diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index cc6bafb2562..c81d504b223 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends SettingsBaseActivity
         }
 
         setContentView(R.layout.settings_main_prefs);
+        mMainSwitch = findViewById(R.id.switch_bar);
+        if (mMainSwitch != null) {
+            mMainSwitch.setMetricsCategory(lookupMetricsCategory());
+            mMainSwitch.setTranslationZ(findViewById(R.id.main_content).getTranslationZ() + 1);
+        }
 
         getSupportFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(this);
 
@@ -330,12 +335,6 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends SettingsBaseActivity
             launchSettingFragment(initialFragmentName, intent);
         }
 
-        mMainSwitch = findViewById(R.id.switch_bar);
-        if (mMainSwitch != null) {
-            mMainSwitch.setMetricsCategory(lookupMetricsCategory());
-            mMainSwitch.setTranslationZ(findViewById(R.id.main_content).getTranslationZ() + 1);
-        }
-
         // see if we should show Back/Next buttons
         if (intent.getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_PREFS_SHOW_BUTTON_BAR, false)) {
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/widget/MainSwitchBarMetadata.kt b/src/com/android/settings/widget/MainSwitchBarMetadata.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f55cfd03789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/widget/MainSwitchBarMetadata.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.widget
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.preference.Preference
+import com.android.settingslib.metadata.PreferenceMetadata
+import com.android.settingslib.metadata.TwoStatePreference
+import com.android.settingslib.preference.PreferenceBindingPlaceholder
+import com.android.settingslib.preference.TwoStatePreferenceBinding
+
+/** Base metadata of `MainSwitchBar`. */
+interface MainSwitchBarMetadata :
+    TwoStatePreference, TwoStatePreferenceBinding, PreferenceBindingPlaceholder {
+
+    override fun createWidget(context: Context) = MainSwitchBarPreference(context, this)
+
+    override fun bind(preference: Preference, metadata: PreferenceMetadata) {
+        super.bind(preference, metadata)
+        (preference as MainSwitchBarPreference).updateVisibility()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/widget/MainSwitchBarPreference.kt b/src/com/android/settings/widget/MainSwitchBarPreference.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ed887790c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/widget/MainSwitchBarPreference.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.widget
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.widget.CompoundButton
+import android.widget.CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener
+import androidx.preference.TwoStatePreference
+import com.android.settings.SettingsActivity
+import com.android.settingslib.metadata.PreferenceAvailabilityProvider
+import com.android.settingslib.widget.MainSwitchBar
+
+/** Preference abstraction of the [MainSwitchBar] in settings activity. */
+class MainSwitchBarPreference(context: Context, private val metadata: MainSwitchBarMetadata) :
+    TwoStatePreference(context), OnCheckedChangeListener {
+
+    private val mainSwitchBar: MainSwitchBar = (context as SettingsActivity).switchBar
+
+    override fun setTitle(title: CharSequence?) {
+        mainSwitchBar.setTitle(title)
+    }
+
+    override fun setSummary(summary: CharSequence?) {
+        mainSwitchBar.setSummary(summary)
+    }
+
+    override fun setEnabled(enabled: Boolean) {
+        mainSwitchBar.isEnabled = enabled
+    }
+
+    // Preference.setVisible is final, we cannot override it
+    fun updateVisibility() {
+        // always make preference invisible, the UI visibility is reflected on MainSwitchBar
+        isVisible = false
+        if ((metadata as? PreferenceAvailabilityProvider)?.isAvailable(context) != false) {
+            mainSwitchBar.show()
+        } else {
+            mainSwitchBar.hide()
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun setChecked(checked: Boolean) {
+        // remove listener to update UI only
+        mainSwitchBar.removeOnSwitchChangeListener(this)
+        mainSwitchBar.isChecked = checked
+        mainSwitchBar.addOnSwitchChangeListener(this)
+    }
+
+    override fun onAttached() {
+        super.onAttached()
+        mainSwitchBar.addOnSwitchChangeListener(this)
+    }
+
+    override fun onCheckedChanged(buttonView: CompoundButton, isChecked: Boolean) {
+        // prevent user from toggling the switch before data store operation is done
+        isEnabled = false
+        // once data store is updated, isEnabled will be reset due to rebind
+        persistBoolean(isChecked)
+    }
+
+    override fun onDetached() {
+        mainSwitchBar.removeOnSwitchChangeListener(this)
+        super.onDetached()
+    }
+}