diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 7ccf5a1..06e6a05 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -4618,6 +4618,9 @@
     if (configChanged) {
         sendIoConfigEvent_l(AUDIO_OUTPUT_CONFIG_CHANGED);
     }
+    // Force meteadata update after a route change
+    mActiveTracks.setHasChanged();
+
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -4648,6 +4651,9 @@
     } else {
         status = mOutput->stream->legacyReleaseAudioPatch();
     }
+    // Force meteadata update after a route change
+    mActiveTracks.setHasChanged();
+
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -9162,6 +9168,9 @@
         track->logEndInterval();
         track->logBeginInterval(pathSourcesAsString);
     }
+    // Force meteadata update after a route change
+    mActiveTracks.setHasChanged();
+
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -9178,6 +9187,9 @@
     } else {
         status = mInput->stream->legacyReleaseAudioPatch();
     }
+    // Force meteadata update after a route change
+    mActiveTracks.setHasChanged();
+
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -9474,8 +9486,10 @@
     return mHalStream->getMmapPosition(position);
 }
 
-status_t AudioFlinger::MmapThread::exitStandby()
+status_t AudioFlinger::MmapThread::exitStandby_l()
 {
+    // The HAL must receive track metadata before starting the stream
+    updateMetadata_l();
     status_t ret = mHalStream->start();
     if (ret != NO_ERROR) {
         ALOGE("%s: error mHalStream->start() = %d for first track", __FUNCTION__, ret);
@@ -9501,13 +9515,10 @@
 
     status_t ret;
 
+    // For the first track, reuse portId and session allocated when the stream was opened.
     if (*handle == mPortId) {
-        // For the first track, reuse portId and session allocated when the stream was opened.
-        ret = exitStandby();
-        if (ret == NO_ERROR) {
-            acquireWakeLock();
-        }
-        return ret;
+        acquireWakeLock();
+        return NO_ERROR;
     }
 
     audio_port_handle_t portId = AUDIO_PORT_HANDLE_NONE;
@@ -9609,7 +9620,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-
     mActiveTracks.add(track);
     sp<EffectChain> chain = getEffectChain_l(mSessionId);
     if (chain != 0) {
@@ -9620,11 +9630,16 @@
 
     track->logBeginInterval(patchSinksToString(&mPatch)); // log to MediaMetrics
     *handle = portId;
+
+    if (mActiveTracks.size() == 1) {
+        ret = exitStandby_l();
+    }
+
     broadcast_l();
 
-    ALOGV("%s DONE handle %d stream %p", __FUNCTION__, *handle, mHalStream.get());
+    ALOGV("%s DONE status %d handle %d stream %p", __FUNCTION__, ret, *handle, mHalStream.get());
 
-    return NO_ERROR;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 status_t AudioFlinger::MmapThread::stop(audio_port_handle_t handle)
@@ -9636,7 +9651,6 @@
     }
 
     if (handle == mPortId) {
-        mHalStream->stop();
         releaseWakeLock();
         return NO_ERROR;
     }
@@ -9673,6 +9687,10 @@
         chain->decTrackCnt();
     }
 
+    if (mActiveTracks.isEmpty()) {
+        mHalStream->stop();
+    }
+
     broadcast_l();
 
     return NO_ERROR;
@@ -9943,6 +9961,9 @@
         mPatch = *patch;
         mDeviceId = deviceId;
     }
+    // Force meteadata update after a route change
+    mActiveTracks.setHasChanged();
+
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -9962,6 +9983,9 @@
     } else {
         status = mHalStream->legacyReleaseAudioPatch();
     }
+    // Force meteadata update after a route change
+    mActiveTracks.setHasChanged();
+
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -10359,16 +10383,15 @@
     mChannelCount = audio_channel_count_from_in_mask(mChannelMask);
 }
 
-status_t AudioFlinger::MmapCaptureThread::exitStandby()
+status_t AudioFlinger::MmapCaptureThread::exitStandby_l()
 {
     {
         // mInput might have been cleared by clearInput()
-        Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
         if (mInput != nullptr && mInput->stream != nullptr) {
             mInput->stream->setGain(1.0f);
         }
     }
-    return MmapThread::exitStandby();
+    return MmapThread::exitStandby_l();
 }
 
 AudioFlinger::AudioStreamIn* AudioFlinger::MmapCaptureThread::clearInput()
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.h b/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
index 074ae8f..c7ba5c4 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
@@ -786,6 +786,11 @@
                      */
                     bool            readAndClearHasChanged();
 
+                    /** Force updating track metadata to audio HAL stream next time
+                     * readAndClearHasChanged() is called.
+                     */
+                    void            setHasChanged() { mHasChanged = true; }
+
                 private:
                     void            logTrack(const char *funcName, const sp<T> &track) const;
 
@@ -2014,7 +2019,7 @@
     virtual     void        threadLoop_exit();
     virtual     void        threadLoop_standby();
     virtual     bool        shouldStandby_l() { return false; }
-    virtual     status_t    exitStandby();
+    virtual     status_t    exitStandby_l() REQUIRES(mLock);
 
     virtual     status_t    initCheck() const { return (mHalStream == 0) ? NO_INIT : NO_ERROR; }
     virtual     size_t      frameCount() const { return mFrameCount; }
@@ -2165,7 +2170,7 @@
 
                 AudioStreamIn* clearInput();
 
-                status_t       exitStandby() override;
+                status_t       exitStandby_l() REQUIRES(mLock) override;
 
                 void           updateMetadata_l() override;
                 void           processVolume_l() override;