diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 0e8fb97831..326ab2eb0a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ import com.android.internal.util.AsyncChannel;
 import com.android.internal.util.DumpUtils;
 import com.android.internal.util.IndentingPrintWriter;
 import com.android.internal.util.MessageUtils;
-import com.android.internal.util.ObjectUtils;
 import com.android.internal.util.XmlUtils;
 import com.android.server.am.BatteryStatsService;
 import com.android.server.connectivity.AutodestructReference;
@@ -6367,20 +6366,28 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         }
     }
 
-    private void makeDefault(@NonNull final NetworkAgentInfo newNetwork) {
+    private void makeDefault(@Nullable final NetworkAgentInfo newNetwork) {
         if (DBG) log("Switching to new default network: " + newNetwork);
 
+        mDefaultNetworkNai = newNetwork;
+
         try {
-            mNMS.setDefaultNetId(newNetwork.network.netId);
+            if (null != newNetwork) {
+                mNMS.setDefaultNetId(newNetwork.network.netId);
+            } else {
+                mNMS.clearDefaultNetId();
+            }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             loge("Exception setting default network :" + e);
         }
 
-        mDefaultNetworkNai = newNetwork;
         notifyLockdownVpn(newNetwork);
-        handleApplyDefaultProxy(newNetwork.linkProperties.getHttpProxy());
-        updateTcpBufferSizes(newNetwork.linkProperties.getTcpBufferSizes());
-        mDnsManager.setDefaultDnsSystemProperties(newNetwork.linkProperties.getDnsServers());
+        handleApplyDefaultProxy(null != newNetwork
+                ? newNetwork.linkProperties.getHttpProxy() : null);
+        updateTcpBufferSizes(null != newNetwork
+                ? newNetwork.linkProperties.getTcpBufferSizes() : null);
+        mDnsManager.setDefaultDnsSystemProperties(null != newNetwork
+                ? newNetwork.linkProperties.getDnsServers() : Collections.EMPTY_LIST);
         notifyIfacesChangedForNetworkStats();
         // Fix up the NetworkCapabilities of any VPNs that don't specify underlying networks.
         updateAllVpnsCapabilities();
@@ -6461,10 +6468,11 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         }
 
         // Will return null if this reassignment does not change the network assigned to
-        // the passed request, or if it changes this request to not have a satisfier any more.
-        @Nullable private NetworkAgentInfo getNewSatisfier(@NonNull final NetworkRequestInfo nri) {
+        // the passed request.
+        @Nullable
+        private RequestReassignment getReassignment(@NonNull final NetworkRequestInfo nri) {
             for (final RequestReassignment event : getRequestReassignments()) {
-                if (nri == event.mRequest) return event.mNewNetwork;
+                if (nri == event.mRequest) return event;
             }
             return null;
         }
@@ -6582,7 +6590,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
                 }
                 newNetwork.removeRequest(nri.request.requestId);
                 nri.mSatisfier = null;
-                if (isDefaultRequest(nri)) mDefaultNetworkNai = null;
             }
             // Tell NetworkProviders about the new score, so they can stop
             // trying to connect if they know they cannot match it.
@@ -6617,15 +6624,17 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         }
 
         final NetworkRequestInfo defaultRequestInfo = mNetworkRequests.get(mDefaultRequest);
-        final NetworkAgentInfo newDefaultNetwork = ObjectUtils.getOrElse(
-                changes.getNewSatisfier(defaultRequestInfo), oldDefaultNetwork);
+        final NetworkReassignment.RequestReassignment reassignment =
+                changes.getReassignment(defaultRequestInfo);
+        final NetworkAgentInfo newDefaultNetwork =
+                null != reassignment ? reassignment.mNewNetwork : oldDefaultNetwork;
 
         if (oldDefaultNetwork != newDefaultNetwork) {
             if (oldDefaultNetwork != null) {
                 mLingerMonitor.noteLingerDefaultNetwork(oldDefaultNetwork, newDefaultNetwork);
             }
             updateDataActivityTracking(newDefaultNetwork, oldDefaultNetwork);
-            // Notify system services that this network is up.
+            // Notify system services of the new default.
             makeDefault(newDefaultNetwork);
             // Log 0 -> X and Y -> X default network transitions, where X is the new default.
             mDeps.getMetricsLogger().defaultNetworkMetrics().logDefaultNetworkEvent(
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/LingerMonitor.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/LingerMonitor.java
index 929dfc4d15..7071510598 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/LingerMonitor.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/LingerMonitor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.android.server.connectivity;
 
+import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.NETID_UNSET;
+
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -27,18 +31,16 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.format.DateUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
-import android.util.SparseIntArray;
 import android.util.SparseBooleanArray;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import android.util.SparseIntArray;
 
 import com.android.internal.R;
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.util.MessageUtils;
-import com.android.server.connectivity.NetworkNotificationManager;
 import com.android.server.connectivity.NetworkNotificationManager.NotificationType;
 
-import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.NETID_UNSET;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 
 /**
  * Class that monitors default network linger events and possibly notifies the user of network
@@ -206,8 +208,19 @@ public class LingerMonitor {
         mEverNotified.put(fromNai.network.netId, true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Put up or dismiss a notification or toast for of a change in the default network if needed.
+     *
+     * Putting up a notification when switching from no network to some network is not supported
+     * and as such this method can't be called with a null |fromNai|. It can be called with a
+     * null |toNai| if there isn't a default network any more.
+     *
+     * @param fromNai switching from this NAI
+     * @param toNai switching to this NAI
+     */
     // The default network changed from fromNai to toNai due to a change in score.
-    public void noteLingerDefaultNetwork(NetworkAgentInfo fromNai, NetworkAgentInfo toNai) {
+    public void noteLingerDefaultNetwork(@NonNull final NetworkAgentInfo fromNai,
+            @Nullable final NetworkAgentInfo toNai) {
         if (VDBG) {
             Log.d(TAG, "noteLingerDefaultNetwork from=" + fromNai.name() +
                     " everValidated=" + fromNai.everValidated +
@@ -221,6 +234,10 @@ public class LingerMonitor {
         // Internet access).
         maybeStopNotifying(fromNai);
 
+        // If the network was simply lost (either because it disconnected or because it stopped
+        // being the default with no replacement), then don't show a notification.
+        if (null == toNai) return;
+
         // If this network never validated, don't notify. Otherwise, we could do things like:
         //
         // 1. Unvalidated wifi connects.