diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/VpnTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/VpnTest.java
index 03f2589c73..6f25d1beb5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/VpnTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/VpnTest.java
@@ -1614,6 +1614,30 @@ public class VpnTest extends VpnTestBase {
         assertEquals(LegacyVpnInfo.STATE_FAILED, vpn.getLegacyVpnInfo().state);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testVpnManagerEventWillNotBeSentToSettingsVpn() throws Exception {
+        startLegacyVpn(createVpn(PRIMARY_USER.id), mVpnProfile);
+        triggerOnAvailableAndGetCallback();
+
+        verifyInterfaceSetCfgWithFlags(IF_STATE_UP);
+
+        final IkeNonProtocolException exception = mock(IkeNonProtocolException.class);
+        final IkeTimeoutException ikeTimeoutException =
+                new IkeTimeoutException("IkeTimeoutException");
+        when(exception.getCause()).thenReturn(ikeTimeoutException);
+
+        final ArgumentCaptor<IkeSessionCallback> captor =
+                ArgumentCaptor.forClass(IkeSessionCallback.class);
+        verify(mIkev2SessionCreator, timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_MS))
+                .createIkeSession(any(), any(), any(), any(), captor.capture(), any());
+        final IkeSessionCallback ikeCb = captor.getValue();
+        ikeCb.onClosedWithException(exception);
+
+        final Context userContext =
+                mContext.createContextAsUser(UserHandle.of(PRIMARY_USER.id), 0 /* flags */);
+        verify(userContext, never()).startService(any());
+    }
+
     private void setAndVerifyAlwaysOnPackage(Vpn vpn, int uid, boolean lockdownEnabled) {
         assertTrue(vpn.setAlwaysOnPackage(TEST_VPN_PKG, lockdownEnabled, null));