diff --git a/tests/unit/_config/test_display_options.py b/tests/unit/_config/test_display_options.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f1e7101cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/_config/test_display_options.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import bigframes
+
+
+def test_progress_bar_default():
+    assert bigframes.options.display.progress_bar is None
+
+
+def test_progress_bar_context_manager():
+    with bigframes.option_context("display.progress_bar", "terminal"):
+        assert bigframes.options.display.progress_bar == "terminal"
+
+    assert bigframes.options.display.progress_bar is None
diff --git a/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/config_init.py b/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/config_init.py
index 194ec4a8a7..87f718f363 100644
--- a/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/config_init.py
+++ b/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/config_init.py
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ class DisplayOptions:
     """
 
     # Options unique to BigQuery DataFrames.
-    progress_bar: Optional[str] = "auto"
+    progress_bar: Optional[str] = None
     """
-    Determines if progress bars are shown during job runs. Default "auto".
+    Determines if progress bars are shown during job runs. Default None.
 
     Valid values are `auto`, `notebook`, and `terminal`. Set
     to `None` to remove progress bars.