diff --git a/compose/compose-runtime/src/androidAndroidTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/test/RecomposerTests.kt b/compose/compose-runtime/src/androidAndroidTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/test/RecomposerTests.kt
index 590efdf..4b0cb26 100644
--- a/compose/compose-runtime/src/androidAndroidTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/test/RecomposerTests.kt
+++ b/compose/compose-runtime/src/androidAndroidTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/test/RecomposerTests.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import kotlin.test.assertNotNull
 
 @MediumTest
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
@@ -422,6 +423,44 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Test // regression test for b/161892016
+    fun testMultipleRecompose() {
+        class A
+
+        var state1 by mutableStateOf(1)
+        var state2 by mutableStateOf(1)
+
+        @Composable fun validate(a: A?) {
+            assertNotNull(a)
+        }
+
+        @Composable fun use(@Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER") i: Int) { }
+
+        @Composable fun useA(a: A = A()) {
+            validate(a)
+            use(state2)
+        }
+
+        @Composable fun test() {
+            use(state1)
+            useA()
+        }
+
+        compose {
+            test()
+        }.then {
+            // Recompose test() skipping useA()
+            state1 = 2
+        }.then {
+            // Recompose useA(). In the bug this causes validate() to be passed a null because
+            // the recompose scope is updated with a lambda that captures the parameters when the
+            // default parameter expressions are skipped.
+            state2 = 2
+        }.then {
+            // force recompose to validate a.
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     @OptIn(ExperimentalComposeApi::class)
     fun testFrameTransition() {
diff --git a/compose/compose-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/Composer.kt b/compose/compose-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/Composer.kt
index 8cf543b..186769a 100644
--- a/compose/compose-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/Composer.kt
+++ b/compose/compose-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/Composer.kt
@@ -1761,6 +1761,7 @@
     @ComposeCompilerApi
     fun skipToGroupEnd() {
         check(groupNodeCount == 0) { "No nodes can be emitted before calling skipAndEndGroup" }
+        currentRecomposeScope?.used = false
         if (invalidations.isEmpty()) {
             skipReaderToGroupEnd()
         } else {