diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
index 8bccb47..949c91d 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
@@ -335,13 +335,21 @@
 
     // TODO: handle configuration of effects replacing track process
     channelMask = thread->channelMask();
+    mConfig.outputCfg.channels = channelMask;
 
     if ((mDescriptor.flags & EFFECT_FLAG_TYPE_MASK) == EFFECT_FLAG_TYPE_AUXILIARY) {
         mConfig.inputCfg.channels = AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_MONO;
     } else {
         mConfig.inputCfg.channels = channelMask;
+        // TODO: Update this logic when multichannel effects are implemented.
+        // For offloaded tracks consider mono output as stereo for proper effect initialization
+        if (channelMask == AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_MONO) {
+            mConfig.inputCfg.channels = AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO;
+            mConfig.outputCfg.channels = AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO;
+            ALOGV("Overriding effect input and output as STEREO");
+        }
     }
-    mConfig.outputCfg.channels = channelMask;
+
     mConfig.inputCfg.format = AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT;
     mConfig.outputCfg.format = AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT;
     mConfig.inputCfg.samplingRate = thread->sampleRate();