diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
index 361bdce715de5..e0183931777bc 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
@@ -1082,7 +1082,10 @@ public class LockPatternUtils {
      */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     public boolean isVisiblePatternEnabled(int userId) {
-        return getBoolean(Settings.Secure.LOCK_PATTERN_VISIBLE, false, userId);
+        // Default to true, since this gets explicitly set to true when a pattern is first set
+        // anyway, which makes true the user-visible default.  The low-level default should be the
+        // same, in order for FRP credential verification to get the same default.
+        return getBoolean(Settings.Secure.LOCK_PATTERN_VISIBLE, true, userId);
     }
 
     /**