diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapter.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapter.java
index 3a768cc9384..a0841518c30 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapter.java
@@ -264,6 +264,19 @@ public class DashboardAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<DashboardAdapter.Dash
         notifyDashboardDataChanged(prevData);
     }
 
+    public void onSuggestionDismissed() {
+        final List<Tile> suggestions = mDashboardData.getSuggestions();
+        if (suggestions != null && suggestions.size() == 1) {
+            // The only suggestion is dismissed, and the the empty suggestion container will
+            // remain as the dashboard item. Need to refresh the dashboard list.
+            final DashboardData prevData = mDashboardData;
+            mDashboardData = new DashboardData.Builder(prevData)
+                    .setSuggestions(null)
+                    .build();
+            notifyDashboardDataChanged(prevData);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void notifySummaryChanged(Tile tile) {
         final int position = mDashboardData.getPositionByTile(tile);
@@ -449,7 +462,8 @@ public class DashboardAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<DashboardAdapter.Dash
         return (Tile) getItem(getItemId(position));
     }
 
-    private void notifyDashboardDataChanged(DashboardData prevData) {
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    void notifyDashboardDataChanged(DashboardData prevData) {
         if (mFirstFrameDrawn && prevData != null) {
             final DiffUtil.DiffResult diffResult = DiffUtil.calculateDiff(new DashboardData
                     .ItemsDataDiffCallback(prevData.getItemList(), mDashboardData.getItemList()));
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardSummary.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardSummary.java
index 9c0bfd873b0..9d2cc0da53a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardSummary.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardSummary.java
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ public class DashboardSummary extends InstrumentedFragment
 
     @Override
     public void onSuggestionDismissed(Tile suggestion) {
+        mAdapter.onSuggestionDismissed();
         // Refresh the UI to pick up suggestions that can now be shown because, say, a higher
         // priority suggestion has been dismissed, or an exclusive suggestion category is emptied.
         rebuildUI();
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapterTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapterTest.java
index 7ba38dcb8da..6ef17b01882 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapterTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapterTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.reset;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -442,6 +444,33 @@ public class DashboardAdapterTest {
         assertThat(itemView.getChildCount()).isEqualTo(1);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSuggestioDismissed_notOnlySuggestion_doNothing() {
+        final DashboardAdapter adapter = spy(new DashboardAdapter(mContext, null, null));
+        adapter.setCategoriesAndSuggestions(
+                new ArrayList<>(), makeSuggestions("pkg1", "pkg2", "pkg3"));
+        final DashboardData dashboardData = adapter.mDashboardData;
+        reset(adapter); // clear interactions tracking
+
+        adapter.onSuggestionDismissed();
+
+        assertThat(adapter.mDashboardData).isEqualTo(dashboardData);
+        verify(adapter, never()).notifyDashboardDataChanged(any());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSuggestioDismissed_onlySuggestion_updateDashboardData() {
+        DashboardAdapter adapter = spy(new DashboardAdapter(mContext, null, null));
+        adapter.setCategoriesAndSuggestions(new ArrayList<>(), makeSuggestions("pkg1"));
+        final DashboardData dashboardData = adapter.mDashboardData;
+        reset(adapter); // clear interactions tracking
+
+        adapter.onSuggestionDismissed();
+
+        assertThat(adapter.mDashboardData).isNotEqualTo(dashboardData);
+        verify(adapter).notifyDashboardDataChanged(any());
+    }
+
     private List<Tile> makeSuggestions(String... pkgNames) {
         final List<Tile> suggestions = new ArrayList<>();
         for (String pkgName : pkgNames) {