diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index af5a706ab2e..4dc306093ce 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -11612,6 +11612,13 @@
     <!-- Positive button for the alert dialog when gesture nav not supported by launcher [CHAR LIMIT=60] -->
     <string name="gesture_not_supported_positive_button">Switch default home app</string>
 
+    <!-- Title for setting category that is shown to enable invoking digital assistant with swipe. [CHAR LIMIT=60] -->
+    <string name="assistant_gesture_category_title">Digital assistant</string>
+    <!-- Title text for swiping from bottom corners to invoke the digital assistant app. [CHAR LIMIT=60] -->
+    <string name="assistant_corner_gesture_title">Swipe to invoke assistant</string>
+    <!-- Summary text for swiping from bottom corners to invoke the digital assistant app. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="assistant_corner_gesture_summary">Swipe up from a bottom corner corner to invoke digital assistant app.</string>
+
     <!-- Content description for the Information icon [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
     <string name="information_label">Information</string>
 
diff --git a/res/xml/gesture_navigation_settings.xml b/res/xml/gesture_navigation_settings.xml
index 0515d78649f..09bb870e49e 100644
--- a/res/xml/gesture_navigation_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/gesture_navigation_settings.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@
     android:title="@string/gesture_settings_activity_title"
     settings:keywords="@string/keywords_gesture_navigation_settings">
 
+    <PreferenceCategory
+        android:key="assistant_gesture_category"
+        android:persistent="false"
+        android:title="@string/assistant_gesture_category_title">
+
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:key="assistant_gesture_corner_swipe"
+            android:title="@string/assistant_corner_gesture_title"
+            android:summary="@string/assistant_corner_gesture_summary"
+            settings:controller="com.android.settings.gestures.GestureNavigationSettingsAssistController"
+        />
+
+    </PreferenceCategory>
+
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:key="back_sensitivity_category"
         android:persistent="false"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/gestures/GestureNavigationSettingsAssistController.java b/src/com/android/settings/gestures/GestureNavigationSettingsAssistController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c495382f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/gestures/GestureNavigationSettingsAssistController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.gestures;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+
+import com.android.settings.core.TogglePreferenceController;
+
+/**
+ * Configures behaviour of corner swipe to invoke assistant app gesture.
+ */
+public class GestureNavigationSettingsAssistController extends TogglePreferenceController {
+
+    // This value is based on SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/navigationbar/NavigationBar.java
+    // behaviour. We assume that the gestures are enabled by default.
+    private static final int ASSIST_TOUCH_GESTURE_DEFAULT_VALUE = 1;
+
+    public GestureNavigationSettingsAssistController(Context context, String key) {
+        super(context, key);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isChecked() {
+        return Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.ASSIST_TOUCH_GESTURE_ENABLED, ASSIST_TOUCH_GESTURE_DEFAULT_VALUE)
+                == 1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean setChecked(boolean isChecked) {
+        return Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.ASSIST_TOUCH_GESTURE_ENABLED, isChecked ? 1 : 0);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
+        return SystemNavigationPreferenceController.isGestureAvailable(mContext) ? AVAILABLE
+                : UNSUPPORTED_ON_DEVICE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/gestures/GestureNavigationSettingsAssistControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/gestures/GestureNavigationSettingsAssistControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0dadee850c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/gestures/GestureNavigationSettingsAssistControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.gestures;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
+import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
+import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+
+import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
+
+import com.android.internal.R;
+import com.android.settings.testutils.shadow.SettingsShadowResources;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.Shadows;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowPackageManager;
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(shadows = SettingsShadowResources.class)
+public class GestureNavigationSettingsAssistControllerTest {
+
+    private static final String KEY_SWIPE_FOR_ASSIST = "assistant_gesture_corner_swipe";
+    private static final String ACTION_QUICKSTEP = "android.intent.action.QUICKSTEP_SERVICE";
+    private GestureNavigationSettingsAssistController mController;
+
+    private Context mContext;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mContext = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext();
+
+        // This sets up SystemNavigationPreferenceController.isGestureAvailable() so it returns true
+        SettingsShadowResources.overrideResource(R.bool.config_swipe_up_gesture_setting_available,
+                true);
+        final String recentsComponentPackageName = "recents.component";
+        SettingsShadowResources.overrideResource(R.string.config_recentsComponentName,
+                recentsComponentPackageName + "/.ComponentName");
+        final Intent quickStepIntent = new Intent(ACTION_QUICKSTEP)
+                .setPackage(recentsComponentPackageName);
+        final ResolveInfo info = new ResolveInfo();
+        info.serviceInfo = new ServiceInfo();
+        info.resolvePackageName = recentsComponentPackageName;
+        info.serviceInfo.packageName = info.resolvePackageName;
+        info.serviceInfo.name = recentsComponentPackageName;
+        info.serviceInfo.applicationInfo = new ApplicationInfo();
+        info.serviceInfo.applicationInfo.flags = ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM;
+        ShadowPackageManager shadowPackageManager = Shadows.shadowOf(mContext.getPackageManager());
+        shadowPackageManager.addResolveInfoForIntent(quickStepIntent, info);
+
+        mController = new GestureNavigationSettingsAssistController(mContext, KEY_SWIPE_FOR_ASSIST);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isAvailable_systemNavigationControllerReturnsTrue_shouldReturnTrue() {
+        assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isAvailable_systemNavigationControllerReturnsFalse_shouldReturnFalse() {
+        SettingsShadowResources.overrideResource(R.bool.config_swipe_up_gesture_setting_available,
+                false);
+        assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isChecked_noDefault_true() {
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isChecked_valueFalse_shouldReturnFalse() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.ASSIST_TOUCH_GESTURE_ENABLED, 0);
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isChecked_valueTrue_shouldReturnTrue() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.ASSIST_TOUCH_GESTURE_ENABLED, 1);
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onPreferenceChange_preferenceChecked_valueTrue() {
+        mController.onPreferenceChange(null, true);
+        assertThat(Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.ASSIST_TOUCH_GESTURE_ENABLED, -1)).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onPreferenceChange_preferenceUnchecked_valueFalse() {
+        mController.onPreferenceChange(null, false);
+        assertThat(Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.ASSIST_TOUCH_GESTURE_ENABLED, -1)).isEqualTo(0);
+    }
+}