diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryController.java b/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryController.java
index 614ff6a695f..b404801898f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryController.java
@@ -99,12 +99,19 @@ public class SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryController extends
         if (!com.android.internal.telephony.flags.Flags.carrierEnabledSatelliteFlag()) {
             return UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE;
         }
+        final PersistableBundle carrierConfig = mCarrierConfigCache.getConfigForSubId(subId);
 
-        if (!mIsSatelliteSupported.get()) {
+        boolean isSatelliteConnectedTypeIsAuto =
+                CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_AUTOMATIC == carrierConfig.getInt(
+                        KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT,
+                        CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_AUTOMATIC);
+
+        // SatelliteManager#requestIsSupported is only supported for manual connection type, so
+        // if type is auto, this check shall be skipped.
+        if (!isSatelliteConnectedTypeIsAuto && !mIsSatelliteSupported.get()) {
             return UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE;
         }
 
-        final PersistableBundle carrierConfig = mCarrierConfigCache.getConfigForSubId(subId);
         boolean isSatelliteSosSupported = false;
         if (Flags.satelliteOemSettingsUxMigration()) {
             isSatelliteSosSupported = carrierConfig.getBoolean(KEY_SATELLITE_ESOS_SUPPORTED_BOOL);
@@ -118,8 +125,7 @@ public class SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryController extends
             return AVAILABLE_UNSEARCHABLE;
         }
 
-        if (CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_AUTOMATIC == carrierConfig.getInt(
-                KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT, CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_AUTOMATIC)) {
+        if (isSatelliteConnectedTypeIsAuto) {
             return AVAILABLE_UNSEARCHABLE;
         } else {
             return mCarrierRoamingNtnModeCallback.isSatelliteSmsAvailable()
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryControllerTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryControllerTest.java
index ef44b928afe..563dddf9875 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/telephony/satellite/SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryControllerTest.java
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public class SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryControllerTest {
         CarrierConfigCache.setTestInstance(mContext, mCarrierConfigCache);
         mController = new SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryController(mContext, KEY);
         when(mCarrierConfigCache.getConfigForSubId(TEST_SUB_ID)).thenReturn(mPersistableBundle);
+        mPersistableBundle.putInt(KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT,
+                CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_AUTOMATIC);
         when(mContext.getSystemService(SatelliteManager.class)).thenReturn(satelliteManager);
         mController.mIsSatelliteSupported.set(true);
     }
@@ -95,7 +97,10 @@ public class SatelliteSettingsPreferenceCategoryControllerTest {
     @Test
     @EnableFlags(Flags.FLAG_CARRIER_ENABLED_SATELLITE_FLAG)
     public void getAvailabilityStatus_deviceUnsupported_returnUnsupported() {
+        mPersistableBundle.putInt(KEY_CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_TYPE_INT,
+                CARRIER_ROAMING_NTN_CONNECT_MANUAL);
         mController.mIsSatelliteSupported.set(false);
+        mController.init(TEST_SUB_ID);
 
         int result = mController.getAvailabilityStatus(TEST_SUB_ID);