diff --git a/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/CallLogNotificationsService.java b/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/CallLogNotificationsService.java
index 10e30ff..d84bd42 100644
--- a/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/CallLogNotificationsService.java
+++ b/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/CallLogNotificationsService.java
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@
     LogUtil.i("CallLogNotificationsService.onHandleIntent", "action: " + action);
     switch (action) {
       case ACTION_MARK_ALL_NEW_VOICEMAILS_AS_OLD:
-        VoicemailQueryHandler.markAllNewVoicemailsAsRead(this);
+        VoicemailQueryHandler.markAllNewVoicemailsAsOld(this);
         VisualVoicemailNotifier.cancelAllVoicemailNotifications(this);
         break;
       case ACTION_MARK_SINGLE_NEW_VOICEMAIL_AS_OLD:
         Uri voicemailUri = intent.getData();
-        VoicemailQueryHandler.markSingleNewVoicemailAsRead(this, voicemailUri);
+        VoicemailQueryHandler.markSingleNewVoicemailAsOld(this, voicemailUri);
         VisualVoicemailNotifier.cancelSingleVoicemailNotification(this, voicemailUri);
         break;
       case ACTION_LEGACY_VOICEMAIL_DISMISSED:
diff --git a/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VisualVoicemailUpdateTask.java b/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VisualVoicemailUpdateTask.java
index b353b3a..bae30fa 100644
--- a/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VisualVoicemailUpdateTask.java
+++ b/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VisualVoicemailUpdateTask.java
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@
             "found voicemail from spam number, suppressing notification");
         Logger.get(context)
             .logImpression(DialerImpression.Type.INCOMING_VOICEMAIL_AUTO_BLOCKED_AS_SPAM);
+        if (newCall.voicemailUri != null) {
+          // Mark auto blocked voicemail as old so that we don't process it again.
+          VoicemailQueryHandler.markSingleNewVoicemailAsOld(context, newCall.voicemailUri);
+        }
       } else {
         result.add(newCall);
       }
diff --git a/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VoicemailQueryHandler.java b/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VoicemailQueryHandler.java
index 169d0fd..5d8144c 100644
--- a/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VoicemailQueryHandler.java
+++ b/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VoicemailQueryHandler.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   }
 
   @WorkerThread
-  public static void markAllNewVoicemailsAsRead(final @NonNull Context context) {
+  public static void markAllNewVoicemailsAsOld(final @NonNull Context context) {
     ThreadUtil.postOnUiThread(
         () -> {
           new VoicemailQueryHandler(context.getContentResolver())
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@
   }
 
   @WorkerThread
-  public static void markSingleNewVoicemailAsRead(
+  public static void markSingleNewVoicemailAsOld(
       final @NonNull Context context, final Uri voicemailUri) {
     if (voicemailUri == null) {
-      LogUtil.e("VoicemailQueryHandler.markSingleNewVoicemailAsRead", "voicemail URI is null");
+      LogUtil.e("VoicemailQueryHandler.markSingleNewVoicemailAsOld", "voicemail URI is null");
       return;
     }
     ThreadUtil.postOnUiThread(