diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/BlockPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/BlockPreferenceController.java
index f55ea8c609b..27389620c82 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/BlockPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/BlockPreferenceController.java
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ public class BlockPreferenceController extends NotificationPreferenceController
             // It's always safe to override the importance if it's meant to be blocked or if
             // it was blocked and we are unblocking it.
             if (blocked || originalImportance == IMPORTANCE_NONE) {
-                final int importance = blocked ? IMPORTANCE_NONE
-                        : isDefaultChannel() ? IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED : IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT;
+                final int importance = blocked
+                        ? IMPORTANCE_NONE
+                        : isDefaultChannel()
+                                ? IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED
+                                : mChannel.getOriginalImportance();
                 mChannel.setImportance(importance);
                 saveChannel();
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/ChannelListPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/ChannelListPreferenceController.java
index b19fc71d422..8a34672eea1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/ChannelListPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/ChannelListPreferenceController.java
@@ -207,17 +207,14 @@ public class ChannelListPreferenceController extends NotificationPreferenceContr
         channelPref.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(
                 (preference, o) -> {
                     boolean value = (Boolean) o;
-                    int importance = value ? IMPORTANCE_LOW : IMPORTANCE_NONE;
+                    int importance = value ? channel.getOriginalImportance() : IMPORTANCE_NONE;
                     channel.setImportance(importance);
-                    channel.lockFields(
-                            NotificationChannel.USER_LOCKED_IMPORTANCE);
+                    channel.lockFields(NotificationChannel.USER_LOCKED_IMPORTANCE);
                     MasterSwitchPreference channelPref1 = (MasterSwitchPreference) preference;
                     channelPref1.setIcon(null);
                     if (channel.getImportance() > IMPORTANCE_LOW) {
                         channelPref1.setIcon(getAlertingIcon());
                     }
-                    toggleBehaviorIconState(channelPref1.getIcon(),
-                            importance != IMPORTANCE_NONE);
                     mBackend.updateChannel(mAppRow.pkg, mAppRow.uid, channel);
 
                     return true;
@@ -234,24 +231,6 @@ public class ChannelListPreferenceController extends NotificationPreferenceContr
         return icon;
     }
 
-    private void toggleBehaviorIconState(Drawable icon, boolean enabled) {
-        if (icon == null) return;
-
-        LayerDrawable layerDrawable = (LayerDrawable) icon;
-        GradientDrawable background =
-                (GradientDrawable) layerDrawable.findDrawableByLayerId(R.id.back);
-
-        if (background == null) return;
-
-        if (enabled) {
-            background.clearColorFilter();
-        } else {
-            background.setColorFilter(new BlendModeColorFilter(
-                    mContext.getColor(R.color.material_grey_300),
-                    BlendMode.SRC_IN));
-        }
-    }
-
     protected void onGroupBlockStateChanged(NotificationChannelGroup group) {
         if (group == null) {
             return;
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/BlockPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/BlockPreferenceControllerTest.java
index d203c47abc8..2ea240e1be0 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/BlockPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/app/BlockPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ public class BlockPreferenceControllerTest {
     public void testOnSwitchChanged_channel_nonDefault() {
         NotificationBackend.AppRow appRow = new NotificationBackend.AppRow();
         NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel("a", "a", IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
+        channel.setOriginalImportance(IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
         mController.onResume(appRow, channel, null, null, null, null);
         mController.updateState(mPreference);
 
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ public class BlockPreferenceControllerTest {
         assertEquals(IMPORTANCE_NONE, channel.getImportance());
 
         mController.onSwitchChanged(null, true);
-        assertEquals(IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT, channel.getImportance());
+        assertEquals(IMPORTANCE_HIGH, channel.getImportance());
 
         verify(mBackend, times(2)).updateChannel(any(), anyInt(), any());
     }