diff --git a/zerver/data_import/import_util.py b/zerver/data_import/import_util.py
index 90d5ac1c27..f3548919d8 100644
--- a/zerver/data_import/import_util.py
+++ b/zerver/data_import/import_util.py
@@ -441,6 +441,13 @@ def build_stream(
     invite_only: bool = False,
     stream_post_policy: int = 1,
 ) -> ZerverFieldsT:
+
+    # Other applications don't have the distinction of "private stream with public history"
+    # vs "private stream with hidden history" - and we've traditionally imported private "streams"
+    # of other products as private streams with hidden history.
+    # So we can set the history_public_to_subscribers value based on the invite_only flag.
+    history_public_to_subscribers = not invite_only
+
     stream = Stream(
         name=name,
         deactivated=deactivated,
@@ -450,6 +457,7 @@ def build_stream(
         invite_only=invite_only,
         id=stream_id,
         stream_post_policy=stream_post_policy,
+        history_public_to_subscribers=history_public_to_subscribers,
     )
     stream_dict = model_to_dict(stream, exclude=["realm"])
     stream_dict["realm"] = realm_id
diff --git a/zerver/migrations/0390_fix_stream_history_public_to_subscribers.py b/zerver/migrations/0390_fix_stream_history_public_to_subscribers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b22ca5edd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/migrations/0390_fix_stream_history_public_to_subscribers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.db.backends.postgresql.schema import DatabaseSchemaEditor
+from django.db.migrations.state import StateApps
+
+
+def fix_stream_history_public_to_subscribers(
+    apps: StateApps, schema_editor: DatabaseSchemaEditor
+) -> None:
+    Stream = apps.get_model("zerver", "Stream")
+    Stream.objects.filter(
+        invite_only=False, is_in_zephyr_realm=False, history_public_to_subscribers=False
+    ).update(history_public_to_subscribers=True)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("zerver", "0389_userprofile_display_emoji_reaction_users"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(fix_stream_history_public_to_subscribers, elidable=True),
+    ]
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_slack_importer.py b/zerver/tests/test_slack_importer.py
index fa042c51bb..52a6b3ba9b 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_slack_importer.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_slack_importer.py
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ class SlackImporter(ZulipTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(zerver_stream[0]["deactivated"], True)
         self.assertEqual(zerver_stream[0]["description"], "no purpose")
         self.assertEqual(zerver_stream[0]["invite_only"], False)
+        self.assertEqual(zerver_stream[0]["history_public_to_subscribers"], True)
         self.assertEqual(zerver_stream[0]["realm"], realm_id)
         self.assertEqual(zerver_stream[2]["id"], test_added_channels[zerver_stream[2]["name"]][1])