diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/display/AutoBrightnessPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/display/AutoBrightnessPreferenceController.java
index 0018d848685..1ea65fd24cc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/display/AutoBrightnessPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/display/AutoBrightnessPreferenceController.java
@@ -18,17 +18,34 @@ import static android.provider.Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE_AUTOMATIC;
 import static android.provider.Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE_MANUAL;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.database.ContentObserver;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 
+import androidx.preference.Preference;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.core.TogglePreferenceController;
+import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.LifecycleObserver;
+import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.events.OnStart;
+import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.events.OnStop;
 
-
-public class AutoBrightnessPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceController {
-
+public class AutoBrightnessPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceController implements
+        LifecycleObserver, OnStart, OnStop {
     private final String SYSTEM_KEY = SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE;
     private final int DEFAULT_VALUE = SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE_MANUAL;
 
+    private Preference mPreference;
+    private ContentObserver mContentObserver =
+            new ContentObserver(new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())) {
+                @Override
+                public void onChange(boolean selfChange) {
+                    refreshSummary(mPreference);
+                }
+            };
+
     public AutoBrightnessPreferenceController(Context context, String key) {
         super(context, key);
     }
@@ -55,10 +72,28 @@ public class AutoBrightnessPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceControll
                 : UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
+        super.displayPreference(screen);
+        mPreference = screen.findPreference(getPreferenceKey());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CharSequence getSummary() {
         return mContext.getText(isChecked()
                 ? R.string.auto_brightness_summary_on
                 : R.string.auto_brightness_summary_off);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onStart() {
+        mContext.getContentResolver().registerContentObserver(
+                Settings.System.getUriFor(SYSTEM_KEY), false /* notifyForDescendants */,
+                mContentObserver);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onStop() {
+        mContext.getContentResolver().unregisterContentObserver(mContentObserver);
+    }
 }