diff --git a/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/controllers/QuotaController.java b/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/controllers/QuotaController.java
index 1c29982..bd59a3b 100644
--- a/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/controllers/QuotaController.java
+++ b/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/controllers/QuotaController.java
@@ -2549,7 +2549,25 @@
          */
         @Override
         public void onUsageEvent(int userId, @NonNull UsageEvents.Event event) {
-            mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_PROCESS_USAGE_EVENT, userId, 0, event).sendToTarget();
+            // Skip posting a message to the handler for events we don't care about.
+            switch (event.getEventType()) {
+                case UsageEvents.Event.ACTIVITY_RESUMED:
+                case UsageEvents.Event.ACTIVITY_PAUSED:
+                case UsageEvents.Event.ACTIVITY_STOPPED:
+                case UsageEvents.Event.ACTIVITY_DESTROYED:
+                case UsageEvents.Event.USER_INTERACTION:
+                case UsageEvents.Event.CHOOSER_ACTION:
+                case UsageEvents.Event.NOTIFICATION_INTERRUPTION:
+                case UsageEvents.Event.NOTIFICATION_SEEN:
+                    mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_PROCESS_USAGE_EVENT, userId, 0, event)
+                            .sendToTarget();
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    if (DEBUG) {
+                        Slog.d(TAG, "Dropping event " + event.getEventType());
+                    }
+                    break;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/tare/InternalResourceService.java b/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/tare/InternalResourceService.java
index b8397d2..357e1396 100644
--- a/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/tare/InternalResourceService.java
+++ b/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/tare/InternalResourceService.java
@@ -316,8 +316,25 @@
                  */
                 @Override
                 public void onUsageEvent(int userId, @NonNull UsageEvents.Event event) {
-                    mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_PROCESS_USAGE_EVENT, userId, 0, event)
-                            .sendToTarget();
+                    // Skip posting a message to the handler for events we don't care about.
+                    switch (event.getEventType()) {
+                        case UsageEvents.Event.ACTIVITY_RESUMED:
+                        case UsageEvents.Event.ACTIVITY_PAUSED:
+                        case UsageEvents.Event.ACTIVITY_STOPPED:
+                        case UsageEvents.Event.ACTIVITY_DESTROYED:
+                        case UsageEvents.Event.USER_INTERACTION:
+                        case UsageEvents.Event.CHOOSER_ACTION:
+                        case UsageEvents.Event.NOTIFICATION_INTERRUPTION:
+                        case UsageEvents.Event.NOTIFICATION_SEEN:
+                            mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_PROCESS_USAGE_EVENT, userId, 0, event)
+                                    .sendToTarget();
+                            break;
+                        default:
+                            if (DEBUG) {
+                                Slog.d(TAG, "Dropping event " + event.getEventType());
+                            }
+                            break;
+                    }
                 }
             };