diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
index 964aee2..3ef564b 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@
                 mTunIfController.getTunFd(),
                 isEnabled(),
                 mNsdPublisher,
-                getMeshcopTxtAttributes(mResources.get()));
-        otDaemon.registerStateCallback(mOtDaemonCallbackProxy, -1);
+                getMeshcopTxtAttributes(mResources.get()),
+                mOtDaemonCallbackProxy);
         otDaemon.asBinder().linkToDeath(() -> mHandler.post(this::onOtDaemonDied), 0);
         mOtDaemon = otDaemon;
         return mOtDaemon;
@@ -1329,8 +1329,11 @@
                 return;
             }
 
+            final int deviceRole = mState.deviceRole;
+            mState = null;
+
             // If this device is already STOPPED or DETACHED, do nothing
-            if (!ThreadNetworkController.isAttached(mState.deviceRole)) {
+            if (!ThreadNetworkController.isAttached(deviceRole)) {
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadIntegrationTest.java b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadIntegrationTest.java
index 4a006cf..bfded1d 100644
--- a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/ThreadIntegrationTest.java
@@ -97,13 +97,16 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void otDaemonRestart_JoinedNetworkAndStopped_autoRejoined() throws Exception {
+    public void otDaemonRestart_JoinedNetworkAndStopped_autoRejoinedAndTunIfStateConsistent()
+            throws Exception {
         mController.joinAndWait(DEFAULT_DATASET);
 
         runShellCommand("stop ot-daemon");
 
         mController.waitForRole(DEVICE_ROLE_DETACHED, CALLBACK_TIMEOUT);
         mController.waitForRole(DEVICE_ROLE_LEADER, RESTART_JOIN_TIMEOUT);
+        assertThat(mOtCtl.isInterfaceUp()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(runShellCommand("ifconfig thread-wpan")).contains("UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -120,8 +123,8 @@
         mController.joinAndWait(DEFAULT_DATASET);
 
         mOtCtl.factoryReset();
-        String ifconfig = runShellCommand("ifconfig thread-wpan");
 
+        String ifconfig = runShellCommand("ifconfig thread-wpan");
         assertThat(ifconfig).doesNotContain("inet6 addr");
     }
 
diff --git a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/OtDaemonController.java b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/OtDaemonController.java
index 4a06fe8..7c7f9d6 100644
--- a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/OtDaemonController.java
+++ b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/OtDaemonController.java
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
                 .toList();
     }
 
+    /** Returns {@code true} if the Thread interface is up. */
+    public boolean isInterfaceUp() {
+        String output = executeCommand("ifconfig");
+        return output.contains("up");
+    }
+
     public String executeCommand(String cmd) {
         return SystemUtil.runShellCommand(OT_CTL + " " + cmd);
     }
diff --git a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
index 151ed5b..0c7d086 100644
--- a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
 import org.mockito.Captor;
+import org.mockito.InOrder;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
@@ -489,4 +491,23 @@
         assertThat(mFakeOtDaemon.isInitialized()).isTrue();
         verify(mockJoinReceiver, times(1)).onSuccess();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onOtDaemonDied_joinedNetwork_interfaceStateBackToUp() throws Exception {
+        mService.initialize();
+        final IOperationReceiver mockReceiver = mock(IOperationReceiver.class);
+        mService.join(DEFAULT_ACTIVE_DATASET, mockReceiver);
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+        mTestLooper.moveTimeForward(FakeOtDaemon.JOIN_DELAY.toMillis() + 100);
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+
+        Mockito.reset(mMockInfraIfController);
+        mFakeOtDaemon.terminate();
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+
+        verify(mMockTunIfController, times(1)).onOtDaemonDied();
+        InOrder inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mMockTunIfController);
+        inOrder.verify(mMockTunIfController, times(1)).setInterfaceUp(false);
+        inOrder.verify(mMockTunIfController, times(1)).setInterfaceUp(true);
+    }
 }