diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 0c49b3f6e4121..66d14e511da9d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -16764,6 +16764,12 @@ public final class Settings {
              */
             public static final String WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_MS =
                     "wear_activity_auto_resume_timeout_ms";
+
+            /**
+             * If burn in protection is enabled.
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final String BURN_IN_PROTECTION_ENABLED = "burn_in_protection";
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
index 692d24acd9ddd..bc10093158689 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ public class GlobalSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(
                 Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_MS,
                 NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.BURN_IN_PROTECTION_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
index 9e7daf49eaaba..cd05993da326e 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
@@ -5380,6 +5380,20 @@ public class SettingsProvider extends ContentProvider {
                         initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
                                 Settings.Global.Wearable.COMPANION_OS_VERSION,
                                 Settings.Global.Wearable.COMPANION_OS_VERSION_UNDEFINED);
+                        final boolean defaultBurnInProtectionEnabled =
+                                getContext()
+                                        .getResources()
+                                        .getBoolean(
+                                                com.android
+                                                        .internal
+                                                        .R
+                                                        .bool
+                                                        .config_enableBurnInProtection);
+                        final boolean forceBurnInProtection =
+                                SystemProperties.getBoolean("persist.debug.force_burn_in", false);
+                        initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
+                                Settings.Global.Wearable.BURN_IN_PROTECTION_ENABLED,
+                                defaultBurnInProtectionEnabled || forceBurnInProtection);
 
                         // TODO(b/164398026): add necessary initialization logic for all entries.
                         currentVersion = 204;
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 90bb7f9c7f75c..f747cc1c007d8 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.OEM_SETUP_VERSION,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.MASTER_GESTURES_ENABLED,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.UNGAZE_ENABLED,
-                    Settings.Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_MS);
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_MS,
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.BURN_IN_PROTECTION_ENABLED);
 
     private static final Set<String> BACKUP_DENY_LIST_SECURE_SETTINGS =
              newHashSet(