diff --git a/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccCardApplication.java b/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccCardApplication.java
index 918e635..7a361e3 100644
--- a/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccCardApplication.java
+++ b/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccCardApplication.java
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
     private boolean       mDesiredFdnEnabled;
     private boolean       mIccLockEnabled;
     private boolean       mDesiredPinLocked;
+
+    // App state will be ignored while deciding whether the card is ready or not.
+    private boolean       mIgnoreApp;
     private boolean       mIccFdnAvailable = true; // Default is enabled.
 
     private CommandsInterface mCi;
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@
         mPin1Replaced = (as.pin1_replaced != 0);
         mPin1State = as.pin1;
         mPin2State = as.pin2;
+        mIgnoreApp = false;
 
         mContext = c;
         mCi = ci;
@@ -874,6 +878,14 @@
         return mUiccProfile.getPhoneId();
     }
 
+    public boolean isAppIgnored() {
+        return mIgnoreApp;
+    }
+
+    public void setAppIgnoreState(boolean ignore) {
+        mIgnoreApp = ignore;
+    }
+
     protected UiccProfile getUiccProfile() {
         return mUiccProfile;
     }
diff --git a/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccProfile.java b/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccProfile.java
index 2407b71..2910ff7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccProfile.java
+++ b/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccProfile.java
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@
                 setExternalState(IccCardConstants.State.NOT_READY);
                 break;
             case APPSTATE_READY:
+                checkAndUpdateIfAnyAppToBeIgnored();
                 if (areAllApplicationsReady()) {
                     if (areAllRecordsLoaded() && areCarrierPriviligeRulesLoaded()) {
                         if (VDBG) log("updateExternalState: setting state to LOADED");
@@ -976,13 +977,34 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    private boolean areAllApplicationsReady() {
+    private void checkAndUpdateIfAnyAppToBeIgnored() {
+        boolean[] appReadyStateTracker = new boolean[AppType.APPTYPE_ISIM.ordinal() + 1];
+        for (UiccCardApplication app : mUiccApplications) {
+            if (app != null && isSupportedApplication(app) && app.isReady()) {
+                appReadyStateTracker[app.getType().ordinal()] = true;
+            }
+        }
+
         for (UiccCardApplication app : mUiccApplications) {
             if (app != null && isSupportedApplication(app) && !app.isReady()) {
+                /* Checks if the  appReadyStateTracker has already an entry in ready state
+                   with same type as app */
+                if (appReadyStateTracker[app.getType().ordinal()]) {
+                    app.setAppIgnoreState(true);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean areAllApplicationsReady() {
+        for (UiccCardApplication app : mUiccApplications) {
+            if (app != null && isSupportedApplication(app) && !app.isReady()
+                    && !app.isAppIgnored()) {
                 if (VDBG) log("areAllApplicationsReady: return false");
                 return false;
             }
         }
+
         if (VDBG) {
             log("areAllApplicationsReady: outside loop, return " + (mUiccApplication != null));
         }
@@ -991,7 +1013,7 @@
 
     private boolean areAllRecordsLoaded() {
         for (UiccCardApplication app : mUiccApplications) {
-            if (app != null && isSupportedApplication(app)) {
+            if (app != null && isSupportedApplication(app) && !app.isAppIgnored()) {
                 IccRecords ir = app.getIccRecords();
                 if (ir == null || !ir.isLoaded()) {
                     if (VDBG) log("areAllRecordsLoaded: return false");
diff --git a/tests/telephonytests/src/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccProfileTest.java b/tests/telephonytests/src/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccProfileTest.java
index 0ae5531..37f45a6 100644
--- a/tests/telephonytests/src/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccProfileTest.java
+++ b/tests/telephonytests/src/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccProfileTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import com.android.internal.telephony.IccCardConstants.State;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.TelephonyTest;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.cat.CatService;
+import com.android.internal.telephony.uicc.IccCardApplicationStatus.AppState;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -388,6 +389,84 @@
 
