diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocket.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocket.java
index c51811b310..653ea6ccad 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocket.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocket.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public class MdnsSocket {
     MdnsSocket(@NonNull MulticastNetworkInterfaceProvider multicastNetworkInterfaceProvider,
             MulticastSocket multicastSocket, SharedLog sharedLog) throws IOException {
         this.multicastNetworkInterfaceProvider = multicastNetworkInterfaceProvider;
-        this.multicastNetworkInterfaceProvider.startWatchingConnectivityChanges();
         this.multicastSocket = multicastSocket;
         this.sharedLog = sharedLog;
         // RFC Spec: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6762
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ public class MdnsSocket {
     public void close() {
         // This is a race with the use of the file descriptor (b/27403984).
         multicastSocket.close();
-        multicastNetworkInterfaceProvider.stopWatchingConnectivityChanges();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClient.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClient.java
index 82c8c5bf27..7b71e438d4 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClient.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClient.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public class MdnsSocketClient implements MdnsSocketClientBase {
     @Nullable private Timer checkMulticastResponseTimer;
     private final SharedLog sharedLog;
     @NonNull private final MdnsFeatureFlags mdnsFeatureFlags;
+    private final MulticastNetworkInterfaceProvider interfaceProvider;
 
     public MdnsSocketClient(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull MulticastLock multicastLock,
             SharedLog sharedLog, @NonNull MdnsFeatureFlags mdnsFeatureFlags) {
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ public class MdnsSocketClient implements MdnsSocketClientBase {
             unicastReceiverBuffer = null;
         }
         this.mdnsFeatureFlags = mdnsFeatureFlags;
+        this.interfaceProvider = new MulticastNetworkInterfaceProvider(context, sharedLog);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ public class MdnsSocketClient implements MdnsSocketClientBase {
         cannotReceiveMulticastResponse.set(false);
 
         shouldStopSocketLoop = false;
+        interfaceProvider.startWatchingConnectivityChanges();
         try {
             // TODO (changed when importing code): consider setting thread stats tag
             multicastSocket = createMdnsSocket(MdnsConstants.MDNS_PORT, sharedLog);
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@ public class MdnsSocketClient implements MdnsSocketClientBase {
         }
 
         multicastLock.release();
+        interfaceProvider.stopWatchingConnectivityChanges();
 
         shouldStopSocketLoop = true;
         waitForSendThreadToStop();
@@ -482,8 +486,7 @@ public class MdnsSocketClient implements MdnsSocketClientBase {
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     MdnsSocket createMdnsSocket(int port, SharedLog sharedLog) throws IOException {
-        return new MdnsSocket(new MulticastNetworkInterfaceProvider(context, sharedLog), port,
-                sharedLog);
+        return new MdnsSocket(interfaceProvider, port, sharedLog);
     }
 
     private void sendPackets(List<DatagramPacket> packets, MdnsSocket socket) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClientTests.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClientTests.java
index 8b7ab71dba..7ced1cb6fe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClientTests.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClientTests.java
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@ import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.argThat;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.timeout;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.Manifest.permission;
 import android.annotation.RequiresPermission;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
 import android.net.wifi.WifiManager.MulticastLock;
 import android.text.format.DateUtils;
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ public class MdnsSocketClientTests {
 
     @Mock private Context mContext;
     @Mock private WifiManager mockWifiManager;
+    @Mock private ConnectivityManager mockConnectivityManager;
     @Mock private MdnsSocket mockMulticastSocket;
     @Mock private MdnsSocket mockUnicastSocket;
     @Mock private MulticastLock mockMulticastLock;
@@ -84,6 +89,9 @@ public class MdnsSocketClientTests {
     public void setup() throws RuntimeException, IOException {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
+        doReturn(mockConnectivityManager).when(mContext).getSystemService(
+                Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
+
         when(mockWifiManager.createMulticastLock(ArgumentMatchers.anyString()))
                 .thenReturn(mockMulticastLock);
 
@@ -320,19 +328,25 @@ public class MdnsSocketClientTests {
 
     @Test
     public void testStartStop() throws IOException {
-        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
             mdnsClient.startDiscovery();
 
             Thread multicastReceiverThread = mdnsClient.multicastReceiveThread;
             Thread socketThread = mdnsClient.sendThread;
+            final ArgumentCaptor<ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback> cbCaptor =
+                    ArgumentCaptor.forClass(ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback.class);
 
             assertTrue(multicastReceiverThread.isAlive());
             assertTrue(socketThread.isAlive());
+            verify(mockConnectivityManager, times(i))
+                    .registerNetworkCallback(any(), cbCaptor.capture());
 
             mdnsClient.stopDiscovery();
 
             assertFalse(multicastReceiverThread.isAlive());
             assertFalse(socketThread.isAlive());
+            verify(mockConnectivityManager, times(i))
+                    .unregisterNetworkCallback(cbCaptor.getValue());
         }
     }