diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
index 766814f..b4f6249 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.configFilter(filterReconf.settings, filterId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.startFilter(filterId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.tuneFrontend(frontendConf, true /*testWithDemux*/));
-    ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.startIdTest(filterId));
+    if (!isPassthroughFilter(filterReconf)) {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.startIdTest(filterId));
+    }
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.stopTuneFrontend(true /*testWithDemux*/));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.stopFilter(filterId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.closeFilter(filterId));
@@ -152,7 +154,9 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.startFilter(filterId));
     // tune test
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.tuneFrontend(frontendConf, true /*testWithDemux*/));
-    ASSERT_TRUE(filterDataOutputTest());
+    if (!isPassthroughFilter(filterConf)) {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(filterDataOutputTest());
+    }
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.stopTuneFrontend(true /*testWithDemux*/));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.stopFilter(filterId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.closeFilter(filterId));
@@ -210,7 +214,9 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.startFilter(filterId));
     // tune test
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.tuneFrontend(frontendConf, true /*testWithDemux*/));
-    ASSERT_TRUE(filterDataOutputTest());
+    if (!isPassthroughFilter(filterConf)) {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(filterDataOutputTest());
+    }
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.stopTuneFrontend(true /*testWithDemux*/));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.stopFilter(filterId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.releaseShareAvHandle(filterId));
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.h b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.h
index be9b996..5fdc3dc 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.h
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.h
@@ -89,6 +89,28 @@
     sectionFilterIds.clear();
 }
 
+bool isPassthroughFilter(FilterConfig filterConfig) {
+    auto type = filterConfig.type;
+    if (type.mainType == DemuxFilterMainType::TS) {
+        auto subType = type.subType.get<DemuxFilterSubType::Tag::tsFilterType>();
+        if (subType == DemuxTsFilterType::AUDIO || subType == DemuxTsFilterType::VIDEO) {
+            auto tsFilterSettings = filterConfig.settings.get<DemuxFilterSettings::Tag::ts>();
+            auto avSettings = tsFilterSettings.filterSettings
+                    .get<DemuxTsFilterSettingsFilterSettings::Tag::av>();
+            return avSettings.isPassthrough;
+        }
+    } else if (filterConfig.type.mainType != DemuxFilterMainType::MMTP) {
+        auto subType = type.subType.get<DemuxFilterSubType::Tag::mmtpFilterType>();
+        if (subType == DemuxMmtpFilterType::AUDIO || subType == DemuxMmtpFilterType::VIDEO) {
+            auto mmtpFilterSettings = filterConfig.settings.get<DemuxFilterSettings::Tag::mmtp>();
+            auto avSettings = mmtpFilterSettings.filterSettings
+                    .get<DemuxMmtpFilterSettingsFilterSettings::Tag::av>();
+            return avSettings.isPassthrough;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 enum class Dataflow_Context { LNBRECORD, RECORD, DESCRAMBLING, LNBDESCRAMBLING };
 
 class TunerLnbAidlTest : public testing::TestWithParam<std::string> {