     @Test
     @SmallTest
+    public void testUpdateUiccProfileApplicationWithDuplicateApps() {
+        /* update app status and index */
+        IccCardApplicationStatus umtsApp = composeUiccApplicationStatus(
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppType.APPTYPE_USIM,
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppState.APPSTATE_READY, "0xA2");
+        IccCardApplicationStatus imsApp = composeUiccApplicationStatus(
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppType.APPTYPE_ISIM,
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppState.APPSTATE_READY, "0xA1");
+        IccCardApplicationStatus unknownApp = composeUiccApplicationStatus(
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppType.APPTYPE_UNKNOWN,
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppState.APPSTATE_UNKNOWN, "0xA2");
+        IccCardApplicationStatus umtsAppDup = composeUiccApplicationStatus(
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppType.APPTYPE_USIM,
+                AppState.APPSTATE_DETECTED, "0xA2");
+        mIccCardStatus.mApplications = new IccCardApplicationStatus[]{imsApp, umtsApp, unknownApp,
+                umtsAppDup};
+        mIccCardStatus.mCdmaSubscriptionAppIndex = -1;
+        mIccCardStatus.mImsSubscriptionAppIndex = 0;
+        mIccCardStatus.mGsmUmtsSubscriptionAppIndex = 1;
+        Message mProfileUpdate = mHandler.obtainMessage(UICCPROFILE_UPDATE_APPLICATION_EVENT);
+        setReady(false);
+        mProfileUpdate.sendToTarget();
+
+        waitUntilReady();
+
+        /* wait for the carrier privilege rules to be loaded */
+        waitForMs(50);
+        assertEquals(4, mUiccProfile.getNumApplications());
+
+        mUiccProfile.mHandler.sendMessage(
+                mUiccProfile.mHandler.obtainMessage(UiccProfile.EVENT_APP_READY));
+        waitForMs(SCARY_SLEEP_MS);
+        // state is loaded as all records are loaded right away as SimulatedCommands returns
+        // response for them right away. Ideally applications and records should be mocked.
+        assertEquals(State.LOADED, mUiccProfile.getState());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @SmallTest
+    public void testUpdateUiccProfileApplicationWithDuplicateAppsInDifferentOrder() {
+        /* update app status and index */
+        IccCardApplicationStatus umtsApp = composeUiccApplicationStatus(
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppType.APPTYPE_USIM,
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppState.APPSTATE_READY, "0xA2");
+        IccCardApplicationStatus imsApp = composeUiccApplicationStatus(
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppType.APPTYPE_ISIM,
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppState.APPSTATE_READY, "0xA1");
+        IccCardApplicationStatus unknownApp = composeUiccApplicationStatus(
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppType.APPTYPE_UNKNOWN,
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppState.APPSTATE_UNKNOWN, "0xA2");
+        IccCardApplicationStatus umtsAppDup = composeUiccApplicationStatus(
+                IccCardApplicationStatus.AppType.APPTYPE_USIM,
+                AppState.APPSTATE_DETECTED, "0xA2");
+        mIccCardStatus.mApplications = new IccCardApplicationStatus[]{umtsAppDup, imsApp, umtsApp,
+                unknownApp};
+        mIccCardStatus.mCdmaSubscriptionAppIndex = -1;
+        mIccCardStatus.mImsSubscriptionAppIndex = 0;
+        mIccCardStatus.mGsmUmtsSubscriptionAppIndex = 2;
+        Message mProfileUpdate = mHandler.obtainMessage(UICCPROFILE_UPDATE_APPLICATION_EVENT);
+        setReady(false);
+        mProfileUpdate.sendToTarget();
+
+        waitUntilReady();
+
+        /* wait for the carrier privilege rules to be loaded */
+        waitForMs(50);
+        assertEquals(4, mUiccProfile.getNumApplications());
+
+        mUiccProfile.mHandler.sendMessage(
+                mUiccProfile.mHandler.obtainMessage(UiccProfile.EVENT_APP_READY));
+        waitForMs(SCARY_SLEEP_MS);
+        // state is loaded as all records are loaded right away as SimulatedCommands returns
+        // response for them right away. Ideally applications and records should be mocked.
+        assertEquals(State.LOADED, mUiccProfile.getState());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @SmallTest
     public void testUpdateUiccProfileApplicationNoApplication() {
         mIccCardStatus.mApplications = new IccCardApplicationStatus[]{};
         mIccCardStatus.mCdmaSubscriptionAppIndex = -1;