diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/system/DeveloperOptionsController.kt b/src/com/android/settings/system/DeveloperOptionsController.kt
index fe7fb4d..6874ec7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/system/DeveloperOptionsController.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/system/DeveloperOptionsController.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import com.android.settings.spa.preference.ComposePreferenceController
 import com.android.settingslib.spa.widget.preference.PreferenceModel
 import com.android.settingslib.spa.widget.ui.SettingsIcon
+import com.android.settingslib.spaprivileged.framework.common.userManager
 import com.android.settingslib.spaprivileged.model.enterprise.Restrictions
 import com.android.settingslib.spaprivileged.settingsprovider.settingsGlobalBooleanFlow
 import com.android.settingslib.spaprivileged.template.preference.RestrictedPreference
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@
 class DeveloperOptionsController(context: Context, preferenceKey: String) :
     ComposePreferenceController(context, preferenceKey) {
 
-    override fun getAvailabilityStatus() = AVAILABLE
+    override fun getAvailabilityStatus() =
+        if (mContext.userManager.isAdminUser) AVAILABLE
+        else DISABLED_FOR_USER
 
     private val isDevelopmentSettingsEnabledFlow = context.settingsGlobalBooleanFlow(
         name = Settings.Global.DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS_ENABLED,
diff --git a/tests/spa_unit/src/com/android/settings/system/DeveloperOptionsControllerTest.kt b/tests/spa_unit/src/com/android/settings/system/DeveloperOptionsControllerTest.kt
index 8707065..ad2fbae 100644
--- a/tests/spa_unit/src/com/android/settings/system/DeveloperOptionsControllerTest.kt
+++ b/tests/spa_unit/src/com/android/settings/system/DeveloperOptionsControllerTest.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.UserManager
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.assertIsDisplayed
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createComposeRule
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithText
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import com.android.settings.SettingsActivity
+import com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController
 import com.android.settings.development.DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment
+import com.android.settingslib.spaprivileged.framework.common.userManager
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -33,7 +36,10 @@
 import org.mockito.kotlin.any
 import org.mockito.kotlin.argumentCaptor
 import org.mockito.kotlin.doNothing
+import org.mockito.kotlin.doReturn
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.spy
+import org.mockito.kotlin.stub
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 
@@ -42,13 +48,38 @@
     @get:Rule
     val composeTestRule = createComposeRule()
 
+    private val mockUserManager = mock<UserManager>()
+
     private val context: Context = spy(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext()) {
+        on { userManager } doReturn mockUserManager
         doNothing().whenever(mock).startActivity(any())
     }
 
     private val controller = DeveloperOptionsController(context, TEST_KEY)
 
     @Test
+    fun getAvailabilityStatus_isAdminUser_returnAvailable() {
+        mockUserManager.stub {
+            on { isAdminUser } doReturn true
+        }
+
+        val availabilityStatus = controller.getAvailabilityStatus()
+
+        assertThat(availabilityStatus).isEqualTo(BasePreferenceController.AVAILABLE)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun getAvailabilityStatus_notAdminUser_returnDisabledForUser() {
+        mockUserManager.stub {
+            on { isAdminUser } doReturn false
+        }
+
+        val availabilityStatus = controller.getAvailabilityStatus()
+
+        assertThat(availabilityStatus).isEqualTo(BasePreferenceController.DISABLED_FOR_USER)
+    }
+
+    @Test
     fun title_isDisplayed() {
         composeTestRule.setContent {
             controller.DeveloperOptionsPreference()