diff --git a/media/java/android/media/midi/MidiManager.java b/media/java/android/media/midi/MidiManager.java
index 7197dc0..29863d4 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/midi/MidiManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/midi/MidiManager.java
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@
     /**
      * Registers a callback to receive notifications when MIDI devices are added and removed.
      *
+     * The {@link  DeviceCallback#onDeviceStatusChanged} method will be called immediately
+     * for any devices that have open ports. This allows applications to know which input
+     * ports are already in use and, therefore, unavailable.
+     *
+     * Applications should call {@link #getDevices} before registering the callback
+     * to get a list of devices already added.
+     *
      * @param callback a {@link DeviceCallback} for MIDI device notifications
      * @param handler The {@link android.os.Handler Handler} that will be used for delivering the
      *                device notifications. If handler is null, then the thread used for the
diff --git a/services/midi/java/com/android/server/midi/MidiService.java b/services/midi/java/com/android/server/midi/MidiService.java
index 3ecfd55..701e07f 100644
--- a/services/midi/java/com/android/server/midi/MidiService.java
+++ b/services/midi/java/com/android/server/midi/MidiService.java
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@
         Client client = getClient(token);
         if (client == null) return;
         client.addListener(listener);
+        // Let listener know whether any ports are already busy.
+        updateStickyDeviceStatus(client.mUid, listener);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -584,6 +586,25 @@
         client.removeListener(listener);
     }
 
+    // Inform listener of the status of all known devices.
+    private void updateStickyDeviceStatus(int uid, IMidiDeviceListener listener) {
+        synchronized (mDevicesByInfo) {
+            for (Device device : mDevicesByInfo.values()) {
+                // ignore private devices that our client cannot access
+                if (device.isUidAllowed(uid)) {
+                    try {
+                        MidiDeviceStatus status = device.getDeviceStatus();
+                        if (status != null) {
+                            listener.onDeviceStatusChanged(status);
+                        }
+                    } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                        Log.e(TAG, "remote exception", e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private static final MidiDeviceInfo[] EMPTY_DEVICE_INFO_ARRAY = new MidiDeviceInfo[0];
 
     public MidiDeviceInfo[] getDevices() {