diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Android.bp b/services/audioflinger/Android.bp
index a08879e..420ae52 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Android.bp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Android.bp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
         "liblog",
         "libbinder",
         "libaudioclient",
+        "libaudiomanager",
         "libmedialogservice",
         "libmediametrics",
         "libmediautils",
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 7a9027c..a68f63e 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 
 #include <system/audio.h>
-#include <audiomanager/AudioManager.h>
+#include <audiomanager/IAudioManager.h>
 
 #include "AudioFlinger.h"
 #include "NBAIO_Tee.h"
@@ -114,11 +114,12 @@
 using media::audio::common::AudioMMapPolicyType;
 using android::content::AttributionSourceState;
 
-static const char kDeadlockedString[] = "AudioFlinger may be deadlocked\n";
-static const char kHardwareLockedString[] = "Hardware lock is taken\n";
-static const char kClientLockedString[] = "Client lock is taken\n";
-static const char kNoEffectsFactory[] = "Effects Factory is absent\n";
+static constexpr char kDeadlockedString[] = "AudioFlinger may be deadlocked\n";
+static constexpr char kHardwareLockedString[] = "Hardware lock is taken\n";
+static constexpr char kClientLockedString[] = "Client lock is taken\n";
+static constexpr char kNoEffectsFactory[] = "Effects Factory is absent\n";
 
+static constexpr char kAudioServiceName[] = "audio";
 
 nsecs_t AudioFlinger::mStandbyTimeInNsecs = kDefaultStandbyTimeInNsecs;
 
@@ -2722,9 +2723,28 @@
         ThreadBase *thread = (ThreadBase *)mMmapThreads.valueAt(i).get();
         thread->systemReady();
     }
+
+    // Java services are ready, so we can create a reference to AudioService
+    getOrCreateAudioManager();
+
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+sp<IAudioManager> AudioFlinger::getOrCreateAudioManager()
+{
+    if (mAudioManager.load() == nullptr) {
+        // use checkService() to avoid blocking
+        sp<IBinder> binder =
+            defaultServiceManager()->checkService(String16(kAudioServiceName));
+        if (binder != nullptr) {
+            mAudioManager = interface_cast<IAudioManager>(binder);
+        } else {
+            ALOGE("%s(): binding to audio service failed.", __func__);
+        }
+    }
+    return mAudioManager.load();
+}
+
 status_t AudioFlinger::getMicrophones(std::vector<media::MicrophoneInfo> *microphones)
 {
     AutoMutex lock(mHardwareLock);
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index fc4c807..08594e2 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
 class DevicesFactoryHalInterface;
 class EffectsFactoryHalInterface;
 class FastMixer;
+class IAudioManager;
 class PassthruBufferProvider;
 class RecordBufferConverter;
 class ServerProxy;
@@ -988,6 +989,8 @@
                                       size_t rejectedKVPSize, const String8& rejectedKVPs,
                                       uid_t callingUid);
 
+    sp<IAudioManager> getOrCreateAudioManager();
+
 public:
     // These methods read variables atomically without mLock,
     // though the variables are updated with mLock.
@@ -1029,6 +1032,9 @@
              std::vector<media::audio::common::AudioMMapPolicyInfo>> mPolicyInfos;
     int32_t mAAudioBurstsPerBuffer = 0;
     int32_t mAAudioHwBurstMinMicros = 0;
+
+    /** Interface for interacting with the AudioService. */
+    mediautils::atomic_sp<IAudioManager>       mAudioManager;
 };
 
 #undef INCLUDING_FROM_AUDIOFLINGER_H
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/PlaybackTracks.h b/services/audioflinger/PlaybackTracks.h
index 6a138bb..e52d1ee 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/PlaybackTracks.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/PlaybackTracks.h
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@
     float getSpeed() const { return mSpeed; }
     bool isSpatialized() const override { return mIsSpatialized; }
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the mute state and notifies the audio service. Call this only when holding player
+     * thread lock.
+     */
+    void processMuteEvent_l(const sp<IAudioManager>& audioManager, mute_state_t muteState);
+
 protected:
     // for numerous
     friend class PlaybackThread;
@@ -354,6 +360,11 @@
     TeePatches  mTeePatches;
     const float         mSpeed;
     const bool          mIsSpatialized;
+
+    // TODO: replace PersistableBundle with own struct
+    // access these two variables only when holding player thread lock.
+    std::unique_ptr<os::PersistableBundle> mMuteEventExtras;
+    mute_state_t        mMuteState;
 };  // end of Track
 
