diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/simstatus/SimEidPreferenceController.kt b/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/simstatus/SimEidPreferenceController.kt
index 5a3ff49703e..e0376dc1944 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/simstatus/SimEidPreferenceController.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/simstatus/SimEidPreferenceController.kt
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ class SimEidPreferenceController(context: Context, preferenceKey: String) :
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns available here, but UI availability is retrieved asynchronously later.
+     * Returns available here, if SIM hardware is visible.
      *
-     * Check [updateNonIndexableKeys] for search availability.
+     * Also check [getIsAvailableAndUpdateEid] for other availability check which retrieved
+     * asynchronously later.
      */
-    override fun getAvailabilityStatus() = AVAILABLE
+    override fun getAvailabilityStatus() =
+        if (SubscriptionUtil.isSimHardwareVisible(mContext)) AVAILABLE else UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE
 
     override fun displayPreference(screen: PreferenceScreen) {
         super.displayPreference(screen)
@@ -95,12 +97,7 @@ class SimEidPreferenceController(context: Context, preferenceKey: String) :
     }
 
     private fun getIsAvailableAndUpdateEid(): Boolean {
-        if (!SubscriptionUtil.isSimHardwareVisible(mContext) ||
-            !mContext.userManager.isAdminUser ||
-            Utils.isWifiOnly(mContext)
-        ) {
-            return false
-        }
+        if (!mContext.userManager.isAdminUser || Utils.isWifiOnly(mContext)) return false
         eid = eidStatus?.eid ?: ""
         return eid.isNotEmpty()
     }
@@ -147,8 +144,8 @@ class SimEidPreferenceController(context: Context, preferenceKey: String) :
     }
 
     override fun updateNonIndexableKeys(keys: MutableList<String>) {
-        if (!getIsAvailableAndUpdateEid()) {
-            keys.add(preferenceKey)
+        if (!isAvailable() || !getIsAvailableAndUpdateEid()) {
+            keys += preferenceKey
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/spa_unit/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/simstatus/SimEidPreferenceControllerTest.kt b/tests/spa_unit/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/simstatus/SimEidPreferenceControllerTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d68f985b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spa_unit/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/simstatus/SimEidPreferenceControllerTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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.deviceinfo.simstatus
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito
+import com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController
+import com.android.settings.network.SubscriptionUtil
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.MockitoSession
+import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
+import org.mockito.quality.Strictness
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+class SimEidPreferenceControllerTest {
+    private lateinit var mockSession: MockitoSession
+
+    private val context: Context = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext()
+
+    private val controller = SimEidPreferenceController(context, TEST_KEY)
+
+    @Before
+    fun setUp() {
+        mockSession = ExtendedMockito.mockitoSession()
+            .initMocks(this)
+            .mockStatic(SubscriptionUtil::class.java)
+            .strictness(Strictness.LENIENT)
+            .startMocking()
+    }
+
+    @After
+    fun tearDown() {
+        mockSession.finishMocking()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun getAvailabilityStatus_isSimHardwareVisible() {
+        whenever(SubscriptionUtil.isSimHardwareVisible(context)).thenReturn(true)
+
+        val availabilityStatus = controller.availabilityStatus
+
+        assertThat(availabilityStatus).isEqualTo(BasePreferenceController.AVAILABLE)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun getAvailabilityStatus_notSimHardwareVisible() {
+        whenever(SubscriptionUtil.isSimHardwareVisible(context)).thenReturn(false)
+
+        val availabilityStatus = controller.availabilityStatus
+
+        assertThat(availabilityStatus).isEqualTo(BasePreferenceController.UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE)
+    }
+
+    private companion object {
+        const val TEST_KEY = "test_key"
+    }
+}