diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingAccountInfoController.java b/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingAccountInfoController.java
index f688a92305e..c3ddbe953f5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingAccountInfoController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingAccountInfoController.java
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ public class SatelliteSettingAccountInfoController extends TelephonyBasePreferen
 
     @Override
     public int getAvailabilityStatus(int subId) {
+        if (mConfigBundle.getInt(KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT)
+                == CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_MANUAL) {
+            return AVAILABLE;
+        }
         return mConfigBundle.getBoolean(KEY_SATELLITE_ENTITLEMENT_SUPPORTED_BOOL)
                 ? AVAILABLE
                 : CONDITIONALLY_UNAVAILABLE;
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingAccountInfoControllerTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingAccountInfoControllerTest.java
index 331a74c8b5c..bab43aeaa32 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingAccountInfoControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingAccountInfoControllerTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.network.telephony.satellite;
 
+import static android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager.CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_AUTOMATIC;
+import static android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager.CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_MANUAL;
+import static android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager.KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT;
 import static android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager.KEY_SATELLITE_ENTITLEMENT_SUPPORTED_BOOL;
 
 import static com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController.AVAILABLE;
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ public class SatelliteSettingAccountInfoControllerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void getAvailabilityStatus_entitlementNotSupport_returnConditionalUnavailable() {
+        mPersistableBundle.putInt(KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT,
+                CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_AUTOMATIC);
         when(mContext.getSystemService(SatelliteManager.class)).thenReturn(null);
         mController.init(TEST_SUB_ID, mPersistableBundle, false, false);
 
@@ -91,6 +96,8 @@ public class SatelliteSettingAccountInfoControllerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void getAvailabilityStatus_entitlementIsSupported_returnConditionalUnavailable() {
+        mPersistableBundle.putInt(KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT,
+                CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_AUTOMATIC);
         mPersistableBundle.putBoolean(KEY_SATELLITE_ENTITLEMENT_SUPPORTED_BOOL, true);
         mController.init(TEST_SUB_ID, mPersistableBundle, false, false);
 
@@ -99,6 +106,17 @@ public class SatelliteSettingAccountInfoControllerTest {
         assertThat(result).isEqualTo(AVAILABLE);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getAvailabilityStatus_connectionTypeISManual_returnAvailable() {
+        mPersistableBundle.putInt(KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT,
+                CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_MANUAL);
+        mController.init(TEST_SUB_ID, mPersistableBundle, false, false);
+
+        int result = mController.getAvailabilityStatus(TEST_SUB_ID);
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo(AVAILABLE);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void displayPreference_showCategoryTitle_correctOperatorName() {
         mPersistableBundle.putBoolean(KEY_SATELLITE_ENTITLEMENT_SUPPORTED_BOOL, true);