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 348343e..77e2421 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <cutils/bitops.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <binder/PersistableBundle.h>
 #include <media/AudioContainers.h>
 #include <media/AudioDeviceTypeAddr.h>
 #include <media/AudioParameter.h>
@@ -5375,6 +5376,12 @@
                     volume = masterVolume * mStreamTypes[track->streamType()].volume;
                 }
 
+                track->processMuteEvent_l(mAudioFlinger->getOrCreateAudioManager(),
+                    /*muteState=*/{masterVolume == 0.f,
+                                   mStreamTypes[track->streamType()].volume == 0.f,
+                                   mStreamTypes[track->streamType()].mute,
+                                   track->isPlaybackRestricted()});
+
                 handleVoipVolume_l(&volume);
 
                 // cache the combined master volume and stream type volume for fast mixer; this
@@ -5539,6 +5546,12 @@
                 v = 0;
             }
 
+            track->processMuteEvent_l(mAudioFlinger->getOrCreateAudioManager(),
+                /*muteState=*/{masterVolume == 0.f,
+                               mStreamTypes[track->streamType()].volume == 0.f,
+                               mStreamTypes[track->streamType()].mute,
+                               track->isPlaybackRestricted()});
+
             handleVoipVolume_l(&v);
 
             if (track->isPausing()) {
@@ -6169,6 +6182,12 @@
         right *= v * mMasterBalanceRight;
     }
 
+    track->processMuteEvent_l(mAudioFlinger->getOrCreateAudioManager(),
+        /*muteState=*/{mMasterMute,
+                       mStreamTypes[track->streamType()].volume == 0.f,
+                       mStreamTypes[track->streamType()].mute,
+                       track->isPlaybackRestricted()});
+
     if (lastTrack) {
         track->setFinalVolume((left + right) / 2.f);
         if (left != mLeftVolFloat || right != mRightVolFloat) {
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.h b/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
index 6c0d81c..b477d65 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
     virtual     void        dumpTracks_l(int fd __unused, const Vector<String16>& args __unused) { }
 
 
-    friend class AudioFlinger;      // for mEffectChains
+    friend class AudioFlinger;      // for mEffectChains and mAudioManager
 
                 const type_t            mType;
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
index 47590ce..3f9c306 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
@@ -1494,6 +1494,39 @@
     }
 }
 
+// must be called with player thread lock held
+void AudioFlinger::PlaybackThread::Track::processMuteEvent_l(const sp<
+    IAudioManager>& audioManager, mute_state_t muteState)
+{
+    if (mMuteState == muteState) {
+        // mute state did not change, do nothing
+        return;
+    }
+
+    status_t result = UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+    if (audioManager && mPortId != AUDIO_PORT_HANDLE_NONE) {
+        if (mMuteEventExtras == nullptr) {
+            mMuteEventExtras = std::make_unique<os::PersistableBundle>();
+        }
+        mMuteEventExtras->putInt(String16(kExtraPlayerEventMuteKey),
+                                 static_cast<int>(muteState));
+
+        result = audioManager->portEvent(mPortId,
+                                         PLAYER_UPDATE_MUTED,
+                                         mMuteEventExtras);
+    }
+
+    if (result == OK) {
+        mMuteState = muteState;
+    } else {
+        ALOGW("%s(%d): cannot process mute state for port ID %d, status error %d",
+              __func__,
+              id(),
+              mPortId,
+              result);
+    }
+}
+
 status_t AudioFlinger::PlaybackThread::Track::getTimestamp(AudioTimestamp& timestamp)
 {
     if (!isOffloaded() && !isDirect()) {