diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 8d5c400f881..50331630c7a 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -6515,6 +6515,9 @@
     <!-- Configure Notifications: Work profile section header [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
     <string name="profile_section_header">Work notifications</string>
 
+    <!-- Configure Notifications: Title for the notification badging option. [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
+    <string name="notification_badging_title">Allow icon badges</string>
+
     <!-- Configure Notifications: Title for the pulse notification light option. [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
     <string name="notification_pulse_title">Blink light</string>
 
diff --git a/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml b/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
index a6ffff4689a..2b9246bb6cb 100644
--- a/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
         android:key="dashboard_tile_placeholder"
         android:order="1"/>
 
+    <!-- Notification badging -->
+    <SwitchPreference
+        android:key="notification_badging"
+        android:title="@string/notification_badging_title"/>
+
     <!-- Pulse notification light -->
     <SwitchPreference
         android:key="notification_pulse"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/BadgingNotificationPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/BadgingNotificationPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..225ede5974e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/BadgingNotificationPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 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.notification;
+
+import android.content.ContentResolver;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.database.ContentObserver;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
+import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import android.support.v7.preference.TwoStatePreference;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceController;
+import com.android.settings.core.lifecycle.LifecycleObserver;
+import com.android.settings.core.lifecycle.events.OnPause;
+import com.android.settings.core.lifecycle.events.OnResume;
+
+import static android.provider.Settings.Secure.NOTIFICATION_BADGING;
+
+public class BadgingNotificationPreferenceController extends PreferenceController implements
+        Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener, LifecycleObserver, OnResume, OnPause {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "BadgeNotifPrefContr";
+    private static final String KEY_NOTIFICATION_BADGING = "notification_badging";
+    private static final int DEFAULT_VALUE = 1;
+
+    private SettingObserver mSettingObserver;
+
+    public BadgingNotificationPreferenceController(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
+        super.displayPreference(screen);
+        Preference preference = screen.findPreference(NOTIFICATION_BADGING);
+        if (preference != null) {
+            mSettingObserver = new SettingObserver(preference);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
+        if (mSettingObserver != null) {
+            mSettingObserver.register(mContext.getContentResolver(), true /* register */);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPause() {
+        if (mSettingObserver != null) {
+            mSettingObserver.register(mContext.getContentResolver(), false /* register */);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPreferenceKey() {
+        return KEY_NOTIFICATION_BADGING;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAvailable() {
+        return mContext.getResources()
+                .getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.bool.config_notificationBadging);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
+        final boolean checked = Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                NOTIFICATION_BADGING, DEFAULT_VALUE) == 1;
+        ((TwoStatePreference) preference).setChecked(checked);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
+        final boolean val = (Boolean) newValue;
+        return Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                NOTIFICATION_BADGING, val ? 1 : 0);
+    }
+
+    class SettingObserver extends ContentObserver {
+
+        private final Uri NOTIFICATION_BADGING_URI =
+                Settings.Secure.getUriFor(NOTIFICATION_BADGING);
+
+        private final Preference mPreference;
+
+        public SettingObserver(Preference preference) {
+            super(new Handler());
+            mPreference = preference;
+        }
+
+        public void register(ContentResolver cr, boolean register) {
+            if (register) {
+                cr.registerContentObserver(NOTIFICATION_BADGING_URI, false, this);
+            } else {
+                cr.unregisterContentObserver(this);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onChange(boolean selfChange, Uri uri) {
+            super.onChange(selfChange, uri);
+            if (NOTIFICATION_BADGING_URI.equals(uri)) {
+                updateState(mPreference);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
index b591d8563d4..a1c52638a73 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public class ConfigureNotificationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
     private static List<PreferenceController> buildPreferenceControllers(Context context,
             Lifecycle lifecycle) {
         final List<PreferenceController> controllers = new ArrayList<>();
+        final BadgingNotificationPreferenceController badgeController =
+                new BadgingNotificationPreferenceController(context);
         final PulseNotificationPreferenceController pulseController =
                 new PulseNotificationPreferenceController(context);
         final LockScreenNotificationPreferenceController lockScreenNotificationController =
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ public class ConfigureNotificationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
             lifecycle.addObserver(lockScreenNotificationController);
         }
         controllers.add(new SwipeToNotificationPreferenceController(context, lifecycle));
+        controllers.add(badgeController);
         controllers.add(pulseController);
         controllers.add(lockScreenNotificationController);
         return controllers;
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/BadgingNotificationPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/BadgingNotificationPreferenceControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..618574cdda4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/BadgingNotificationPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 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.notification;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
+import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import android.support.v7.preference.TwoStatePreference;
+
+import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Answers;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowApplication;
+
+import static android.provider.Settings.Secure.NOTIFICATION_BADGING;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION)
+public class BadgingNotificationPreferenceControllerTest {
+
+    @Mock(answer = Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
+    private Context mContext;
+    @Mock(answer = Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
+    private PreferenceScreen mScreen;
+
+    private BadgingNotificationPreferenceController mController;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        mController = new BadgingNotificationPreferenceController(mContext);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void display_configIsTrue_shouldDisplay() {
+        when(mContext.getResources().
+                getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.bool.config_notificationBadging))
+                .thenReturn(true);
+        mController.displayPreference(mScreen);
+
+        verify(mScreen, never()).removePreference(any(Preference.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void display_configIsFalse_shouldNotDisplay() {
+        when(mContext.getResources().
+                getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.bool.config_notificationBadging))
+                .thenReturn(false);
+        final Preference preference = mock(Preference.class);
+        when(mScreen.getPreferenceCount()).thenReturn(1);
+        when(mScreen.getPreference(0)).thenReturn(preference);
+        when(preference.getKey()).thenReturn(mController.getPreferenceKey());
+
+        mController.displayPreference(mScreen);
+
+        verify(mScreen).removePreference(any(Preference.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_preferenceSetCheckedWhenSettingIsOn() {
+        final TwoStatePreference preference = mock(TwoStatePreference.class);
+        final Context context = ShadowApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext();
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(context.getContentResolver(), NOTIFICATION_BADGING, 1);
+
+        mController = new BadgingNotificationPreferenceController(context);
+        mController.updateState(preference);
+
+        verify(preference).setChecked(true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_preferenceSetUncheckedWhenSettingIsOff() {
+        final TwoStatePreference preference = mock(TwoStatePreference.class);
+        final Context context = ShadowApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext();
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(context.getContentResolver(), NOTIFICATION_BADGING, 0);
+
+        mController = new BadgingNotificationPreferenceController(context);
+        mController.updateState(preference);
+
+        verify(preference).setChecked(false);
+    }
+}