diff --git a/services/audioflinger/FastCapture.cpp b/services/audioflinger/FastCapture.cpp
index dd84bf2..d6d6e25 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/FastCapture.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/FastCapture.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         mReadBufferState = -1;
         dumpState->mFrameCount = frameCount;
     }
-
+    dumpState->mSilenced = current->mSilenceCapture;
 }
 
 void FastCapture::onWork()
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@
             mReadBufferState = frameCount;
         }
         if (mReadBufferState > 0) {
+            if (current->mSilenceCapture) {
+                memset(mReadBuffer, 0, mReadBufferState * Format_frameSize(mFormat));
+            }
             ssize_t framesWritten = mPipeSink->write(mReadBuffer, mReadBufferState);
             audio_track_cblk_t* cblk = current->mCblk;
             if (fastPatchRecordBufferProvider != 0) {
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureDumpState.cpp b/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureDumpState.cpp
index 53eeba5..b8b3866 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureDumpState.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureDumpState.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@
     double periodSec = (double) mFrameCount / mSampleRate;
     dprintf(fd, "  FastCapture command=%s readSequence=%u framesRead=%u\n"
                 "              readErrors=%u sampleRate=%u frameCount=%zu\n"
-                "              measuredWarmup=%.3g ms, warmupCycles=%u period=%.2f ms\n",
+                "              measuredWarmup=%.3g ms, warmupCycles=%u period=%.2f ms\n"
+                "              silenced: %s\n",
                 FastCaptureState::commandToString(mCommand), mReadSequence, mFramesRead,
                 mReadErrors, mSampleRate, mFrameCount, measuredWarmupMs, mWarmupCycles,
-                periodSec * 1e3);
+                periodSec * 1e3, mSilenced ? "true" : "false");
 }
 
 }   // android
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureDumpState.h b/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureDumpState.h
index 6f9c4c3..a1b8706 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureDumpState.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureDumpState.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     uint32_t mReadErrors;       // total number of read() errors
     uint32_t mSampleRate;
     size_t   mFrameCount;
+    bool     mSilenced = false; // capture is silenced
 };
 
 }   // android
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureState.h b/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureState.h
index d287232..f949275 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureState.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/FastCaptureState.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
     audio_format_t  mFastPatchRecordFormat = AUDIO_FORMAT_INVALID;
     AudioBufferProvider* mFastPatchRecordBufferProvider = nullptr;   // a reference to a patch
                                                                      // record in fast mode
+    bool            mSilenceCapture = false;    // request to silence capture for fast track.
+                                                // note: this also silences the normal mixer pipe
 
     // Extends FastThreadState::Command
     static const Command
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 68c73bf..8732273 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -6873,6 +6873,8 @@
         // reference to a fast track which is about to be removed
         sp<RecordTrack> fastTrackToRemove;
 
+        bool silenceFastCapture = false;
+
         { // scope for mLock
             Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
 
@@ -6957,14 +6959,33 @@
                             __func__, activeTrackState, activeTrack->id(), size);
                 }
 
-                activeTracks.add(activeTrack);
-                i++;
-
                 if (activeTrack->isFastTrack()) {
                     ALOG_ASSERT(!mFastTrackAvail);
                     ALOG_ASSERT(fastTrack == 0);
+                    // if the active fast track is silenced either:
+                    // 1) silence the whole capture from fast capture buffer if this is
+                    //    the only active track
+                    // 2) invalidate this track: this will cause the client to reconnect and possibly
+                    //    be invalidated again until unsilenced
+                    if (activeTrack->isSilenced()) {
+                        if (size > 1) {
+                            activeTrack->invalidate();
+                            ALOG_ASSERT(fastTrackToRemove == 0);
+                            fastTrackToRemove = activeTrack;
+                            removeTrack_l(activeTrack);
+                            mActiveTracks.remove(activeTrack);
+                            size--;
+                            continue;
+                        } else {
+                            silenceFastCapture = true;
+                        }
+                    }
                     fastTrack = activeTrack;
                 }
+
+                activeTracks.add(activeTrack);
+                i++;
+
             }
 
             mActiveTracks.updatePowerState(this);
@@ -7038,6 +7059,10 @@
                         AUDIO_FORMAT_INVALID : fastTrack->format();
                 didModify = true;
             }
+            if (state->mSilenceCapture != silenceFastCapture) {
+                state->mSilenceCapture = silenceFastCapture;
+                didModify = true;
+            }
             sq->end(didModify);
             if (didModify) {
                 sq->push(block);