diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 18285c4390799..a4197048ee315 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -4196,6 +4196,7 @@ public final class Settings {
             PUBLIC_SETTINGS.add(DIM_SCREEN);
             PUBLIC_SETTINGS.add(SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT);
             PUBLIC_SETTINGS.add(SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS);
+            PUBLIC_SETTINGS.add(SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_FOR_VR);
             PUBLIC_SETTINGS.add(SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE);
             PUBLIC_SETTINGS.add(MODE_RINGER_STREAMS_AFFECTED);
             PUBLIC_SETTINGS.add(MUTE_STREAMS_AFFECTED);
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
index 4530f8062f0db..e853399133aaf 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
@@ -2300,6 +2300,9 @@ class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             loadIntegerSetting(stmt, Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS,
                     R.integer.def_screen_brightness);
 
+            loadIntegerSetting(stmt, Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_FOR_VR,
+                    com.android.internal.R.integer.config_screenBrightnessForVrSettingDefault);
+
             loadBooleanSetting(stmt, Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE,
                     R.bool.def_screen_brightness_automatic_mode);