diff --git a/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/CallButtonPresenter.java b/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/CallButtonPresenter.java
index f4451c3..f94f81a 100644
--- a/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/CallButtonPresenter.java
+++ b/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/CallButtonPresenter.java
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
         ui.showButton(BUTTON_SWITCH_CAMERA, isVideo && !sIsHideMe);
         // show hide me button only for active video calls
         ui.showButton(BUTTON_HIDE_ME, isCallActive && isVideo &&
-                QtiCallUtils.shallTransmitStaticImage(getUi().getContext()));
+                QtiCallUtils.shallShowStaticImageUi(getUi().getContext()));
         ui.showButton(BUTTON_PAUSE_VIDEO, isVideo && !useExt && !useCustomVideoUi &&
                 !mEnhanceEnable);
         if (isVideo) {
diff --git a/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/QtiCallUtils.java b/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/QtiCallUtils.java
index 7543c6e..21c9fc2 100644
--- a/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/QtiCallUtils.java
+++ b/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/QtiCallUtils.java
@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@
         return context != null && QtiImsExtUtils.useCustomVideoUi(context);
     }
 
+    public static boolean shallShowStaticImageUi(Context context) {
+        if (context == null) {
+            Log.w(context, "Context is null...");
+        }
+        return context != null && QtiImsExtUtils.shallShowStaticImageUi(context);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks the boolean flag in config file to figure out if transmitting static image
      * in a video call is enabled or not
diff --git a/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/VideoCallPresenter.java b/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/VideoCallPresenter.java
index 8ff4c05..1defb66 100644
--- a/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/VideoCallPresenter.java
+++ b/InCallUI/src/com/android/incallui/VideoCallPresenter.java
@@ -614,6 +614,17 @@
             return;
         }
 
+        if (!QtiCallUtils.shallShowStaticImageUi(mContext) &&
+             QtiCallUtils.shallTransmitStaticImage(mContext) &&
+             mIsInBackground &&
+             shallTransmitStaticImage() &&
+             !VideoUtils.isTransmissionEnabled(call) &&
+             mVideoCall != null) {
+            /* Unset the pause image when Tx is disabled for eg. when background video call
+               that is transmitting static image is downgraded to Rx or to voice */
+            mVideoCall.setPauseImage(null);
+        }
+
         updateCameraSelection(call);
 
         if (isVideoCall) {
@@ -1073,7 +1084,12 @@
         Log.v(this, "showVideoUi : showIncoming = " + showIncomingVideo + " showOutgoing = "
                 + showOutgoingVideo + " shallTransmitStaticImage = " + shallTransmitStaticImage());
         if (showIncomingVideo || showOutgoingVideo) {
-            ui.showVideoViews(showOutgoingVideo && !shallTransmitStaticImage(), showIncomingVideo);
+            if (QtiCallUtils.shallShowStaticImageUi(mContext)) {
+                ui.showVideoViews(showOutgoingVideo && !shallTransmitStaticImage(),
+                        showIncomingVideo);
+            } else {
+                ui.showVideoViews(showOutgoingVideo, showIncomingVideo);
+            }
 
             boolean hidePreview = shallHidePreview(isConf, videoState);
             Log.v(this, "showVideoUi, hidePreview = " + hidePreview);
@@ -1083,7 +1099,9 @@
 
             if (showOutgoingVideo) {
                 setPreviewSize(mDeviceOrientation, mPreviewAspectRatio);
-                maybeLoadPreConfiguredImageAsync();
+                if (QtiCallUtils.shallShowStaticImageUi(mContext)) {
+                    maybeLoadPreConfiguredImageAsync();
+                }
             }
 
             if (isVideoReceptionEnabled && !shallTransmitStaticImage()) {
@@ -1157,11 +1175,20 @@
 
         mIsInBackground = !showing;
 
+        if (!QtiCallUtils.shallShowStaticImageUi(mContext)) {
+            sShallTransmitStaticImage = sUseDefaultImage = mIsInBackground;
+        }
+
         if (mPrimaryCall == null || !VideoUtils.isActiveVideoCall(mPrimaryCall)) {
             Log.w(this, "onUiShowing, received for non-active video call");
             return;
         }
 
+        if (!QtiCallUtils.shallShowStaticImageUi(mContext) &&
+            VideoUtils.isTransmissionEnabled(mPrimaryCall)) {
+            setPauseImage();
+        }
+
         if (showing) {
             maybeEnableCamera();
         } else if (mPreviewSurfaceState != PreviewSurfaceState.NONE) {