diff --git a/media/libaudioclient/AudioRecord.cpp b/media/libaudioclient/AudioRecord.cpp
index 509e063..d6671e3 100644
--- a/media/libaudioclient/AudioRecord.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudioclient/AudioRecord.cpp
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
     void *iMemPointer;
     audio_track_cblk_t* cblk;
     status_t status;
+    static const int32_t kMaxCreateAttempts = 3;
+    int32_t remainingAttempts = kMaxCreateAttempts;
 
     if (audioFlinger == 0) {
         ALOGE("%s(%d): Could not get audioflinger", __func__, mPortId);
@@ -803,15 +805,24 @@
     input.sessionId = mSessionId;
     originalSessionId = mSessionId;
 
-    record = audioFlinger->createRecord(input,
-                                                              output,
-                                                              &status);
+    do {
+        record = audioFlinger->createRecord(input, output, &status);
+        if (status == NO_ERROR) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (status != FAILED_TRANSACTION || --remainingAttempts <= 0) {
+            ALOGE("%s(%d): AudioFlinger could not create record track, status: %d",
+                  __func__, mPortId, status);
+            goto exit;
+        }
+        // FAILED_TRANSACTION happens under very specific conditions causing a state mismatch
+        // between audio policy manager and audio flinger during the input stream open sequence
+        // and can be recovered by retrying.
+        // Leave time for race condition to clear before retrying and randomize delay
+        // to reduce the probability of concurrent retries in locked steps.
+        usleep((20 + rand() % 30) * 10000);
+    } while (1);
 
-    if (status != NO_ERROR) {
-        ALOGE("%s(%d): AudioFlinger could not create record track, status: %d",
-              __func__, mPortId, status);
-        goto exit;
-    }
     ALOG_ASSERT(record != 0);
 
     // AudioFlinger now owns the reference to the I/O handle,
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 34bdac5..36dc1db 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -2071,8 +2071,8 @@
         Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
         RecordThread *thread = checkRecordThread_l(output.inputId);
         if (thread == NULL) {
-            ALOGE("createRecord() checkRecordThread_l failed, input handle %d", output.inputId);
-            lStatus = BAD_VALUE;
+            ALOGW("createRecord() checkRecordThread_l failed, input handle %d", output.inputId);
+            lStatus = FAILED_TRANSACTION;
             goto Exit;
         }
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index affc09e..75f0743 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -7911,7 +7911,8 @@
         AutoMutex lock(mLock);
         if (recordTrack->isInvalid()) {
             recordTrack->clearSyncStartEvent();
-            return INVALID_OPERATION;
+            ALOGW("%s track %d: invalidated before startInput", __func__, recordTrack->portId());
+            return DEAD_OBJECT;
         }
         if (mActiveTracks.indexOf(recordTrack) >= 0) {
             if (recordTrack->mState == TrackBase::PAUSING) {
@@ -7941,7 +7942,8 @@
                     recordTrack->mState = TrackBase::STARTING_2;
                     // STARTING_2 forces destroy to call stopInput.
                 }
-                return INVALID_OPERATION;
+                ALOGW("%s track %d: invalidated after startInput", __func__, recordTrack->portId());
+                return DEAD_OBJECT;
             }
             if (recordTrack->mState != TrackBase::STARTING_1) {
                 ALOGW("%s(%d): unsynchronized mState:%d change",
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
index c92bce5..ed285da 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
@@ -2229,7 +2229,8 @@
         RecordThread *recordThread = (RecordThread *)thread.get();
         return recordThread->start(this, event, triggerSession);
     } else {
-        return BAD_VALUE;
+        ALOGW("%s track %d: thread was destroyed", __func__, portId());
+        return DEAD_OBJECT;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
index 84687fd..f8122e8 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@
     sp<AudioInputDescriptor> inputDesc = mInputs.getInputForClient(portId);
     if (inputDesc == 0) {
         ALOGW("%s no input for client %d", __FUNCTION__, portId);
-        return BAD_VALUE;
+        return DEAD_OBJECT;
     }
     audio_io_handle_t input = inputDesc->mIoHandle;
     sp<RecordClientDescriptor> client = inputDesc->getClient(portId);