diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputController.java
index 9ebc8e4..53daffc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputController.java
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@
             dividerItems.forEach((key, item) -> {
                 finalMediaItems.add(key, item);
             });
-            finalMediaItems.add(new MediaItem());
+            attachConnectNewDeviceItemIfNeeded(finalMediaItems);
             mMediaItemList.clear();
             mMediaItemList.addAll(finalMediaItems);
         }
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@
                     finalMediaItems.add(new MediaItem(device));
                 }
             }
-            finalMediaItems.add(new MediaItem());
+            attachConnectNewDeviceItemIfNeeded(finalMediaItems);
             mMediaItemList.clear();
             mMediaItemList.addAll(finalMediaItems);
         }
@@ -760,6 +760,13 @@
                 new MediaItem(title, MediaItem.MediaItemType.TYPE_GROUP_DIVIDER));
     }
 
+    private void attachConnectNewDeviceItemIfNeeded(List<MediaItem> mediaItems) {
+        // Attach "Connect a device" item only when current output is not remote and not a group
+        if (!isCurrentConnectedDeviceRemote() && getSelectedMediaDevice().size() == 1) {
+            mediaItems.add(new MediaItem());
+        }
+    }
+
     private void attachRangeInfo(List<MediaDevice> devices) {
         for (MediaDevice mediaDevice : devices) {
             if (mNearbyDeviceInfoMap.containsKey(mediaDevice.getId())) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputControllerTest.java
index 0bdcaf4..de0c6a7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/dialog/MediaOutputControllerTest.java
@@ -342,6 +342,30 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void advanced_onDeviceListUpdateWithConnectedDeviceRemote_verifyItemSize() {
+        when(mFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ADVANCED_LAYOUT)).thenReturn(true);
+        when(mMediaDevice1.getFeatures()).thenReturn(
+                ImmutableList.of(MediaRoute2Info.FEATURE_REMOTE_PLAYBACK));
+        when(mLocalMediaManager.getCurrentConnectedDevice()).thenReturn(mMediaDevice1);
+        mMediaOutputController.start(mCb);
+        reset(mCb);
+
+        mMediaOutputController.onDeviceListUpdate(mMediaDevices);
+        final List<MediaDevice> devices = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (MediaItem item : mMediaOutputController.getMediaItemList()) {
+            if (item.getMediaDevice().isPresent()) {
+                devices.add(item.getMediaDevice().get());
+            }
+        }
+
+        assertThat(devices.containsAll(mMediaDevices)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(devices.size()).isEqualTo(mMediaDevices.size());
+        assertThat(mMediaOutputController.getMediaItemList().size()).isEqualTo(
+                mMediaDevices.size() + 1);
+        verify(mCb).onDeviceListChanged();
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void advanced_categorizeMediaItems_withSuggestedDevice_verifyDeviceListSize() {
         when(mFlags.isEnabled(Flags.OUTPUT_SWITCHER_ADVANCED_LAYOUT)).thenReturn(true);
         when(mMediaDevice1.isSuggestedDevice()).thenReturn(true);