diff --git a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
index 5e9427a..564acc0 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
@@ -3640,6 +3640,8 @@
     target.inputChannel = connection->inputChannel;
     target.flags = InputTarget::FLAG_DISPATCH_AS_IS;
 
+    const bool wasEmpty = connection->outboundQueue.empty();
+
     for (size_t i = 0; i < cancelationEvents.size(); i++) {
         std::unique_ptr<EventEntry> cancelationEventEntry = std::move(cancelationEvents[i]);
         switch (cancelationEventEntry->type) {
@@ -3674,7 +3676,10 @@
                                    InputTarget::FLAG_DISPATCH_AS_IS);
     }
 
-    startDispatchCycleLocked(currentTime, connection);
+    // If the outbound queue was previously empty, start the dispatch cycle going.
+    if (wasEmpty && !connection->outboundQueue.empty()) {
+        startDispatchCycleLocked(currentTime, connection);
+    }
 }
 
 void InputDispatcher::synthesizePointerDownEventsForConnectionLocked(
@@ -3708,6 +3713,8 @@
     target.inputChannel = connection->inputChannel;
     target.flags = InputTarget::FLAG_DISPATCH_AS_IS;
 
+    const bool wasEmpty = connection->outboundQueue.empty();
+
     for (std::unique_ptr<EventEntry>& downEventEntry : downEvents) {
         switch (downEventEntry->type) {
             case EventEntry::Type::MOTION: {
@@ -3733,8 +3740,10 @@
         enqueueDispatchEntryLocked(connection, std::move(downEventEntry), target,
                                    InputTarget::FLAG_DISPATCH_AS_IS);
     }
-
-    startDispatchCycleLocked(currentTime, connection);
+    // If the outbound queue was previously empty, start the dispatch cycle going.
+    if (wasEmpty && !connection->outboundQueue.empty()) {
+        startDispatchCycleLocked(currentTime, connection);
+    }
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<MotionEntry> InputDispatcher::splitMotionEvent(