diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 1aa90c4..6997788 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -6134,7 +6134,9 @@
                 *frames = signed_frames;
                 ret = 0;
             }
-        } else if (out->card_status == CARD_STATUS_OFFLINE) {
+        } else if (out->card_status == CARD_STATUS_OFFLINE ||
+            // audioflinger still needs position updates when A2DP is suspended
+            is_a2dp_out_device_type(&out->device_list) && audio_extn_a2dp_source_is_suspended()) {
             *frames = out->written;
             clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, timestamp);
             if (is_offload_usecase(out->usecase))