diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 4edc3b505ea..bec50d4f7d8 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3972,6 +3972,10 @@
     <string name="accessibility_screen_magnification_follow_typing_title">Magnify typing</string>
     <!-- Summary for accessibility follow typing preference for magnification. [CHAR LIMIT=none] -->
     <string name="accessibility_screen_magnification_follow_typing_summary">Magnifier follows text as you type</string>
+    <!-- Title for accessibility magnifier preference where the magnifier never turns off on its own. [CHAR LIMIT=35] -->
+    <string name="accessibility_screen_magnification_always_on_title">Always On</string>
+    <!-- Summary for accessibility magnifier preference where the magnifier never turns off on its own. [CHAR LIMIT=none] -->
+    <string name="accessibility_screen_magnification_always_on_summary">Instead of deactivating magnification when changing apps, it simply zooms out to normal size. Pinch to zoom back in whenever you want.</string>
     <!-- Title for screen magnification footer. [CHAR LIMIT=60] -->
     <string name="accessibility_screen_magnification_about_title">About magnification</string>
     <!-- Screen magnification footer link content description [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0a6abc8349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.accessibility;
+
+import static com.android.settings.accessibility.AccessibilityUtil.State.OFF;
+import static com.android.settings.accessibility.AccessibilityUtil.State.ON;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleObserver;
+import androidx.lifecycle.OnLifecycleEvent;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
+
+import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.core.TogglePreferenceController;
+
+/**
+ * Controller that accesses and switches the preference status of the magnification always on
+ * feature, where the magnifier will not deactivate on Activity transitions; it will only zoom out
+ * to 100%.
+ */
+public class MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceController
+        implements LifecycleObserver {
+
+    private static final String TAG =
+            MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController.class.getSimpleName();
+    static final String PREF_KEY = Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_MAGNIFICATION_ALWAYS_ON_ENABLED;
+
+    private SwitchPreference mSwitchPreference;
+
+    public MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController(Context context, String preferenceKey) {
+        super(context, preferenceKey);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
+        return AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isChecked() {
+        return Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_MAGNIFICATION_ALWAYS_ON_ENABLED, ON) == ON;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean setChecked(boolean isChecked) {
+        return Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_MAGNIFICATION_ALWAYS_ON_ENABLED,
+                (isChecked ? ON : OFF));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getSliceHighlightMenuRes() {
+        return R.string.menu_key_accessibility;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
+        super.displayPreference(screen);
+        mSwitchPreference = screen.findPreference(getPreferenceKey());
+    }
+
+    // TODO(b/186731461): Remove it when this controller is used in DashBoardFragment only.
+    @OnLifecycleEvent(Lifecycle.Event.ON_RESUME)
+    void onResume() {
+        updateState();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the state of preference components which has been displayed by
+     * {@link MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController#displayPreference}.
+     */
+    void updateState() {
+        updateState(mSwitchPreference);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ToggleScreenMagnificationPreferenceFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ToggleScreenMagnificationPreferenceFragment.java
index 935c3cb452f..979c941489f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ToggleScreenMagnificationPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ToggleScreenMagnificationPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.icu.text.CaseMap;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
@@ -212,6 +213,32 @@ public class ToggleScreenMagnificationPreferenceFragment extends
                 getContext(), MagnificationFollowTypingPreferenceController.PREF_KEY);
         getSettingsLifecycle().addObserver(mFollowTypingPreferenceController);
         mFollowTypingPreferenceController.displayPreference(getPreferenceScreen());
+
+        addAlwaysOnSetting(generalCategory);
+    }
+
+    private void addAlwaysOnSetting(PreferenceCategory generalCategory) {
+        if (!DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
+                DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_WINDOW_MANAGER,
+                "AlwaysOnMagnifier__enable_always_on_magnifier",
+                false
+        )) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var alwaysOnPreference = new SwitchPreference(getPrefContext());
+        alwaysOnPreference.setTitle(
+                R.string.accessibility_screen_magnification_always_on_title);
+        alwaysOnPreference.setSummary(
+                R.string.accessibility_screen_magnification_always_on_summary);
+        alwaysOnPreference.setKey(
+                MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController.PREF_KEY);
+        generalCategory.addPreference(alwaysOnPreference);
+
+        var alwaysOnPreferenceController = new MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController(
+                getContext(), MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController.PREF_KEY);
+        getSettingsLifecycle().addObserver(alwaysOnPreferenceController);
+        alwaysOnPreferenceController.displayPreference(getPreferenceScreen());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8015c5afcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.accessibility;
+
+import static com.android.settings.accessibility.AccessibilityUtil.State.OFF;
+import static com.android.settings.accessibility.AccessibilityUtil.State.ON;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
+import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+public class MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceControllerTest {
+
+    private static final String KEY_ALWAYS_ON =
+            Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_MAGNIFICATION_ALWAYS_ON_ENABLED;
+
+    private final Context mContext = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext();
+    private final SwitchPreference mSwitchPreference = spy(new SwitchPreference(mContext));
+    private final MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController mController =
+            new MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController(mContext,
+                    MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController.PREF_KEY);
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        final PreferenceManager preferenceManager = new PreferenceManager(mContext);
+        final PreferenceScreen screen = preferenceManager.createPreferenceScreen(mContext);
+        mSwitchPreference.setKey(MagnificationAlwaysOnPreferenceController.PREF_KEY);
+        screen.addPreference(mSwitchPreference);
+        mController.displayPreference(screen);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isChecked_defaultStateForAlwaysOn_onResumeShouldReturnTrue() {
+        mController.onResume();
+
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(mSwitchPreference.isChecked()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isChecked_enableAlwaysOn_onResumeShouldReturnTrue() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), KEY_ALWAYS_ON, ON);
+        mController.onResume();
+
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(mSwitchPreference.isChecked()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isChecked_disableAlwaysOn_onResumeShouldReturnFalse() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), KEY_ALWAYS_ON, OFF);
+        mController.onResume();
+
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isFalse();
+        assertThat(mSwitchPreference.isChecked()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void performClick_switchDefaultStateForAlwaysOn_shouldReturnFalse() {
+        mController.onResume();
+
+        mSwitchPreference.performClick();
+
+        verify(mSwitchPreference).setChecked(false);
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isFalse();
+        assertThat(mSwitchPreference.isChecked()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_disableAlwaysOn_shouldReturnFalse() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), KEY_ALWAYS_ON, OFF);
+
+        mController.updateState();
+
+        verify(mSwitchPreference).setChecked(false);
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isFalse();
+        assertThat(mSwitchPreference.isChecked()).isFalse();
+    }
+}