diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/display/EvenDimmerPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/display/EvenDimmerPreferenceController.java
index b86c8457dc8..9f239b2e1ad 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/display/EvenDimmerPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/display/EvenDimmerPreferenceController.java
@@ -47,7 +47,16 @@ public class EvenDimmerPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceController {
         // enable based on flag and config.xml
         final boolean enabledInConfig = mResources.getBoolean(
                 com.android.internal.R.bool.config_evenDimmerEnabled);
-        return (Flags.evenDimmer() && enabledInConfig) ? AVAILABLE : UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE;
+
+        if (Flags.evenDimmer() && enabledInConfig) {
+            return Settings.System.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                    Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE,
+                    Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE_MANUAL)
+                    == Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE_AUTOMATIC ? AVAILABLE
+                    : DISABLED_DEPENDENT_SETTING;
+        } else {
+            return UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/display/EvenDimmerPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/display/EvenDimmerPreferenceControllerTest.java
index a3cf1511b12..af84ac06c5a 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/display/EvenDimmerPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/display/EvenDimmerPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.settings.display;
 
 
 import static com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController.AVAILABLE;
+import static com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController.DISABLED_DEPENDENT_SETTING;
 import static com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController.UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
@@ -111,4 +112,18 @@ public class EvenDimmerPreferenceControllerTest {
         assertThat(Settings.Secure.getFloat(mContext.getContentResolver(),
                 Settings.Secure.EVEN_DIMMER_ACTIVATED)).isEqualTo(0.0f); // false
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @RequiresFlagsEnabled(Flags.FLAG_EVEN_DIMMER)
+    public void testDisabledIfAutobrightnessIsOff() {
+        // Autobrightness off
+        Settings.System.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE,
+                Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE_MANUAL);
+        // Try turn controller on
+        mController.setChecked(true);
+
+        assertThat(mController.getAvailabilityStatus()).isEqualTo(
+                DISABLED_DEPENDENT_SETTING);
+    }
 }