diff --git a/app/src/main/java/se/ajpanton/notificationlog/NotificationLogApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/se/ajpanton/notificationlog/NotificationLogApplication.kt
index 4e03957..6d7fde5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/se/ajpanton/notificationlog/NotificationLogApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/se/ajpanton/notificationlog/NotificationLogApplication.kt
@@ -4,14 +4,32 @@ import android.app.Application
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import se.ajpanton.notificationlog.data.EncryptedNotificationLogStore
 import se.ajpanton.notificationlog.settings.AppFilterSettingsStore
+import se.ajpanton.notificationlog.settings.LoggingRuleStore
+import se.ajpanton.notificationlog.settings.LoggingType
+import se.ajpanton.notificationlog.settings.NotificationListenerComponentController
 import se.ajpanton.notificationlog.settings.PerAppEventSettingsStore
 
 class NotificationLogApplication : Application() {
     override fun onCreate() {
         super.onCreate()
+        synchronizeListenerComponent()
         Thread(::removeStaleAppStorage, "notification-log-storage-cleanup").start()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Clearing app data resets rule preferences but deliberately does not reset
+     * PackageManager's enabled/disabled state for the listener component.
+     * Reconcile it before the UI starts so fresh default rules can bind again.
+     */
+    private fun synchronizeListenerComponent() {
+        val rules = LoggingRuleStore(this)
+        NotificationListenerComponentController.update(
+            this,
+            LoggingType.entries.map(rules::ruleFor),
+            PerAppEventSettingsStore(this).hasEnabledEventOverride(),
+        )
+    }
+
     private fun removeStaleAppStorage() {
         val installedPackages = packageManager.getInstalledApplications(
             PackageManager.ApplicationInfoFlags.of(0),