diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/wifi/WifiConfigController2.java b/src/com/android/settings/wifi/WifiConfigController2.java
index a885330f0ea..6a6244b6f09 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/wifi/WifiConfigController2.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/wifi/WifiConfigController2.java
@@ -1390,7 +1390,11 @@ public class WifiConfigController2 implements TextWatcher,
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     void setAnonymousIdVisible() {
-        mView.findViewById(R.id.l_anonymous).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        View view = mView.findViewById(R.id.l_anonymous);
+        if (view.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
+            return;
+        }
+        view.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         mEapAnonymousView.setText(DEFAULT_ANONYMOUS_ID);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/wifi/WifiConfigController2Test.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/wifi/WifiConfigController2Test.java
index d17414d429e..4fcc93daba3 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/wifi/WifiConfigController2Test.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/wifi/WifiConfigController2Test.java
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import static com.android.settings.wifi.WifiConfigController2.WIFI_EAP_METHOD_SI
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -997,6 +999,18 @@ public class WifiConfigController2Test {
         assertThat(anonymousId.getText().toString()).isEqualTo(DEFAULT_ANONYMOUS_ID);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setAnonymousIdVisible_viewIsVisible_doNotSetText() {
+        createController(mWifiEntry, WifiConfigUiBase2.MODE_CONNECT, false);
+        View anonymousLayout = mView.findViewById(R.id.l_anonymous);
+        mController.mEapAnonymousView = mock(TextView.class);
+        anonymousLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
+        mController.setAnonymousIdVisible();
+
+        verify(mController.mEapAnonymousView, never()).setText(any(String.class));
+    }
+
     private void setUpModifyingSavedCertificateConfigController(String savedCaCertificate,
             String savedUserCertificate) {
         final WifiConfiguration mockWifiConfig = spy(new WifiConfiguration());