diff --git a/admin/tool/admin_presets/tests/behat/apply_presets.feature b/admin/tool/admin_presets/tests/behat/apply_presets.feature
index 122740b84e4..49746a75cf0 100644
--- a/admin/tool/admin_presets/tests/behat/apply_presets.feature
+++ b/admin/tool/admin_presets/tests/behat/apply_presets.feature
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ Feature: I can apply presets
     And I navigate to "Plugins > Question types > Manage question types" in site administration
     And "Enabled" "icon" should not exist in the "Calculated multichoice" "table_row"
 
+  Scenario: Re-applying Starter Moodle preset does not display setting changes
+#   Apply Starter preset.
+    Given I navigate to "Site admin presets" in site administration
+    And I open the action menu in "Starter" "table_row"
+    And I choose "Review settings and apply" in the open action menu
+    And I click on "Apply" "button"
+    And I click on "Continue" "button"
+#   When the Starter preset it's applied again, no changes should be displayed.
+    When I open the action menu in "Starter" "table_row"
+    And I choose "Review settings and apply" in the open action menu
+    Then I should not see "Setting changes"
+
   Scenario: Applied exported settings
     Given I navigate to "Site admin presets" in site administration
     And I click on "Create preset" "button"
diff --git a/lib/classes/plugininfo/repository.php b/lib/classes/plugininfo/repository.php
index 8aa49879159..ce77bf2b0fd 100644
--- a/lib/classes/plugininfo/repository.php
+++ b/lib/classes/plugininfo/repository.php
@@ -51,6 +51,32 @@ class repository extends base {
         return $DB->get_records_menu('repository', null, 'type ASC', 'type, type AS val');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns current status for a pluginname.
+     *
+     * Repositories needs to be calculated in a different way than the default method in the base class because they need to take
+     * into account the value of the visible column too.
+     *
+     * @param string $pluginname The plugin name to check.
+     * @return int The current status (enabled, disabled...) of $pluginname.
+     */
+    public static function get_enabled_plugin(string $pluginname): int {
+        global $DB;
+
+        $repository = $DB->get_record('repository', ['type' => $pluginname]);
+        if ($repository) {
+            switch ($repository->visible) {
+                case 1:
+                    $value = self::REPOSITORY_ON;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    $value = self::REPOSITORY_OFF;
+            }
+        } else {
+            $value = self::REPOSITORY_DISABLED;
+        }
+        return $value;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Enable or disable a plugin.