diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 1fcbdfa..625ba0d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2065,7 +2065,11 @@
     }
 
     // Save this once per commit + composite to ensure consistency
-    mPowerHintSessionEnabled = mPowerAdvisor->usePowerHintSession();
+    // TODO (b/240619471): consider removing active display check once AOD is fixed
+    const auto activeDisplay =
+            FTL_FAKE_GUARD(mStateLock, getDisplayDeviceLocked(mActiveDisplayToken));
+    mPowerHintSessionEnabled = mPowerAdvisor->usePowerHintSession() && activeDisplay &&
+            activeDisplay->getPowerMode() == hal::PowerMode::ON;
     if (mPowerHintSessionEnabled) {
         const auto& display = FTL_FAKE_GUARD(mStateLock, getDefaultDisplayDeviceLocked()).get();
         // get stable vsync period from display mode
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_PowerHintTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_PowerHintTest.cpp
index a747cdd..18e0a1c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_PowerHintTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_PowerHintTest.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
                     .setNativeWindow(mNativeWindow)
                     .setPowerMode(hal::PowerMode::ON)
                     .inject();
+    mFlinger.mutableActiveDisplayToken() = mDisplay->getDisplayToken();
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlingerPowerHintTest::setupScheduler() {
@@ -150,5 +151,28 @@
     mFlinger.commitAndComposite(now, kVsyncId, now + mockVsyncPeriod.count());
 }
 
+TEST_F(SurfaceFlingerPowerHintTest, inactiveOnDisplayDoze) {
+    ON_CALL(*mPowerAdvisor, usePowerHintSession()).WillByDefault(Return(true));
+
+    mDisplay->setPowerMode(hal::PowerMode::DOZE);
+
+    const std::chrono::nanoseconds mockVsyncPeriod = 15ms;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mPowerAdvisor, setTargetWorkDuration(_)).Times(0);
+
+    const nsecs_t now = systemTime();
+    const std::chrono::nanoseconds mockHwcRunTime = 20ms;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mDisplaySurface,
+                prepareFrame(compositionengine::DisplaySurface::CompositionType::Hwc))
+            .Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mComposer, presentOrValidateDisplay(HWC_DISPLAY, _, _, _, _, _))
+            .WillOnce([mockHwcRunTime] {
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(mockHwcRunTime);
+                return hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::Error::NONE;
+            });
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mPowerAdvisor, sendActualWorkDuration()).Times(0);
+    static constexpr bool kVsyncId = 123; // arbitrary
+    mFlinger.commitAndComposite(now, kVsyncId, now + mockVsyncPeriod.count());
+}
+
 } // namespace
 } // namespace android