diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 59d2d799894..45298913c2b 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2933,8 +2933,6 @@
             <intent-filter android:priority="60">
                 <action android:name="com.android.settings.action.SETTINGS" />
             </intent-filter>
-            <meta-data android:name="com.android.settings.category"
-                       android:value="com.android.settings.category.ia.system" />
             <meta-data android:name="com.android.settings.summary"
                        android:resource="@string/summary_empty"/>
             <meta-data android:name="com.android.settings.PRIMARY_PROFILE_CONTROLLED"
diff --git a/res/xml/system_dashboard_fragment.xml b/res/xml/system_dashboard_fragment.xml
index 1186e78713d..b50d2fd1d47 100644
--- a/res/xml/system_dashboard_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/xml/system_dashboard_fragment.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:title="@string/header_category_system">
 
+    <!-- Backup -->
+    <Preference
+        android:key="backup_settings"
+        android:title="@string/privacy_settings_title"
+        android:summary="@string/summary_placeholder"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_backup"
+        android:order="-60">
+        <intent android:action="android.settings.BACKUP_AND_RESET_SETTINGS" />
+    </Preference>
+
     <!-- System updates -->
     <Preference
         android:key="system_update_settings"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e0f922dfbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * 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.backup;
+
+import android.app.backup.BackupManager;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.os.ServiceManager;
+import android.os.UserManager;
+import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
+import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.Utils;
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceController;
+
+public class BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController extends PreferenceController {
+    private static final String KEY_BACKUP_SETTINGS = "backup_settings";
+    private static final String TAG = "BackupSettingActivityPC" ;
+
+    private final UserManager mUm;
+    private final BackupManager mBackupManager;
+
+    public BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+        mUm = (UserManager) context.getSystemService(Context.USER_SERVICE);
+        mBackupManager = new BackupManager(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAvailable() {
+        return mUm.isAdminUser();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPreferenceKey() {
+        return KEY_BACKUP_SETTINGS;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
+        final boolean backupEnabled = mBackupManager.isBackupEnabled();
+
+        preference.setSummary(backupEnabled
+                ? R.string.accessibility_feature_state_on
+                : R.string.accessibility_feature_state_off);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/system/SystemDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/system/SystemDashboardFragment.java
index 76ac4a6dab0..4c4ed21bb29 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/system/SystemDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/system/SystemDashboardFragment.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
 
 import com.android.internal.logging.nano.MetricsProto;
 import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.backup.BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.DashboardFragment;
 import com.android.settings.deviceinfo.AdditionalSystemUpdatePreferenceController;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public class SystemDashboardFragment extends DashboardFragment {
         final List<PreferenceController> controllers = new ArrayList<>();
         controllers.add(new SystemUpdatePreferenceController(context, UserManager.get(context)));
         controllers.add(new AdditionalSystemUpdatePreferenceController(context));
+        controllers.add(new BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController(context));
         return controllers;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a58b67db114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * 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.backup;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import android.accounts.AccountManager;
+import android.app.backup.BackupManager;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.os.UserManager;
+import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
+import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+
+import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
+import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Implementation;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Implements;
+
+@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION,
+        shadows = {BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceControllerTest.ShadowBackupManager.class})
+public class BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceControllerTest {
+    private static final String KEY_BACKUP_SETTINGS = "backup_settings";
+
+    private Context mContext;
+    @Mock
+    private UserManager mUserManager;
+
+    @Mock
+    private PreferenceScreen mScreen;
+    @Mock
+    private Preference mBackupPreference;
+
+    private BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController mController;
+
+    private static boolean mBackupEnabled;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        mContext = spy(RuntimeEnvironment.application.getApplicationContext());
+        when(mContext.getSystemService(Context.USER_SERVICE)).thenReturn(mUserManager);
+
+        mController = new BackupSettingsActivityPreferenceController(mContext);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_backupOn() throws RemoteException {
+        mBackupEnabled = true;
+
+        mController.updateState(mBackupPreference);
+
+        verify(mBackupPreference).setSummary(R.string.accessibility_feature_state_on);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_backupOff() throws RemoteException {
+        mBackupEnabled = false;
+
+        mController.updateState(mBackupPreference);
+
+        verify(mBackupPreference).setSummary(R.string.accessibility_feature_state_off);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isAvailable_systemUser() {
+        when(mUserManager.isAdminUser()).thenReturn(true);
+
+        assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isAvailable_nonSystemUser() {
+        when(mUserManager.isAdminUser()).thenReturn(false);
+
+        assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getPreferenceKey() {
+        assertThat(mController.getPreferenceKey()).isEqualTo(KEY_BACKUP_SETTINGS);
+    }
+
+    @Implements(BackupManager.class)
+    public static class ShadowBackupManager {
+
+        @Implementation
+        public boolean isBackupEnabled() {
+            return mBackupEnabled;
+        }
+    }
+}