diff --git a/emailcommon/src/com/android/emailcommon/service/EmailServiceConstants.java b/emailcommon/src/com/android/emailcommon/service/EmailServiceConstants.java
index b229ffc64..8e8d552da 100644
--- a/emailcommon/src/com/android/emailcommon/service/EmailServiceConstants.java
+++ b/emailcommon/src/com/android/emailcommon/service/EmailServiceConstants.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package com.android.emailcommon.service;
 
 public class EmailServiceConstants {
+    /** "Not responded yet", used ONLY for UI. */
+    public static final int MEETING_REQUEST_NOT_RESPONDED = 0;
     public static final int MEETING_REQUEST_ACCEPTED = 1;
     public static final int MEETING_REQUEST_TENTATIVE = 2;
     public static final int MEETING_REQUEST_DECLINED = 3;
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageViewFragment.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageViewFragment.java
index ebb3cfcb4..1097a4406 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageViewFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageViewFragment.java
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ public class MessageViewFragment extends MessageViewFragmentBase
     private CheckBox mMeetingYes;
     private CheckBox mMeetingMaybe;
     private CheckBox mMeetingNo;
-    private int mPreviousMeetingResponse = -1;
-
     private Drawable mFavoriteIconOn;
     private Drawable mFavoriteIconOff;
 
+    private int mPreviousMeetingResponse = EmailServiceConstants.MEETING_REQUEST_NOT_RESPONDED;
+
     /**
      * ID of the message that will be loaded.  Protect with {@link #mLock}.
      */
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ public class MessageViewFragment extends MessageViewFragmentBase
         mMeetingYes.setChecked(false);
         mMeetingNo.setChecked(false);
         mMeetingMaybe.setChecked(false);
+        mPreviousMeetingResponse = EmailServiceConstants.MEETING_REQUEST_NOT_RESPONDED;
     }
 
     @Override