diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/models/recommendation/SmartspaceMediaData.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/models/recommendation/SmartspaceMediaData.kt
index dc7a4f1..0b57175 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/models/recommendation/SmartspaceMediaData.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/models/recommendation/SmartspaceMediaData.kt
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
     }
 }
 
+/** Key to indicate whether this card should be used to re-show recent media */
+const val EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_RESUME = "SHOULD_TRIGGER_RESUME"
 /** Key for extras [SmartspaceMediaData.cardAction] indicating why the card was sent */
 const val EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_SOURCE = "MEDIA_RECOMMENDATION_TRIGGER_SOURCE"
 /** Value for [EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_SOURCE] when the card is sent on headphone connection */
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/pipeline/MediaDataFilter.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/pipeline/MediaDataFilter.kt
index 27f7b97..97717a6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/pipeline/MediaDataFilter.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/pipeline/MediaDataFilter.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import com.android.systemui.broadcast.BroadcastSender
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Main
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.models.player.MediaData
+import com.android.systemui.media.controls.models.recommendation.EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_RESUME
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.models.recommendation.SmartspaceMediaData
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.util.MediaFlags
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.util.MediaUiEventLogger
@@ -138,14 +139,23 @@
         val sorted = userEntries.toSortedMap(compareBy { userEntries.get(it)?.lastActive ?: -1 })
         val timeSinceActive = timeSinceActiveForMostRecentMedia(sorted)
         var smartspaceMaxAgeMillis = SMARTSPACE_MAX_AGE
-        data.cardAction?.let {
-            val smartspaceMaxAgeSeconds = it.extras.getLong(RESUMABLE_MEDIA_MAX_AGE_SECONDS_KEY, 0)
+        data.cardAction?.extras?.let {
+            val smartspaceMaxAgeSeconds = it.getLong(RESUMABLE_MEDIA_MAX_AGE_SECONDS_KEY, 0)
             if (smartspaceMaxAgeSeconds > 0) {
                 smartspaceMaxAgeMillis = TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(smartspaceMaxAgeSeconds)
             }
         }
 
-        val shouldReactivate = !hasActiveMedia() && hasAnyMedia() && data.isActive
+        // Check if smartspace has explicitly specified whether to re-activate resumable media.
+        // The default behavior is to trigger if the smartspace data is active.
+        val shouldTriggerResume =
+            if (data.cardAction?.extras?.containsKey(EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_RESUME) == true) {
+                data.cardAction.extras.getBoolean(EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_RESUME, true)
+            } else {
+                true
+            }
+        val shouldReactivate =
+            shouldTriggerResume && !hasActiveMedia() && hasAnyMedia() && data.isActive
 
         if (timeSinceActive < smartspaceMaxAgeMillis) {
             // It could happen there are existing active media resume cards, then we don't need to
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/pipeline/MediaDataFilterTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/pipeline/MediaDataFilterTest.kt
index eb6235c..8532ffe 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/pipeline/MediaDataFilterTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/pipeline/MediaDataFilterTest.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.systemui.media.controls.pipeline
 
 import android.app.smartspace.SmartspaceAction
+import android.os.Bundle
 import android.testing.AndroidTestingRunner
 import android.testing.TestableLooper
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.android.systemui.broadcast.BroadcastSender
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.MediaTestUtils
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.models.player.MediaData
+import com.android.systemui.media.controls.models.recommendation.EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_RESUME
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.models.recommendation.SmartspaceMediaData
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.ui.MediaPlayerData
 import com.android.systemui.media.controls.util.MediaFlags
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
     @Mock private lateinit var smartspaceMediaRecommendationItem: SmartspaceAction
     @Mock private lateinit var logger: MediaUiEventLogger
     @Mock private lateinit var mediaFlags: MediaFlags
+    @Mock private lateinit var cardAction: SmartspaceAction
 
     private lateinit var mediaDataFilter: MediaDataFilter
     private lateinit var dataMain: MediaData
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@
         whenever(smartspaceData.headphoneConnectionTimeMillis)
             .thenReturn(clock.currentTimeMillis() - 100)
         whenever(smartspaceData.instanceId).thenReturn(SMARTSPACE_INSTANCE_ID)
+        whenever(smartspaceData.cardAction).thenReturn(cardAction)
     }
 
     private fun setUser(id: Int) {
@@ -574,4 +578,55 @@
         verify(mediaDataManager, never())
             .dismissSmartspaceRecommendation(eq(SMARTSPACE_KEY), anyLong())
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testSmartspaceLoaded_shouldTriggerResume_doesTrigger() {
+        // WHEN we have media that was recently played, but not currently active
+        val dataCurrent = dataMain.copy(active = false, lastActive = clock.elapsedRealtime())
+        mediaDataFilter.onMediaDataLoaded(KEY, null, dataCurrent)
+        verify(listener)
+            .onMediaDataLoaded(eq(KEY), eq(null), eq(dataCurrent), eq(true), eq(0), eq(false))
+
+        // AND we get a smartspace signal with extra to trigger resume
+        val extras = Bundle().apply { putBoolean(EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_RESUME, true) }
+        whenever(cardAction.extras).thenReturn(extras)
+        mediaDataFilter.onSmartspaceMediaDataLoaded(SMARTSPACE_KEY, smartspaceData)
+
+        // THEN we should tell listeners to treat the media as active instead
+        val dataCurrentAndActive = dataCurrent.copy(active = true)
+        verify(listener)
+            .onMediaDataLoaded(
+                eq(KEY),
+                eq(KEY),
+                eq(dataCurrentAndActive),
+                eq(true),
+                eq(100),
+                eq(true)
+            )
+        assertThat(mediaDataFilter.hasActiveMediaOrRecommendation()).isTrue()
+        // And send the smartspace data, but not prioritized
+        verify(listener)
+            .onSmartspaceMediaDataLoaded(eq(SMARTSPACE_KEY), eq(smartspaceData), eq(false))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testSmartspaceLoaded_notShouldTriggerResume_doesNotTrigger() {
+        // WHEN we have media that was recently played, but not currently active
+        val dataCurrent = dataMain.copy(active = false, lastActive = clock.elapsedRealtime())
+        mediaDataFilter.onMediaDataLoaded(KEY, null, dataCurrent)
+        verify(listener)
+            .onMediaDataLoaded(eq(KEY), eq(null), eq(dataCurrent), eq(true), eq(0), eq(false))
+
+        // AND we get a smartspace signal with extra to not trigger resume
+        val extras = Bundle().apply { putBoolean(EXTRA_KEY_TRIGGER_RESUME, false) }
+        whenever(cardAction.extras).thenReturn(extras)
+        mediaDataFilter.onSmartspaceMediaDataLoaded(SMARTSPACE_KEY, smartspaceData)
+
+        // THEN listeners are not updated to show media
+        verify(listener, never())
+            .onMediaDataLoaded(eq(KEY), eq(KEY), any(), eq(true), eq(100), eq(true))
+        // But the smartspace update is still propagated
+        verify(listener)
+            .onSmartspaceMediaDataLoaded(eq(SMARTSPACE_KEY), eq(smartspaceData), eq(false))
+    }
 }