diff --git a/res/xml/development_prefs.xml b/res/xml/development_prefs.xml
index 804ede93b5a..bdbd86ff5fa 100644
--- a/res/xml/development_prefs.xml
+++ b/res/xml/development_prefs.xml
@@ -380,4 +380,8 @@
             android:title="@string/reset_shortcut_manager_throttling" />
      </PreferenceCategory>
 
+    <PreferenceCategory
+      android:key="dashboard_tile_placeholder"
+      android:order="200"/>
+
 </PreferenceScreen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProvider.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProvider.java
index dee9f368dd6..2a5e800b403 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProvider.java
@@ -88,5 +88,9 @@ public interface DashboardFeatureProvider {
     ProgressiveDisclosureMixin getProgressiveDisclosureMixin(Context context,
             DashboardFragment fragment);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns additional intent filter action for dashboard tiles
+     */
+    String getExtraIntentAction();
 
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
index 22454870cb7..e7d2b5876d7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public class DashboardFeatureProviderImpl implements DashboardFeatureProvider {
     private final CategoryManager mCategoryManager;
 
     public DashboardFeatureProviderImpl(Context context) {
-        this(context.getApplicationContext(), CategoryManager.get(context));
+        mContext = context;
+        mCategoryManager = CategoryManager.get(context, getExtraIntentAction());
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -182,4 +183,9 @@ public class DashboardFeatureProviderImpl implements DashboardFeatureProvider {
             DashboardFragment fragment) {
         return new ProgressiveDisclosureMixin(context, this, fragment);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getExtraIntentAction() {
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest.java
index 6aa22b2c6f2..3ffd059d75c 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest.java
@@ -242,4 +242,9 @@ public class DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest {
                 CategoryKey.CATEGORY_HOMEPAGE).isEmpty())
                 .isFalse();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetExtraIntentAction_shouldReturnNull() {
+        assertThat(mImpl.getExtraIntentAction()).isNull();
+    }
 }