diff --git a/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/post-migration.py b/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/post-migration.py
index c79363e2e96d..9b58f7e8ddac 100644
--- a/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/post-migration.py
+++ b/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/post-migration.py
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 from openupgradelib import openupgrade
 
 
+def _set_published_state(env):
+    """Set published state according to the provider state as that will keep the former
+    visibility state"""
+    env["payment.provider"].search([("state", "=", "enabled")]).is_published = True
+
+
 @openupgrade.migrate()
 def migrate(env, version):
     openupgrade.load_data(env.cr, "payment", "16.0.2.0/noupdate_changes.xml")
@@ -17,3 +23,4 @@ def migrate(env, version):
             "payment.payment_acquirer_test",
         ],
     )
+    _set_published_state(env)
diff --git a/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/upgrade_analysis_work.txt b/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/upgrade_analysis_work.txt
index 60bc39dd10e3..9722d328aaeb 100644
--- a/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/upgrade_analysis_work.txt
+++ b/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/upgrade_analysis_work.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ payment      / payment.provider         / code (selection)              : NEW re
 payment      / payment.provider         / allow_express_checkout (boolean): NEW
 payment      / payment.provider         / available_country_ids (many2many): NEW relation: res.country
 payment      / payment.provider         / express_checkout_form_view_id (many2one): NEW relation: ir.ui.view
+# NOTHING TO DO: new features
+
 payment      / payment.provider         / is_published (boolean)        : NEW
+# DONE: Set it on enabled providers to keep the former behavior.
+
 payment      / payment.provider         / maximum_amount (float)        : NEW
 payment      / payment.provider         / token_inline_form_view_id (many2one): NEW relation: ir.ui.view
 # NOTHING TO DO: new features