diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.cc
index bf4e4eb4e8..5085e1fc38 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.cc
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ int NetEqImpl::GetAudio(AudioFrame* audio_frame, bool* muted) {
   RTC_DCHECK_EQ(
       audio_frame->sample_rate_hz_,
       rtc::dchecked_cast<int>(audio_frame->samples_per_channel_ * 100));
+  RTC_DCHECK_EQ(*muted, audio_frame->muted());
   SetAudioFrameActivityAndType(vad_->enabled(), LastOutputType(),
                                last_vad_activity_, audio_frame);
   last_vad_activity_ = audio_frame->vad_activity_;
@@ -830,6 +831,8 @@ int NetEqImpl::GetAudioInternal(AudioFrame* audio_frame, bool* muted) {
   // Check for muted state.
   if (enable_muted_state_ && expand_->Muted() && packet_buffer_->Empty()) {
     RTC_DCHECK_EQ(last_mode_, kModeExpand);
+    audio_frame->Reset();
+    RTC_DCHECK(audio_frame->muted());  // Reset() should mute the frame.
     playout_timestamp_ += static_cast<uint32_t>(output_size_samples_);
     audio_frame->sample_rate_hz_ = fs_hz_;
     audio_frame->samples_per_channel_ = output_size_samples_;
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_unittest.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_unittest.cc
index 5049a6b5a4..54b7eb34e5 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_unittest.cc
@@ -1336,6 +1336,7 @@ TEST_F(NetEqDecodingTestWithMutedState, MutedState) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(GetAudioReturnMuted());
   // Pull data until faded out.
   GetAudioUntilMuted();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(out_frame_.muted());
 
   // Verify that output audio is not written during muted mode. Other parameters
   // should be correct, though.
@@ -1347,6 +1348,7 @@ TEST_F(NetEqDecodingTestWithMutedState, MutedState) {
   bool muted;
   EXPECT_EQ(0, neteq_->GetAudio(&new_frame, &muted));
   EXPECT_TRUE(muted);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(out_frame_.muted());
   for (size_t i = 0; i < AudioFrame::kMaxDataSizeSamples; i++) {
     EXPECT_EQ(17, frame_data[i]);
   }
@@ -1362,6 +1364,7 @@ TEST_F(NetEqDecodingTestWithMutedState, MutedState) {
   // packet. Verify that normal operation resumes.
   InsertPacket(kSamples * counter_);
   GetAudioUntilNormal();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(out_frame_.muted());
 
   NetEqNetworkStatistics stats;
   EXPECT_EQ(0, neteq_->NetworkStatistics(&stats));