_match=*/ true)
             .withUsage(AUDIO_USAGE_ASSISTANT)
-            .withTags("addr=remote_submix_media")));
+            .withTags("addr=remote_submix_media"),
+        DPTestParam(USAGE_MEDIA_ALARM_CRITERIA, /*expected_match=*/ true)
+            .withUsage(AUDIO_USAGE_ASSISTANT)
+            .withTags("sometag;addr=remote_submix_media;othertag=somevalue"),
+        DPTestParam(USAGE_MEDIA_ALARM_CRITERIA, /*expected_match=*/ true)
+            .withUsage(AUDIO_USAGE_ASSISTANT)
+            .withTags("addr=remote_submix_media;othertag"),
+        DPTestParam(USAGE_MEDIA_ALARM_CRITERIA, /*expected_match=*/ true)
+            .withUsage(AUDIO_USAGE_ASSISTANT)
+            .withTags("sometag;othertag;addr=remote_submix_media")));
 
 static constexpr audio_session_t TEST_SESSION_ID = static_cast<audio_session_t>(42);
 static constexpr audio_session_t OTHER_SESSION_ID = static_cast<audio_session_t>(77);